Manager Data Governance and Metadata

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (J&J IM) is recruiting for a Manager, Data Governance and Metadata position. This role supports the R&D ecosystem, ensuring critical data is well‑defined, high‑quality, and governed according to DSDH FAIR and ALCOA data principles, regulatory requirements, and enterprise‑wide data governance and metadata standards. Oversee the metadata lifecycle and governance; maintain and enhance the enterprise data catalog (glossary, data dictionaries, lineage). Document business terms, data elements, and approved definitions with Data Owners and SMEs. Ensure critical R&D datasets, data products, and master entities are indexed, searchable, and properly described. Integrate metadata and governance capabilities into R&D workflows with Knowledge Management, Data Products, and Platform teams. Collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, JJT external vendors, and DSDH teams to align business definitions, technical metadata, and lineage. Identify and validate data sources and systems of record; Define and maintain data governance rules (completeness, accuracy, timeliness, validity, consistency) and create SOPs, WIs, and SOWs. Implement automated governance monitoring, reporting, data profiling, issue investigation, and remediation; monitor metadata quality KPIs. Execute R&D data governance strategy: govern via Domain Councils, harmonize with Master Data Management, and lead policy/tool adoption. Provide direction and mentorship to stewardship teams, escalating persistent issues and supporting POCs to quantify business value from governance improvements. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field. ~5+ years of experience in data management, business analysis, or related fields within Life Sciences or a regulated industry. ~ Familiarity with ontologies, semantic standards, and data lineage frameworks. ~ Experience implementing data governance frameworks and metadata platforms at scale. ~ Solid understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA‑DMBOK), metadata management, data lineage, data quality, and compliance. ~ Experience with metadata tools such as Collibra, Informatica, Alation, TileDB and cloud platforms (Snowflake, Azure, AWS). ~ Understanding of governance principles, metadata management, regulatory privacy/security standards, and FAIR data. ~ Highly skilled in presenting complex data concepts in business‑friendly language. Basic understanding of software development principles and previous experience in a regulated environment. Experience with Agile practices and the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence). Ability to present and communicate with senior management on process and performance. SQL Data Collection Master Data Management R, Data Management User Acceptance Testing Data Warehouse SAS Oracle Data Analysis Database Management Data Governance Data Privacy Standards Data Savvy Data Security Risk Management Performance Measurement Database Management Data Governance Data Management Data Privacy Standards Data Savvy Data Security Risk Management Performance Measurement Employment Details Type: Full‑Time Experience Level: Manager All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law. We actively seek qualified veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.