Director, Data & Information Architect

Introduction to role

Alexion is looking for a sharp-minded, assertive, and energetic data leader who will be responsible for developing data strategies to support the delivery of technical projects/programs to meet the short- and long-term data goals. They should be able to architect and design data solutions to meet demands across the company, driving value from information. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Modeler with a strong background in Commercial and Finance within the biopharmaceutical industry whose passion is understanding how to best lead healthcare data to drive business innovation. This individual will play a meaningful role in the success of the Alexion organization. They will be a highly visible IT leader with an interface to all levels of Alexion leadership. They will partner cross-functionally to proactively find opportunities and to enable better decision making at Alexion. The ideal candidate will be responsible for crafting, developing, and handling data models, ensuring the availability of high-quality data for analysis and decision-making. Additionally, this role will involve aspects of information architecture to ensure that the data models align with the overall information strategy and architecture within the organization. The individual must be confident and client-oriented, an extraordinarily strong collaborator, capable of contributing entrepreneurial thoughts and ideas to build meaningful value for the functions and for the enterprise. They must also adopt corporate leader competencies; attract and develop top talent, drive results, possess a strategic mindset, lead ambiguity and complexity, and drive engagement.

Accountabilities

- Collaborate with global, cross-functional teams to understand the data requirements of Commercial and Finance departments and ensure alignment with the overall information architecture.
- Model, design, and implement architectural strategies to meet stated requirements for metadata management, operational data stores, and Extract Transform Load (ETL) environments.
- Design, develop, and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support Commercial and Finance business groups - including sales, marketing, medical, patient support programs, market access, and finance.
- Implement best practices for data modeling, data governance, and metadata model to deliver FAIR data to support self-service business analysis capabilities and support Alexion’s mission of using data as a product.
- Lead efforts to optimize and streamline data models to improve data accessibility, performance, and scalability within the context of the broader information architecture strategy.
- Educate executive, business, and IT team members about the business value of FAIR data and data management capabilities. Lead conversations about functional data structures to support business decision making, translating business requirements into actionable plans for development teams.
- Collaborate with leadership and within IT to support cross-functional strategies and tactics using data, which contribute directly to the growth and optimization of Alexion’s business.

Essential Skills/Experience

- A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or other related scientific or technical field is preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in data modeling, data architecture, data access and discovery frameworks.
- Knowledge of taxonomies, ontologies and semantic standards for data integration.
- Highly motivated self-starter who can work in matrix environment with the confidence and ability to present sophisticated information concisely and effectively to all audiences, including senior leaders and groups.
- Experience designing models to consolidate and analyse structured and unstructured data, from diverse sources including “big data” sources.
- Expertise in data modeling tools, such as Snowflake, IDERA/ERwin, ER/Studio, or similar, with an understanding of how they fit into the broader information architecture landscape.
- Strong analytical, logical thinking and organizational skills, backed by a logical approach, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Data warehousing methodologies and modelling techniques (Kimball, 3NF, Star Schema, Dimension modelling, Data Marts, Operational Data Stores).
- Outstanding verbal and written communication and creative problem-solving skills including the ability to convey data design insights in actionable business terms.

Desirable Skills/Experience

- Master’s degree in a technical or healthcare-related field of study.
- Prior experience of 10+ years as a Data/ Information Modeler preferably in Commercial and Finance functions in the biotech/pharma industry.

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