Associate Director, Data Management & Stewardship

Biogen•Cambridge, MA

1d•$176,000 - $242,000

About The Position

Biogen’s Decision & Quality Analytics Innovation (DQAI) team is part of Portfolio Leadership, Analytics & Insights (PLAI), which is under the Development department. The vision of the DQAI team is to deliver trusted insights that drive smarter decisions and measurable impact across the research, development and medical (RDM). We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Associate Director of Data Management & Stewardship to join our team. This individual will take ownership of managing all aspects of our team’s data - from acquisition and stewardship to governance and cross-functional alignment. The role will ensure that our data foundation is robust, well-governed, and positioned to enable advanced analytics, including AI/ML, simulation, etc. and ultimately support critical portfolio decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Data Management, Information Systems, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
10+ years of experience in data management within pharmaceutical R&D, with at least 5 years in cross-functional data leadership roles.
Deep understanding of clinical program data structures, including study-level, asset-level, and portfolio-level data.
Proven experience with clinical data governance, including firewalls between programs, restricted data access, and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., GxP, GDPR).
Hands-on expertise in Snowflake and/or other cloud-based data warehouse technologies, with experience building and maintaining compliant data environments.
Demonstrated ability to manage and integrate external vendor data (clinical CROs, benchmarking vendors, real-world data providers, etc.) with internal enterprise systems.
Strong knowledge of pharma/biotech data flows, including interactions with functions such as Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Safety, Finance, PPM, and Commercial.
Experience establishing and enforcing data stewardship frameworks and ensuring high-quality, audit-ready datasets for decision-making.
Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical, clinical, and business audiences.
Proven ability to balance strategic oversight (e.g., defining data governance models) with hands-on execution in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

Develop process of overseeing the full lifecycle of PLAI data across research, development, and quality functions is accurate, accessible, compliant, and long-term stewardship sustainably.
Lead the acquisition and onboarding of internal and external datasets (CMR, KMR,..), integrating them into enterprise systems in line with governance and compliance standards.
Administer and optimize the Snowflake data warehouse; evolve the underlying architecture to support scalability, interoperability, and advanced analytics capabilities.
Define and monitor quality metrics, establish governance processes and SOPs, and maintain audit-ready datasets to enable trusted insights and regulatory compliance to support analytics, modeling, and portfolio decisions.
Partner with IT, Finance, PPM, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to harmonize data standards, enable linkage across domains, and drive enterprise adoption of best practices.
Identify and assess new data sources, anticipate emerging data needs, and lead initiatives to enhance architecture for AI/ML, and advanced analytics.
Act as the primary advisor for data strategy, representing the function in IT, AICT, and enterprise-wide data initiatives while influencing adoption of innovative, compliant solutions.
Translate complex data governance concepts across technical, clinical, and business audiences, negotiating adoption of enterprise-wide policies and practices.
Shape the future of function’s data ecosystem by anticipating regulatory shifts, emerging technologies, and business priorities.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
80 hours of sick time per calendar year
Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
Employee Resource Groups participation