Manager, Third Party Data

Boehringer Ingelheim

Data Manager developing and implementing third party data governance strategies targeted at life sciences. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders for compliance and accuracy.

Posted 4/20/2026full-time🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and lead the data governance strategy for customer and market insight (3rd Party) data, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and business value.
Govern the Third Party data by setting policies and aligning stakeholders across global functions to ensure consistent and compliant data management.
Drive external data sourcing, vendor selection, and contract management (e.g., IQVIA, Veeva), ensuring compliance, centralization, and effective collaboration with sourcing as well as operational teams for implementation.
Drive Third Party Data Management strategy across platforms, harmonizing data and privacy management.
Define, align, roll out and manage the third party agreements for the external vendors.
Champion data quality by defining and monitoring Data Quality standards and leading improvement initiatives, assuring robust controls for data integrity, completeness and compliance are implemented.
Ensure regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, GxP) for customer and external data, and optimize vendor-related processes, working closely with sourcing, legal, compliance, and operational data teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree in business administration or equivalent.
Several years of experience in third party data acquisition, contracting and vendor management in life sciences or other regulated industries.
Strong business acumen and track record of hands-on business analytics.
Advanced knowledge of data quality frameworks, FAIR principles, and data lifecycle management within the Boehringer Ingelheim Dataland framework.
Strong regulatory and compliance knowledge (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, GxP).
Advanced knowledge in Information Security and Data Protection.
Proven leadership in cross-functional, international teams; excellent relationship management, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills.
Proven experience in project management, business transformation, and change management.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Recruitment process: Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until May 15, 2026. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand. Applications up to May 01, 2026 are guaranteed to be considered. Step 2: Virtual meeting Step 3: On-site interviews

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Hard Skills & Tools

data governancedata quality frameworksdata lifecycle managementvendor managementbusiness analyticsinformation securitydata protectioncontract managementregulatory compliancethird party data acquisition

Soft Skills

leadershiprelationship managementstakeholder engagementcommunicationproject managementbusiness transformationchange managementbusiness acumen

Certifications

Master’s degree in business administration