Data Steward

at  AstraZeneca

The Commercial Data Steward is responsible for ensuring the fitness and usability of one or more data products. Working within the GBS Data Office (GDO) and collaborating with Commercial business users, this role maintains the quality, integrity, and accessibility of commercial data products and the Commercial Data Foundation. This position will focus on Customer Engagement and Brand Performance Commercial Data, encompassing master, transactional, and external data sets. Applicants must be experienced in data governance processes and possess strong knowledge and experience of data, data products, and the business processes that consume the data.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Maintain documented standards, business rules, and definitions including data sources, metrics, and transformations in the Global Data Catalogue
• Provide training, mentoring, and support on data standards to participants in the data governance community
• Deputise for the Data Product Managers and organise and run specific working groups, and attend other relevant working groups
• Execute and maintain data governance processes on newly launched data products
• Liaise with Global & Local Data Stewards to manage new requirements and/or triage and resolve data issues and risks
• Act as SME for Data Products to market data champions, project teams, and users
• Provide oversight and direction for the market data champions and business users to ensure standards are embedded and followed
• Act as the business owner for the Data Product requirements of data quality dashboards and monitoring tools
• Direct initiatives to cleanse and improve data, in some cases reviewing data before it is loaded
• Update stakeholders via working groups, service reviews, and project updates
• Participate in project, process, or governance forums as delegate of the data product manager
• Identify and raise process and systems improvement opportunities

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience of working with commercial data and systems (Veeva, Reltio, SAP) and analytics
• Knowledge and experience of Data Product Governance activities and processes
• Experience in the analysis, maintenance, and cleansing of large data sets
• Good engagement, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including excellent organisational, presentation, and influencing skills
• A ‘Can do’ attitude to understanding data issues, the impact, and proactively driving change.
• High level of proficiency with common business applications (Excel, Visio, Word, PowerPoint & SAP business user)

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working in a global organisation with complex/geographical context
• Pharmaceutical business awareness/business domain knowledge
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