Bayer · 20 hours ago
Director, R&D Data Management Expert - Data Science Ecosystem Data Product Lead
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$176K/yr - $265K/yr
10+ years expBayer is a visionary company dedicated to solving the world’s toughest challenges in health and agriculture. They are seeking a Director, R&D Data Management Expert to drive the development of data capabilities within the Data Science Ecosystem, focusing on product ownership and cross-functional collaboration to enhance data management in pharmaceutical R&D.
BiotechnologyChemicalHealth CareLife SciencePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Product ownership of DSE data capabilities: Consolidate and prioritize requirements across use cases and data capability product owners; define and deliver roadmap for DSE use cases
Co-create the vision for data capabilities with respective product teams, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy
Promote and operationalize FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles that balance rigor with pragmatism
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure efficient and compliant data management
Support and implement the technical and governance frameworks for data access, use and reuse
Continuously monitor industry trends and best practices to enhance data capabilities
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or related field
Experience in scientific data management, data architecture, or research informatics, preferably in pharma/biotech R&D
Deep understanding of R&D processes and data challenges
Strong knowledge of data capabilities e.g. catalog, data models, metadata and their applications as well as modern technology stacks e.g. AWS, Databricks etc
Experience as a digital product owner with the ability to envision the target state while architecting and defining pragmatic incremental steps, ability to manage and track to implementation, requirements for multiple data capabilities based on use case prioritization, Track record of translating ambiguous strategic needs into concrete technical solutions
Flair for communication with the ability to engage credibly with both scientists and engineers, articulate complex technical-governance tradeoffs, building consensus across diverse groups with competing priorities, yet concluding on decisions
Ability to work in an agile fashion, managing ambiguity across dimensions
Preferred
10+ years in scientific data management, data architecture, or research informatics, preferably in pharma/biotech R&D
Agile product development, GxP, Omics, Data Governance, Data Security, Program Management, Use Case Analyses
Understanding of R&D including omics data types (NGS, proteomics, imaging)
Familiarity with FAIR principles and practical implementation challenges
Experience with data governance in regulated environments (GxP, GDPR)
Knowledge of German
Benefits
Healthcare
Vision
Dental
Retirement
PTO
Sick leave
Company
Bayer
Bayer is a life science company that specializes in the areas of health care and agriculture.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$9.34BKey Investors
Bank of AmericaBill & Melinda Gates FoundationTemasek Holdings
2025-09-26Post Ipo Debt· $331.5M
2024-12-06Post Ipo Debt· $5.29B
2022-11-08Grant· $12M
Leadership Team
Wolfgang Nickl
Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and CFO
Abi Abitorabi
VP, CGT Platform Implementation Lead
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