Associate Director, Data Strategy and Change Management

Responsibilities:

• Lead the deployment and adoption of the ERC Data Strategy Playbook, ensuring alignment with ERC priorities and enterprise objectives.
• Monitor the execution of the strategy, identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success and continuously improve outcomes.
• Partner with Data Owners, Data Quality Managers, Data Stewards, and other stakeholders to achieve alignment on data governance goals and initiatives.
• Act as a bridge between technical teams (Data Architects, Analysts) and business functions to ensure data strategy supports operational and strategic needs.
• Ensure seamless integration of data strategy, data architecture, and data models to address current and future business requirements in partnership with Data Architects.
• Identify gaps between data practices and business outcomes and recommend actionable solutions.
• Design and implement a change management framework to support data-related transformations, fostering adoption across global, cross-functional teams.
• Create a roadmap for managing resistance and embedding data change within the ERC’s culture.

Essentials Requirement

• Master's or bachelor's degree in data Analytics, Data Science, Business, or Engineering is required; an MBA from a reputed institute is preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in Data Analytics or related fields, with specific experience in producing insights for senior management and building statistical models to address business issues.
• Experience in Risk or Compliance Analytics in the Pharma or Life Sciences industry is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering insights using AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, and Python libraries for industrialized analytics solutions leveraging statistical models, AI/ML, including GenAI. Proven experience with web analytics tools such as Google Analytics on user insights to identify improvement opportunities.
• Ability to work with a multi-functional and multi-national team in a matrix environment.

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