Director, Veeva Platform Data Governance Lead

Use Your Power for Purpose

Technology impacts everything we do. Pfizer’s digital and ‘data first’ strategy is dedicated to implementing innovative and impactful technology solutions across all functions, from research to manufacturing. Whether you are digitizing drug discovery and development, identifying solutions, or making our work easier and faster, you will be making a significant difference to countless lives. By focusing on these advancements, you contribute to a future where technology enhances every aspect of our operations, ultimately benefiting patients worldwide.

What You Will Achieve

The Veeva Data Governance Lead is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing the delivery, governance, and integration of Veeva Vault platforms across multiple domains—such as Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, and Safety—within a large-scale enterprise environment like Pfizer. 

To excel in this role, you should have strong system architecture knowledge and experience leading development teams to drive on time, on budget completion of technical projects with required quality. Effective relationship skills are crucial for handling various stakeholder groups such as developers, R&D Digital Leadership, AIDA, Client Partners, and the R&D business community to ensure that solutions address business and user needs. Additionally, this role will serve as an advisor to senior leadership and management regarding investment decisions and demand prioritization for a compliant platform. 

In this role, you will:

• Cross-Vault Governance & Strategy - Lead the development and execution of a unified governance charter for Veeva Vaults, ensuring consistent data and content hierarchies across platforms  

• Coordinate aligned data object models for master data used in cross-vault connections. 

• Establish and enforce standards for document taxonomy, nomenclature, and metadata across vaults. 

• Facilitate collaboration forums for cross-functional leaders to resolve system and data issues and endorse technology implementation plans  

• Represent the Veeva Platform in executive discussions and provide guidance to project teams on cross-functional data practices (e.g., Product Data management)  

• Provide Technical Leadership: Offer expertise in cross vault architecture and design to ensure robust and scalable solutions, collaborating with AIDA and functional stakeholders. 

• Strategize with Senior Management: Craft strategic proposals for investment in the Veeva Platform, influencing long-term technology roadmaps. 

• Mentor and Develop Teams: Manage team capacity, hire new talent, and provide mentorship to ensure a high-performing team. 

• Prioritize Demands: Review and approve project prioritization based on business value and ROI, while escalating budget and resource needs to higher-level leadership for approval. 

• Navigate Complex Situations: Tackle the challenges of change management across Pfizer R&D, leading engagements with IT and business stakeholders to drive clarity and consensus. 

• Champion Agile Leadership: As a Product Owner, gather stakeholder feedback and lead solution delivery following Agile/SAFe principles, often working directly with cross-functional teams. 

• Ensure Compliance: Ensure all solutions are maintained in a compliant state in accordance to the GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) and ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) Guidelines for all software and tools as applicable. 

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering,