Director, Data Products

Director, Data Products

Location: Warsaw

Hybrid Model: 3 days per week from office

AstraZeneca has a need to maximize the utilization of high quality, trusted data in order to accelerate achievement of our Bold Ambition of getting 20 new medicines to patients by 2030. The Director, Data Product Management will focus on end-to-end clinical planning efforts, setting the strategic direction for how data will be collected, organized, stored and shared to enhance collaboration and data-driven decision making across the R&D landscape. The objective is to drive the value realization for data and embed this value within the business. They act as an interface between business customers and technical teams to prioritize building what matters most to enable the strategic goals of the enterprise. 

Key Responsibilities

• Set the vision and strategy for data products in given domains, guided by a clear understanding of business value and customer needs, ultimately translating these needs as input into the design, build and iteration of data products.
• Create, maintain and own data product roadmaps, leading the ongoing delivery and management of the product from inception to maturity 
• Own and manage feature backlogs, teaming with architects, analysts, and engineers to elaborate requirements.  This will also include timely reversal of technical debt.
• Identify and manage partnerships required to ensure innovative capabilities at the intersection of data science, technology and healthcare.
• Lead cross-functional teams from ideation to launch of data products ensuring coordination between data platforms, solution architecture, information architecture and data governance so that the final product meets business, technical and regulatory requirements.
• Champion agile, iterative development processes, while also ensuring data products are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable
• Manage dependencies in and across releases to complete release phases and milestones.
• Communicate effectively with the business leaders whose operations are impacted by data products and the programming surrounding them.
• Act as the voice of the business to prioritize building what matters most to enable the strategic goals of the enterprise 
• Own and manage the business metadata and metrics for specified data products
• Engage and collaborate with partners and stakeholders to gather input and communicate plans, timelines, and deliveries
• Perform relevant Data Stewardship activities if assigned to that role

Essential for the role

• Experience with advanced planning and forecasting techniques, including the use of digital twins, predictive analytics, and scenario modeling to drive data-driven decision-making and optimize product performance
• Thrives in a fast-paced work environment, comfortable with complexity and uncertainty at times, dedication to deliver outcomes and motivated by the opportunity to rethink our approach to healthcare. 
• Ability to manage a cross-functional product development and deployment process, including teams of people with diverse skills to perform the needed tasks
• Comfortable operating in a heavily matrixed organizations with excellent communication skills and intuition to manage the needs of various stakeholders.
• Solid Project and / or Product management skills, including managing vendors, budgets, timelines and risks.
• Experience bringing innovation to bear on solving complex and multi-dimensional issues from an operational, technical, financial and human perspective.
• Understanding of the principles of Product Management
• Deep familiarity with data engineering concepts such as ETL, data modelling, data lakes / databases, reference data, master data, etc.
• Experience leading or working on agile development teams
• Excellent leadership, communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience establishing, communicating, and executing product roadmaps
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the ability to make data-driven decisions
• Ability to rapidly grasp concepts and to manage complexity by simplifying it for others and providing clear directions to delivery teams.
• Familiarity with the key principles andprocesses of Data Management (Governance, Architecture, Modelling, Reference and Master Data, Integration, Storage, Business Intelligence)
• Ability to understand data-related problems from Business / Product Teams and effortlessly  translate these into technical requirements with Data Engineering leads. 
• Ability to manage and influence strategically and persuade tactfully, to obtain desired outcomes while maintaining effective, positive, organizational relationships.

Desirable for the role

• Master’s or PhD in a scientific or technical discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical industry with strong knowledge of Drug Development Processes and the diverse sources of information that support, inform and assist in healthcare/clinical research.
• Familiarity with the latest research and thinking and understanding of dynamics affecting the pharmaceutical industry and needs for transformation.
• Ability to work globally including international travel.
• Familiarity with data science, data visualization, and reporting concepts
• Ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple streams of work simultaneously

What we offer:

Welcome to Warsaw Site, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

To help you maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you:

• The best team to support you,
• Multisport card,
• Pension plan,
• Life insurance,
• after-work events,
• private medical care
• lunch card,
• bright and spacious environment,
• sustainable office working environment.

Please note that we are working in a hybrid model of 3 days per week from the office in Warsaw