Senior Director, Data Governance & Automation

The Position

Why Genentech:

We’re passionate about delivering on Our Promise to improve the lives of patients and create healthier communities for all. We foster a culture of inclusivity, integrity and creativity while boldly pursuing answers to the world’s most complex health challenges and transforming society.

Who We Are:

Our Data, Analytics, and AI team is dedicated to solving complex healthcare challenges and improving patient outcomes. Data, Analytics, and AI empowers business partners across Commercial, Medical, and Government Affairs (CMG) to make impactful decisions by leveraging data, analytics, business products, and AI/ML to enable fast, targeted actions in rapidly evolving business contexts.

Data, Analytics, and AI fosters a unified understanding of customers, actions, and outcomes by integrating analytics and insights seamlessly into CMG’s evolving digital, data, and automation platforms, creating scalable solutions and eliminating silos.

In Data, Analytics, and AI, you will be a trusted, objective advisor and expert, recommending critical decisions and actions to be taken with credibility and a focus on driving measurable impact. You will be part of a thriving culture built on collaboration and innovation.

The Senior Director, Data Governance & Automation in Data, Analytics, and AI is a strategic leader responsible for driving the development and implementation of data standards and governance frameworks that ensure the integrity, quality, effectiveness, compliance, and responsible use of data across the organization. In partnership with cross-functional stakeholders, this role leads the establishment, execution, and continuous improvement of data governance policies and procedures, and the vision and product roadmap of scalable technical solutions for data governance.

• Strategic Leadership:
  Develop and evolve the enterprise data governance strategy and roadmap to support scalable data platforms, AI/ML initiatives, and business-critical analytics.
• Regulatory &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Ensure strict compliance with global privacy regulations (HIPAA, CCPA, GDPR) by implementing robust access controls, data masking, and proactive audit programs.
• Framework Operationalization:
  Lead data governance forums to establish unified data definitions, ethical-use guidelines, and cross-functional access policies.
• Data Quality & Integrity:
  Define and enforce rigorous data quality standards and monitoring systems to ensure accuracy, consistency, and lineage across all key data assets.
• Technical Innovation:
  Drive the product roadmap for automated governance tools, including "policy-as-code," automated quality checks, and enterprise data catalog management.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Partner with Engineering, Security, and Product teams to embed governance into the SDLC while championing data literacy and self-service capabilities.
• Team Leadership:
  Build and mentor a high-performance team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and inclusive hiring practices.

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and have 15+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related roles, with 6+ years leading, coaching or mentoring talent.
• You have extensive knowledge of data governance principles, data quality frameworks, and lifecycle management, including hands-on experience with tools like Collibra or Atlan.
• You have strong command of big data technologies, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), SQL, and the application of Agile methodologies within data processes.
• You have proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and influence senior stakeholders to align governance policies with business growth.
• You have exceptional problem-solving and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to drive organizational adoption and navigate ambiguity in fast-paced environments.

Preferred:

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience (e.g., MBA or related graduate-level qualification).
• Experience working in cross-functional teams within commercial, medical, and market access functions in the Pharma industry.
• Experience in design, develop and implement technical…