Master Data Governance Lead

Master Data Governance LeadIreland - Cork Manufacturing Operations & Supply Chain RegularMaster Data Governance Lead - Master Data Management, Global Supply ChainGilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need.With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world.Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.Gilead's therapeutic areas of focus include cancer, HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, liver diseases and inflammation.Role Overview:Master Data Governance refers to the process of managing and maintaining master data in a consistent, accurate, and reliable manner across the Gilead organization.It involves establishing rules, policies, roles and workflows to ensure the quality, integrity and lifecycle management of material data.Master Data typically includes critical information about materials used in an organization, such as descriptions, part numbers, unit of measure, supplier data, plant-specific details, costing information, and more.This data is foundational for processes across procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, sales, and finance.This role will responsible for establishing the end to end linkages for master data between different process areas, and different systems.Knowledge/SkillsAble to develop solutions to a wide range of complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovationExceptional verbal and written communication skills.Able to create written communication that is properly structured providing clear, concise messages that draw well supported conclusionsStrong negotiations skillsGood organization and time management skills, including working knowledge of basic project management tools and techniquesAbility to interact effectively with senior managementIn depth understanding and application of relevant principles, concepts, practices, and standards, along with an in depth knowledge of industry practicesResponsibilities include:Data Standards and Policies: Establish clear rules of how master data should be created, updated and managed.For example:Naming conventionsData fields required for each material typeApproval processes for creating new materialsData Quality Management: Ensuring accuracy, completeness, consistency, and uniqueness of master data.Tools and checks can identify duplicate of incomplete records.Create Data Quality Rules, build dashboards by material types to measure the data qualityBuild Data Dictionary at an attribute level that defines ownership of each attributeEstablish the attributes that should have LOV.Once identified, ensure LOV's follow data standards that have been establishedDefine Roles and Responsibilities: Define who is responsible for:Creating and approving master data recordsEnsuring compliance with data policiesAuditing data accuracy and updatesBuild Data Lineage: Data lineage is crucial in data governance because it provides a clear view of the origin, transformation, movement, and consumption of data across an organization.It helps stakeholders understand how data flows through systems, processes, and business operations, ensuring data quality, trust, and compliance.Document the Origin, transformation, movement and consumption of all the master data attributes in boundary systems and across SAPIntegrate with data catalogs to provide contextual metadataAssess the impact of new data requirements agnostic of the systemProcess for Data Migration / Industry Standards: Document the process for data migration in case of a divesture/acquisition:Standard process to be followed when data is being migrated from legacy system to new platformsDocument new requirements to comply with industry standards such as IDMP etc.Basic Qualifications:Doctorate or master or bachelor with extensive and relevant experiencePreferred Qualifications:Experience in pharmaceutical operations/cGMP environment highly desirableShare:Job Requisition ID R*******Click below to return to the Gilead Careers siteClick below to see a list of upcoming eventsClick below to return to the Kite, a Gilead company Careers site#J-*****-Ljbffr