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Senior Director, Data Curation

Parexel International Corporation

Multiple Locations

Business ownership of the roadmap & build execution of the Enterprise Data Lake/Warehouse that will support global Commercial, Clinical, Real-World Evidence, GDO, SDO, AI Labs, HR and Finance data needs, enabling access to reliable, connected data across the organization to support critical and timely decision making.

This role will also have key input into the overall data, analytics, and reporting strategy for the organization, then prioritizing and executing against that strategy.

They will work closely with key executive leaders and representatives across the enterprise to understand their data requirements in support of their key decisions and initiatives.  This role will then ensure the building of appropriate interconnected data models in the Data Lake to support the business needs, working closely with IT to translate requirements into tangible actions.

Accountability & Supporting Activities

LeadershipBusiness owner of the Enterprise Data Lake Marts, in joint collaboration with IT as technology owners of the platform, representing the needs of all areas across the businessArticulate, clearly and enthusiastically, the vision and roadmap of enterprise data and reporting to all levels of the organization, navigating the appropriate level of detailAbility to combine knowledge of the business operations with technology and data to drive appropriate results, being assertive and challenging appropriatelyWork with subject matter experts, solution owners and process champions across all areas of Clinical, Commercial and G&A functions to understand the systems, initiatives, data flows, business and process logic and system interdependenciesUnderstand the overall organization objectives and functional strategies and how data and reporting will support those business needs and decisionsPave the way for the successful partnering of the broader data team with the business through networking and engagement with senior leaders in the business.Enable appropriate plans and strategies to drive training, adoption, compliance and change management to ensure successful rollout.Evaluate progress of the team towards the data mart build out and adapt as necessary, being ultimately accountable for each stage of the development process and final product.

Business & Data ExpertiseDesign of architecture and business logic to curate data from the raw zone to the mart / published zone of the Data Lake, through a strong understanding of the source systems, processes, and business rules.Apply business partnering principles to work with the functions to understand processes and business logic to apply to the data framework for modelingSupport business logic and rules for Data Quality reports and processes to clean data at source

InfluenceWork closely with Data Governance, Business Analysts, Functions, Solution Owners, Operational Delivery Excellence Office, IT, to ensure alignment on direction and prioritiesCollaborate with key senior leaders across the organization to ensure representation in data and reporting needsPlay a critical role in the design and architecture of systems, infrastructure and business processes that will support the data and reporting strategies and reduce technical and process debtClearly articulate the business needs to IT, influencing design, architecture, and approachEnsure the business understand the data strategies and priorities, ensuring cohesiveness and alignment

Line ManagementEnsure the team build the appropriate capabilities, both technical “hard” skills and business partnering “soft” skills.Responsible for providing direction, mentoring and developmental plans to ensure teams meet or exceed business and personal goals in keeping with Parexel’s high performance culture.Support and mentor direct reports to ensure they have the support and skills to influence the business and achieve the organization’s goalsTimely completion of Performance and Development tasksEnsure appropriate training, managing capacity for direct reports and the timely completion of departmental tasks and workloadsIndirect management and influence across the broader team in support of cross functional initiatives and projects

Skills:Exemplary interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.Ability to clearly articulate detailed and complex ideas in a simple way to all levels of leadership.Able to think tactically and strategically for the formation of technology plans.Assertive and decisive, being able to push back where appropriate and to navigate the balance of long-term appropriate solutions with short term wins.Understand the relationships between processes, data, technology and people, and make effective recommendations for appropriate designs and changes.Able to connect the strategy to the details and articulate the vision as necessary.Consulting mindset, able to ask the right questions to identify the root cause, the right level of detail and assess appropriate solutions and plans.Able to effectively engage people from a variety of cultures and geographic locations.Service excellence mindset, always willing to try to positively improve the situation.Client focused approach to work.A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning.Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail.Ability to manage the effective working of a matrix environment and drive the best out of the team.

Knowledge and Experience:5 years’ experience building data warehousing or data lake capabilities, data modeling, curation and or reporting repository build outDeep knowledge of data flows and IT landscapeExperience within the Life Sciences industry a plusExperience influencing leaders in high transformation situationsSignificant experience of working with global teams across different time zonesExperience managing a high performing team and operating within a matrixed environment

Education:MSc/BSc in a related discipline with experience, or very extensive relevant experience in the industry or technology field

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Job posted: 2022-10-28

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