Data Management Lead

Sanofi

Data Management Lead ensuring effective data strategy and management in biopharma organization. Overseeing data products to support commercial operations and enhance decision-making.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeCambridge • Massachusetts, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $178,500 - $297,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and own the data strategy for the assigned therapeutic area
Align data initiatives with brand goals, KPIs, and operational priorities across marketing, sales, and field teams
Oversee the lifecycle of data products to support commercial operations
Ensure data products are discoverable, trustworthy, and usable by analytics, operations, and business stakeholders
Define and enforce business rules, definitions, and quality standards for commercial data sets
Collaborate with other domain managers to support federated governance across the enterprise
Monitor and improve data quality, completeness, and timeliness across therapeutic area datasets
Partner with Digital to ensure infrastructure, pipelines, and platforms support therapeutic area data needs
Ensure all data products are documented with metadata, lineage, and usage guidelines
Promote data literacy across therapeutic area functions by training users on data definitions, tools, and usage
Track and report the business impact of data products
Manage domain-level data budgets, including vendor contracts, tools, and staffing.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS - Life Sciences, Data Science, Business or related field
7+ years of experience in commercial data management, analytics, or commercial operations in life sciences
Experience working in a data mesh or domain-oriented data architecture
Strong background with life sciences commercial data assets and commercial operations
Strategic Thinking: Ability to align therapeutic area data initiatives with brand and business goals
Data Product Management: Experience managing data products in life sciences
Therapeutic Area Data Expertise: Deep understanding of APLD, Rx, sales, and customer data types
Governance & Compliance: Knowledge of relevant compliance requirements and business-led governance practices
Data Stewardship: Proven ability to monitor and improve data quality across therapeutic area datasets
Technical Collaboration: Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and collaborate with IT and analytics teams
Metadata & Documentation: Familiarity with data cataloging, metadata management, and lineage tracking
Data Literacy Enablement: Experience training therapeutic area teams on data tools and definitions
Performance Measurement: Ability to define KPIs and measure the business impact of data products
Budget & Resource Management: Experience managing budgets, vendors, and staffing for therapeutic area data initiatives
Communication & Advocacy: Strong communication skills to represent therapeutic area data interests across the enterprise.

Benefits

Comp & perks

high-quality healthcare
prevention and wellness programs
at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

Commercial Data ManagementData Mesh ArchitectureData Quality ImprovementData CatalogingMetadata ManagementKPI DefinitionData AnalyticsData DocumentationData Literacy TrainingBudget Management

Soft Skills

Strategic ThinkingTechnical CollaborationCommunication & Advocacy

Certifications

BS - Life SciencesBS - Data ScienceBS - Business