Director, Global Master Data Management & Data Governance

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com
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Job Function:
Data Analytics & Computational Sciences
Job Sub Function:
Data Governance & Policy
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Remote (US), West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Job Description:
About Orthopaedics
Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.
Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems.
Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.
Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
We are searching for the best talent for Director, Global Master Data Management & Data Governance, located in Raritan, NJ , Raynham, MA or West Chester, PA.
Remote works options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.
This is a field-based role available in the United States. While specific cities are listed in the Locations section for reference, please note that they are examples only and do not limit your application.
Purpose:
Director, Global Master Data Management (MDM) Governance owns Master Data Management policy, domain -to platform assignment, quality standards and decision rights and is responsible for supporting the design and implementation of data systems and infrastructure that provides the strategic framework to support the global orthopedics organization, while ensuring clear line of sight per system application and overall strategic alignment.
The position has ownership of all data, system and infrastructure MDM strategic processes, projects and day-to-day operations that support the major areas within the Master Data Management strategies. These major areas include Commercial, Supply Chain, R&D, and Corporate Systems and their linkage with the respected Enterprise Data Warehouses, Enterprise Data Lake and business solution environments and tool sets used to provide access to the data for the organization.
You will be responsible for:
Owner of the Global Master Data Management data landscape. Responsible for continuous assessment and data harmonization of the needs within the organization that support specific needs to optimally drive business objectives.
Owner of the Global Master Data Management systems landscape. Responsible for continuous assessment of the needs within the orthopedic organization and leading a managed team and partners to deliver on landscape priorities.
Provide Leadership and mentorship to the associates within the Global Master Data Management organization.
Ensure that all team members have the necessary technical and business skills to successfully meet their business objectives.
Maintain strong working relationships with partners, developing their MDM knowledge and understanding of Global Master Data Management processes and capabilities.
Establish / Maintain metrics to help drive process improvements around the respected MDM domains and respective environment
Make independent decisions and present process/policy recommendations to Depuy Synthes Information Technologies Leadership.
Partner with internal teams to understand requirements definition and gathering for any programs interfacing with the respected Enterprise Data Warehouses, Enterprise Data Lake and business solution environments within areas of responsibility
Partner with the internal organization to identify and resolve deficiencies in all aspects of department systems and data capabilities.
Responsible for developing and leading systems improvement initiatives across Master Data Management systems to either drive efficiencies or improve performance of operational capability.
Maintain high levels of engagement with all Executive Leaders, Directors and Managers to ensure proactive engagement in planning and executing improvement efforts.
Lead support of functions with respect to use and understanding of tools to access data in Master Data Management applications inclusive of content education, training and tool development and enhancement.
Responsible for communicating related issues or opportunities to next management level.
For those who supervise or manage a staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable.
Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
Performs other duties assigned as needed.
Strategic Impact
This role will directly contribute to:
- Scaling the DePuy Synthes Master Data Management ecosystem into a Global:” best in class” medallion architecture to support our enterprise applications and AI environments
- Ensure a high-quality data environment that relies on data as an asset to the orthopedic organization
- Enabling data-driven community insights that inform broader organizational strategies
Key Stakeholders
Internal
Information Technology teams
Supply Chain Teams
R&D Teams
Business Unit Commercial Leaders teams
Corporate System Teams
Professional Education / Change Management teams
Medical Affairs
Regional & OUS Commercial Teams
Regulatory, Compliance, & Legal
External
Hyperscale’s
3rd Party Data Provides
Data Consulting agencies
Enterprise Application organizations
Qualifications / Requirements:
Required
- BS, BA degree ( Business/IT related preferred), MBA or MS
- Minimum - 10+ years work experience required, preferable in related field
- Prior people management experience required
- Creating an Enterprise or Business specific Master Data Management Strategy that supports multi-faceted data architecture, data governance framework and AI Data readiness.
- Consistent track record of leading or mentoring teams to achieve significant quality and process improvements.
- Experience developing training materials and instructing others at all levels required.
- Strong Project/Account management and Testing Strategy skills with an ability to manage and prioritize multiple initiatives in

Skills
Data Analysis, Account Management