Principal Data Governance Architect

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Principal Data Governance Architect to join our Data Governance Team based out of Atlanta, GA (hybrid, 2 days per week onsite).

The Principal Data Governance Architect advances UCB’s mission by governing U.S. commercial data assets that enable patient insights to drive scientific and business innovation. This role ensures data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR principles)—accelerating digital transformation and supporting informed decision‑making. By embedding UCB’s patient value principles and collaborating across functions, the Principal Data Governance Architect strengthens data‑driven outcomes and supports UCB’s objectives for scientific excellence, inclusive leadership, and collective success.

The Principal Data Governance Architect partners closely with stakeholders across IT, business units, and the Global Data Office to anticipate organizational needs and translate them into scalable, governed data solutions. Drawing on a deep understanding of enterprise data flows, Systems of Record, and the intersection of business processes with technical architecture, this role guides the strategic evolution of UCB’s data platforms—including Azure Databricks, Collibra, and Power BI—to deliver value for both business users and enterprise data consumers.

Reporting to the Head of U.S. Data Governance, the role serves as a connective leader across teams, bridging technical implementation and business intent while strengthening governance accountability, data literacy, and adoption across the organization.

• Architect and steer the US Data Governance Roadmap for metadata management UCB’s data strategy by proactively identifying critical data gaps, evaluating potential solutions, and aligning cross‑functional stakeholders to drive enterprise‑wide adoption
• Translate business priorities into data architecture roadmaps, oversee execution, and ensure outcomes are communicated in a clear, actionable way to stakeholders at all levels
• Drive cross‑council and working group alignment, ensuring data governance decisions advance broader enterprise vision and maintain consistency across data domains
• Lead data governance decision‑making with domain expertise, ensuring appropriate business and technical stewards drive policy, standard, and process development aligned to enterprise objectives
• Establish and govern Systems of Record authority across the enterprise, driving alignment on data sharing vision, ownership, and accountability across domains
• Define and govern the US Go‑to‑Market business metadata strategy for Life Science domains (HCP/HCO, Payer, Patient, etc.), ensuring alignment between commercial brand needs and technical schemas

• Champion data fluency and governance awareness across the organization, enabling business leaders to leverage high‑quality, well‑governed data for informed decision‑making
• Serve as the authoritative liaison between IT data teams and business stakeholders, translating technical concepts into business terms and business requirements into technical specifications
• Facilitate Data Governance councils and subcommittees, bringing data impact perspectives and proactive insight into scope, vision, and feasibility discussions
• Lead and facilitate working groups of business and technical data stewards, driving implementation of policies and processes while fostering capability‑building, consistency, and knowledge sharing
• Mentor and coach business data stewards in developing their governance expertise, guiding the creation and maintenance of accurate business definitions, business rules, metrics, and metadata
• Elevate team capabilities through hands‑on technical guidance, knowledge transfer, and establishment of best practices that enable stewards to operate with increasing independence and impact

• Maintain the Data Intelligence platform (Collibra), ensuring accurate metadata, business glossaries, data dictionaries, and data catalogs are current and accessible
• Drive data lineage strategy and…