Remote Senior Data Governance Practice Leader

Summary

Join Allergan Data Labs as a Senior Data Governance Practice Lead to transform the Allergan Aesthetics beauty business at AbbVie. The team has successfully launched the Allē technology platform and is now preparing to launch new game-changing technologies.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of requirements for HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS, and related regulatory frameworks
• At least 5 years of experience working on a data engineering, data science & analytics, or software team dealing primarily with data, Data Governance, DataOps, data infrastructure, or similar
• Experience guiding and leading the integration & operation of multiple data governance tools such as data catalogs, access controls, MDM, provenance, and observability
• Experience having managed data in a multi-domain enterprise with data products owned by different organizations (as opposed to one monolithic data repository)
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, relationship building skills, and the ability to influence others through persuasion
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, other quantitative field
• At least 5 years of prior experience as an individual contributor in data-related roles such as data engineer, data software engineer, data scientist/analyst, DataOps, or similar
• Experience & strong understanding of data flow architectures including microservices & APIs, ETL/ELT, streaming, messaging, etc
• Strong understanding of Master Data Management approaches & best practices
• Experience creating and understanding technical artifacts (system design, data models) to a high degree of clarity
• Ability to work effectively from your remote location using modern collaborative tools running on a company-provided laptop
• Data querying skills, including SQL

Responsibilities

• Building upon your strong technical background and experience, you’ll lead with partners to build & integrate technologies for Data Governance and other aspects of data management
• Champion of Data Governance and guide program leadership to create, maintain, and execute program and Workstream roadmaps
• Mentor and support other Data Governance Practice Leads across Workstreams
• Monitor and manage work queues containing data related issues and stewardship activities
• Create and maintain content and communications describing program progress and capabilities
• Take ownership for achieving objectives & key results, defining the roadmap, allocating resources, and stepping-in to execute when needed to ensure success
• Develop process and procedure documentation in support of Data Governance initiatives
• Create and maintain training materials
• Present program content and progress as requested
• Contribute to positive vendor relationships for tools & technologies that achieve federated governance, quality, and observability across multiple domains
• Provide user technical support and training for Data Governance tools
• Champion program meetings, Workstream meetings, stewardship forums, and various work session as needed
• Provide administrative support to program leadership
• Be agile and aware in flexing across immediate role to assist peers with day-to-day responsibilities
• Contribute to project management services as needed
• Conduct continuing industry research and identify best practices to incorporate into the Data Governance program

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience setting up or contributing to governance in a data mesh environment across a large enterprise consisting of multiple domains offering data as products
• Experience in the industries of healthcare or medical technologies
• Familiarity with the principles & tools of Data Engineering, Data Science, DataOps, MLOps, and BI

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual bonus targets
• 401k with dollar for dollar match, up to 6% of eligible earnings (base, bonus). Plus additional company contribution
• RSU grants (Long Term Incentives) for approved roles
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 17 paid holidays per year, including 3 floating holidays
• Annual Paid Time Off (PTO), with separate sick days
• 12 weeks paid Parental Leave
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and Surrogacy Assistance Plan
• Flexible workplace accommodations
• Attend AWS Re:Invent in person (Las Vegas) or virtually each year for approved roles
• Tuition reimbursement
• A MacBook Pro and accompanying hardware to do great work
• A modern productivity toolset to get work done: Slack, Miro, Loom, Lucid, Google Docs, Atlassian and more
• Generous discounts on SkinMedica skin care products