Work for Pharmacy Graduate as Senior Data Support Specialist at PAREXEL

PAREXEL has supported the Bio-Tech and Pharmaceutical industries in helping the development of new drugs and treatments on a global basis. As a leading global biopharmaceutical service provider, they supply knowledge-based contract research, medical communications and consulting services across a broad range of therapeutic areas to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

Post : Sr Data Support Specialist, R&A

Job Description
Accountability Supporting Activities
CDE Catalog Management
• Add new CDEs as identified and appropriate
• Update and maintain the business terms glossary for the domain
• Keep the CDE catalog up to date and reflective of any changes per new projects, deployments, initiatives etc.
• Update and maintain the semantic data quality rules and technical metadata
• Create and/or update end-to-end data flow maps and data lineage documentation to highlight the journey of source system data to authoritative sources
Remediating data quality issues of Critical Data Elements
• Ensure source data compliance
• Act as the first point of contact for IMR (Issue Management & Resolution) process and data related issues
• Support root-cause analysis for data quality issues
• Track upstream, midstream and downstream operations after data quality issue remediation

Maintain high data quality within the domain, and report data quality issues to the DGO and DGB
• Perform periodic monitoring of data quality for the respective domain(s) and review dashboards via Informatica Data Quality (IDQ) tool
• Broker the relationship between Data Domain Leads and Technical Data Stewards
• Document and gain approval from the data governance board on Business & Technical Metadata, Data Flow Diagrams and Data Lineage as a part of change management
• Collaborate closely with the Data Governance Office, Domain Data Lead, and Technical Data Stewards to effectively perform data governance, DQM (Data Quality Management) and IMR responsibilities
• Periodically provide IMR updates to the DGO and the Data Governance Board (DGB)
Evangelist of the importance of Data Governance and Data Quality to data domain team members and stakeholders
• Enforce data quality standards and business rules
• Become highly knowledgeable about domain data, including what purposes data is being used for – both within the domain and downstream
• Be a change champion and actively identify any data dependencies affected by upcoming delivery, release, and change management efforts.
• Adhere to all Parexel Data Governance policies, procedures and governed solutions

Candidate Profile
• Bachelor’s in computer science, life sciences, pharmaceutical or a relevant field is preferable
• Effective understanding and appreciation of Data Management related concepts
• Excellent problem-solving, written communication, collaboration, team leadership, and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to troubleshoot, resolve issues, and collaborate on cross-domain issues
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills
• Familiarity with the underlying source systems including Salesforce, Planisware, Oracle Financials, etc. is a plus
• Familiarity to use Alation for Enterprise Data Catalog capability and IMR tools like Assyst, TrackWise or Service Now is a plus
• Relevant experience in Data Governance or Data Steward Roles
• Adequate experience / exposure to Data Management and Enterprise Information Management
• Familiarity with DQM and/or the IMR process
• Strong familiarity with business processes in the context of the data domain
• Previous experience in pharma and/or life sciences relating to the underlying domain
• Relevant experience on the day-to-day functioning of the domain and business processes
• Previous experience with Alation, IDQ and Azure Data Lake is a plus
• Familiarity with multiple domains and/or cross-domain understanding is a plus

Additional Information
Qualification : B.Pharm, B.Sc
Location : India - Any Region - Home Based
Industry Type : Pharma/ Healthcare/ Clinical research
End Date : 30th April, 2022