Data Governance Risk Assessment Manager

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Governance Risk Assessment Manager. The primary responsibility of this role is to oversee and manage the data governance risk assessment process, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will have legal prowess coupled with a strong understanding of the biopharmaceutical industry’s Research and Development environment.

Additionally, one should be process oriented with excellent analytical, risk management, and communication skills.

• Monitor and process the data governance risk assessment in accordance with relevant policies.
• Work cross functions to collect all the approval required and speed the process.
• Conduct regular risk assessments to identify potential data governance risks and vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with data protection laws such as GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Legal, IR, BTS, Compliance, to gather and analyze data governance risk information.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing data governance controls and recommend improvements to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Develop new strategies ad initiative to solve problem at scale, standardize the process as much as possible.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and action plans to address identified risks, ensuring legal compliance and adherence to industry best practices.
• Stay updated with changes in laws, regulations, and industry standards emerging risks related to data governance, and ensure timely adjustments to risk assessment processes.
• Provide guidance and support to business units on data governance risk management best practices, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.
• Conduct training sessions and workshops to increase awareness and understanding of data governance risks and requirements.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including legal counsel and regulatory bodies, to ensure alignment of data governance risk management efforts with legal obligations.
• Review according to our internal guidance ICFs, Licensed Agreement and Protocol.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of direct experience in Pharma or Research and Development with focus on supporting legal, governance, risk and or compliance activities
• Juris Doctor or bachelor’s degree in related field; Legal degree preferred.
• The ability to function and problem solve independently
• Extremely organized with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive strategic projects to successful delivery
• Excellent organizational skills and project management experience
• Understanding of IT systems and their connection to data collection and processing
• Business partnering and collaboration skills, adept at establishing effective working relationships, both within and between departments.
• Comfortable working in a global, matrixed organization
• Ability to prioritize and deliver key initiatives
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of Research and Development environment, regulations, and industry best practices.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law :

• There is a strong preference for on-site capability (3 days minimum).
• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position.

Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range.

This range may be modified in the future.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical / dental / vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs

Note : No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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