Manager, Master Data Orchestration

**Function**
- Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

**Sub function**
- Data Governance & Policy

**Category**
- Manager, Data Governance & Policy (P7)

**Location**
- Zug / Switzerland

**Date posted**
- Jun 26 2025

**Requisition number**
- R-021078

**Work pattern**
- Hybrid Work

Description

**Job Function**:
Data Analytics & Computational Sciences
** Job Sub Function**:
Data Governance & Policy
** Job Category**:
Professional
** All Job Posting Locations**:
Zug, Switzerland
** Job Description**:
**Job Description**:
About Innovative Medicine:
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

We are searching for the best talent for a hybrid Manager, Master Data Orchestration, to be located in Titusville, NJ, Raritan, NJ, Zug, CH Schaffhausen, CH, Cork, IE, Latina, IT, or Beerse, BE.

Titusville, NJ, Raritan, NJ Requisition Number: R-020818

Zug, CH, Schaffhausen, CH - Requisition Number: R-021078

Cork, IE, Latina, IT, or Beerse, BE - Requisition Number: R-021070

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Purpose:
As a Manager, Master Data Orchestration, you will have the opportunity to lead a critical function that ensures the success of our product launches and organizational growth. You will work on strategic initiatives, manage a high-performing team, and help drive continuous improvement in how we manage master data to support innovation and operational excellence

**Responsibilities**:

- Strategic Leadership of Master Data Management (MDM):

- Own the end-to-end master data management process, ensuring accuracy, governance, and alignment with organizational requirements.
- Develop and implement a master data strategy to support product introductions, lifecycle management, and organizational goals.
- Oversee the setup and maintenance of key master data elements, including materials, BOMs, vendors, pricing, and customers.
- Team Collaboration:

- Coordinate, mentor, and develop a team of master data professionals, ensuring their productivity and engagement.
- Function as a key point of escalation and resolution for master data-related issues affecting product launches.
- Champion cross-functional collaboration with teams such as Product Development, Supply Chain, IT, and Operations to streamline master data workflows for new product launches.
- Master Data Governance and Quality Assurance:

- Define and enforce data governance processes, ensuring adherence to organizational standards and compliance requirements.
- Proactively monitor, analyze, and resolve data quality issues in a timely manner.
- Perform regular audits to uphold the integrity, consistency, and relevance of master data within SAP, and related systems.
- Project Management for New Product Launches:

- Oversee and coordinate all master data-related tasks and dependencies for new product introductions, ensuring the tasks are completed on schedule.
- Track and report progress against key metrics related to data readiness and product launch timelines.
- Evaluate and check Risks and Issues created in central launch file in collaboration with Supply Chain Development and Regional Demand Supply teams.
- Process Optimization and Automation:

- Analyze current master data management processes to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement.
- Drive the adoption of tools, templates, and automated workflows to increase data team productivity and minimize errors.
- Partner with IT to continuously improve system integration and resolve system-related challenges.
- Data Reporting & Business Insights:

- Generate regular and ad-hoc reports on master data readiness, data health, past issues, and improvement opportunities.
- Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure master data accuracy, processing time, and successful new product launches.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Data Management, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience in master data management, new product introductions, data governance, or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience managing, mentoring, or leading teams in data management or similar functional areas.
- Deep expertise in enterprise ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and familiarity with related systems.
- Strong understanding of master data governance principles, data lifecycle management, and related best practices.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on data quality improvement.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and/or SQL for data validation and reporting.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to influence cross-functiona