Executive Director, Data Management and Data Operations (Master Data Management)

Location: Hybrid; primary location in West Point, Pennsylvania, USA. Available to residents of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Salary: $255,800–$402,700 annually for the primary location; annual bonus and long-term incentive may also apply.

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company developing medicines and healthcare solutions through regulated manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and digital operations.

What you will do

• Define the strategy, roadmap, investment priorities, operating model, and resource plan for master and reference data across Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• Own the lifecycle of MDM, PLM, data governance, data quality, data operations, ontology management, and integration services.
• Establish data stewardship, ownership, decision rights, standards, workflows, controls, quality monitoring, issue management, and performance metrics.
• Set direction for MDM platforms, PLM capabilities, data catalogs, integration services, automation, methods, and tools.
• Apply AI-enabled capabilities to data quality monitoring, issue detection, root-cause analysis, remediation, and prevention in secure, regulated environments.
• Build and lead a global multidisciplinary organization while managing stakeholder partnerships, budgets, investments, vendors, total cost of ownership, OKRs, and value realization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Management, or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive data, digital, or technology leadership experience, including significant experience in biopharmaceutical, life sciences, manufacturing, or another highly regulated industry.
• Deep expertise in master and reference data management, data stewardship, data governance, data quality, ontology management, or related enterprise data capabilities.
• Experience leading enterprise data products, platforms, and services through strategy, design, implementation, adoption, sustainment, and value realization.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing master and reference data, PLM, data platforms, and Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain requirements.
• Experience with MES, LIMS, Veeva Quality, Supply Planning, ERP, PLM, or similar business domain applications.
• Experience leading sizable multidisciplinary organizations, including organizational design, talent development, coaching, succession planning, and capability building.
• Accountability for significant budgets, investment portfolios, financial planning, vendor performance, and total cost of ownership.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders, resolve cross-functional dependencies, lead enterprise transformation in a global matrixed environment, and drive accountability.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum delivery models, product management, product owner responsibilities, executive communication, strategic planning, business analysis, requirements management, sourcing and procurement, and stakeholder relationship management.
• Growth mindset with a record of challenging the status quo, introducing innovative approaches, and delivering measurable improvements.

Nice to have

• MBA or master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in global technology centers or geographically distributed delivery organizations.
• Experience applying lean, agile, and people-centered design techniques.
• Experience in manufacturing, GxP, or other regulated environments.
• Experience applying AI, advanced analytics, or automation to data quality, stewardship, metadata management, or data operations.
• Experience evaluating and implementing generative or agentic AI in governed, secure, regulated data environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with a regular employee status.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, insurance, retirement benefits including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.
• Inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives, respectful challenge, collective problem-solving, and innovation.
• Role involves leading a global organization and collaborating across business, digital, technology, and enterprise stakeholders.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted through the hirify.global careers site; current employees and contingent workers use the specified internal application routes.
• Accommodation support is available for US and Puerto Rico residents who need assistance during the hiring process.