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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Clinical Data Governance Lead - **Company:** Daiichi Sankyo - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $166,400.0 - $193,440.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Clinical Data Management, Clinical Data Repository, Data Control, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Sharing, Meta-Data Management, Metadata Repositories, Usage Tracking, Data Lineage, Collibra, Data Management - **Published:** June 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=81c8fc0586b87d4b ## About the Role Do you have experience in Project stakeholder communication?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Education: Minimum Bachelor's degree, preferably related to life sciences., Experienced, senior-level individual with strong experience in clinical development (clinical study lifecycle and clinical data lifecycle) required to assist with data governance initiatives, including business glossaries, data catalogs, metadata management, data lineage, master and reference data management, data quality, data policies, data controls, data sharing, data stewardship, etc. Requires strong oral and written communication, expertise in analyzing clinical processes and data, experience meeting with and influencing senior-level leaders at all levels, adept at preparing and presenting high-quality presentations and leading workshops, and being a proactive, self-driven team player., * Strong pharmaceutical and clinical background with deep understanding of clinical trial processes, study lifecycle, and regulated data environments. * Deep understanding of clinical trial data lifecycle, data types, data usage, data management, related roles and responsibilities. * Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain data governance methodologies, standards, and business value to both technical and non-technical audiences. * Ability to lead and influence governance discussions by facilitating workshops, gathering requirements, driving consensus on definitions and standards, and supporting adoption of governed clinical data assets across the organization. * Very strong written and oral communication skills., * Experience with Master Data Management (MDM) to support the mastering and governance of critical clinical entities such as clinical studies, sites, investigators, and products. * Experience with data sharing for secondary use of clinical study data. * Strong knowledge of data governance principles and methodologies including data ownership, stewardship, and metadata management. * Hands-on experience with defining business data glossaries (terms, definitions), data standards, data-related roles, data management/governance processes, etc. * Experience with data quality, including defining data quality rules, monitoring data issues, tracking remediation, and establishing meaningful data quality measures and KPIs. * Familiarity with enterprise data governance platforms such as Collibra or similar tools used for data catalogs, glossary management, data lineage, data stewardship. Education: * Bachelor's degree required, preferably related to life sciences. ## Description Employment as a Contingent Worker aligns well with individuals seeking career flexibility and non-traditional work arrangements, while also being motivated to produce exceptional results in prominent roles. Magnit Direct Source is a service provided by Magnit Global that connects top-tier talent directly to an industry-leading company. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Magnit Global, in collaboration, offer flexible contingent assignments across diverse projects creating opportunities for engaging work. As a Contingent Worker, you will not be employed Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. You will be employed by our Managed Service Provider, Magnit Global, which oversees the majority of our temporary contract recruitment., * Work Schedule: 37.5 hours per week- local NJ candidate is preferred; however qualified remote based candidates would be considered and need to be able to work EST hours., Following are the immediate responsibilities of the position. This is expected to evolve over time in other areas of pharmaceutical data governance. * Provide support for biostatisticians, translational scientists, researchers, and other clinical data analysts in the governance process for accessing clinical data (no biostatistics or translational science experience needed). * Drive data stewardship for clinical studies, sites, investigators and products. * Work with business functions to help define data definitions, standards and glossaries. * Maintaining business glossaries and catalogs in Collibra for business functions. * Drive adoption of governed data assets. * Create and deliver high quality documentation and presentations ## Related Videos - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [Smart City, Smart Mobility](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/954-smart-city-smart-mobility) - [Your Code as a Crime Scene](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1342-your-code-as-a-crime-scene) - [Break the Chain: Decentralized solutions for today’s Web2.0 privacy problems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/928-break-the-chain-decentralized-solutions-for-today-s-web2-0-privacy-problems) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [Data Governance in the Era of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1622-data-governance-in-the-era-of-ai) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [Data Analyst Salary Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/277-data-analyst-salary-germany) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023)