Data Manager EMEA

Department Info

As Data Manager, you are part of the Finance, Internal Audit and IT department. 

Job Summary

As a Data Manager, reporting to the VP Finance and IT,  you will pioneer within Terumo EMEA to be a strategic leader responsible for overseeing our organization's data management and ensuring that data is leveraged as a valuable asset. Your role will involve driving data governance, quality, strategy, and analytics to support our company's objectives and innovation.

Our ambition is to leverage data to drive innovation and business success, enabling an insight-driven organization. You will work across various departments, including business, IT, operations, and compliance, to integrate data practices and policies seamlessly. Additionally, you will collaborate with executive leadership to align data strategies with business goals, focusing on the commercial space for master data and transaction data.

Job Responsibilities

As a Data Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our data strategy and governance. Your responsibilities will include developing and implementing a company-wide data strategy that aligns with organizational goals, ensuring the establishment of meta and master data governance frameworks to maintain data integrity, privacy, and security.

You will identify and create a network of Data Stewards, acting as their dotted line manager to ensure they are trained and capable of performing their duties. Additionally, you will manage the master data management team for the commercial organization, continuously monitoring data models and their fitness for commercial and organizational use. Collaborating with the Enterprise Architect, you will align applications and their data usage for current and future needs.

Your role will also involve overseeing data quality management, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of data across the organization. You will manage data operations, ensuring data is organized, secure, and retrievable for stakeholders, and drive business value through data analytics by transforming data into actionable insights.

Ensuring data compliance within business domains and authorities' requirements will be crucial, as will monitoring data storage and access in compliance with internal and external needs. You will align with industry best standards for risk management and potential fraudulent use of data, including cybersecurity.

Ethical data use is paramount, and you will ensure compliance with regulations specific to the medical device industry, including the adoption of Machine Learning, GenAI, and RPA. Collaboration and leadership are key, as you will work closely with IT, operations, legal, and business leaders to promote a data-driven culture. You will lead a team of data professionals, including analysts, engineers, and scientists, and ensure the community of master data stewards is informed and trained.

As the manager of Data Stewards, you will be responsible for implementing data governance checklists, monitoring data quality, maintaining data definitions, validating requests to modify or delete master data, and ensuring the amount of master data remains manageable.

Profile Description

We are looking for an experienced professional to join our team as a Data Manager. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in data management, analytics, or a related field.  

Strong leadership skills are essential, with the ability to influence others without direct authority and drive data initiatives across the organization.  Experience within in project and change management is a prerequisite.

A solid understanding of data governance, quality, and privacy practices is crucial.

Experience in a multinational company, particularly in the medical device industry or consulting for the healthcare sector, is a significant advantage. Familiarity with the regulatory environment of the med tech industry will be beneficial.

Key skills include strategic thinking, problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication and collaboration skills in English. Technical expertise in data-related technologies and tools is a must. A Master's degree in Business or IT is required, and the role will require weekly presence in the EMEA  HQ in Leuven, as such we are recruiting in Belgium, Netherlands, France, UK and Germany to ensure this commut