Data Governance Manager

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Data Science
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Mar 11, 2025
Job Posting

Data Governance Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka

At Takeda, we are guided by our purpose of creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. Every corporate function plays a role in making sure we — as a Takeda team — can discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet.

People join Takeda because they share in our purpose. And they stay because we’re committed to an inclusive, safe and empowering work environment that offers exceptional experiences and opportunities for everyone to pursue their own ambitions.

Job ID R0144618 Date posted 03/10/2025 Location Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Job Description

The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.

Bengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicenter of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.

At Takeda’s ICC we Unite in Diversity

Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.

Objectives/Purpose

  • Partners with the data stakeholders to optimize the efficiency and quality of the data by ensuring it complies with Global Data Governance policies, standards, structure, strategy, and principles. They ensure the data is effectively utilized as trusted enterprise assets – which leads to understood, controlled and reliable data.

  • Proactively analyze & communicate data inconsistencies with Data Stewards and create visibility to gaps and opportunities in the global data governance framework.

  • Operationalize agreed upon data governance policies and practices to ensure increase in stakeholder data trust across domains

Accountabilities

  • Establish and operationalize an enterprise data governance implementation roadmap

  • Roll out an enterprise-wide data governance framework, with a focus on improvement of data quality and the protection of sensitive data through modifications to organization behavior policies and standards, principles, governance metrics, processes, related tools and data architecture across domains

  • Enforce roles and responsibilities related to data governance and ensure clear accountability for stewardship of the company’s principal information assets

  • Maintain inventory of the enterprise information maps, including authoritative systems, owners

  • In conjunction with the IT, provide progress reports to Data Governance Office and oversee periodic updates to the Department Data Governance Roadmap

  • Frequently interact with all levels of the business to support Domain Adoption and broader Data Governance initiatives

  • Manage relevant Data Governance committees and associated artifacts, chairing when necessary and following up on issues/decisions

  • Support Audit Process

  • Mentor junior team members as needed

Education, Behavioral Competences and Skills

  • Degree, majoring in Computer Science/Information Systems, with a minimum of 7 years relevant experience.

  • CDMP Certification or other equivalent industry certification strongly desired

  • Experience in Data Governance concepts including Master and Metadata management.

  • Experience in Metadata Tools, specifically Collibra.

  • Ability to implement workflows in Collibra.

  • Familiarity with GDPR concepts.

  • Software Development Life Cycle Experience.

  • Experience with Relational Databases Oracle, Postgres

  • Strong knowledge of Oracle SQL, PL/SQL procedures, Oracle Application server and object library for Java development. Knowledge of Oracle APEX will be an added advantage.

  • Experience in Version Control tools (on prem /Cloud)

  • Experience with JIRA and Version One for task and bug tracking.

  • Experience with Power BI, IDMC

  • Experience with Data Catalog and Taxonomy Concepts

  • Functionally proficient in performing business process analysis, gathering and analyzing requirements, creating design specifications, unit test plans and system test plans, testing, development, and production support.

  • Technically proficient in module development and upgrades based on organizational needs.

BENEFITS:

It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:

  • Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus

  • Flexible work environment, including hybrid working

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children

  • Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs

  • Health & Wellness programs including annual health screening, weekly health sessions for employees.

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • 3 days of leave every year for Voluntary Service in additional to Humanitarian Leaves

  • Broad Variety of learning platforms

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs

  • Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 calendar days)

ABOUT ICC IN TAKEDA:

  • Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.

  • As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.

#Li-Hybrid

Locations

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Success profile

What makes a successful team member within Corporate at Takeda?

  • Collaborative
  • Strategic
  • Insightful
  • Results driven
  • Goal-oriented
  • Achiever
The environment is dynamic and evolving, so you have to be adaptable.

Maciej Niedospial - Business Reporting Manager

I’m fortunate enough to work with a highly skilled, diverse and dedicated bunch of people, and for that, I’m grateful! My colleagues continue to amaze me.

Sheelagh Gartlan - Recruitment Business Partner

Takeda is a company that emphasizes diversity and inclusion. By bringing people together who have diverse backgrounds, competencies, and personalities, innovation and ideas grow.

Michelle Chen - Human Resources Manager

  • Impact across generations Partnership brings together world-leading plasma companies to focus on developing and delivering a hyperimmune immunoglobulin in the global fight against COVID-19.
  • Takeda Scoops Global Top Employers® Award Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today announced it has become part of a select group of only 15 to receive Top Global Employer® status for 2024.

Working at Takeda

  • Inclusion

    Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as a vital contributor to our global team.
  • Collaboration

    A strong, borderless team, we strive together towards our priorities and inspiring mission.
  • Innovation

    Bold initiatives, continuous improvement, and creativity are at the heart of how we bring scientific breakthroughs from the lab to patients.
  • Top Workplace

    Recognized for our culture and way of working, we’re one of only 17 companies to receive Top Global Employer® status for 2024.
  • Work-Life

    Our people-first mission extends beyond patients to include their families, communities, and our own Takeda family.
  • Empowerment

    Through trust and respect, you will have genuine support from leaders, managers, and colleagues to do your best work.

We're Steadfast In Our Commitment to Four Key Imperatives

Patient


Responsibly translate science into highly innovative medicines and accelerate access to improve lives worldwide.

People


Create an exceptional people experience.

Planet


Protect our planet.

Data & Digital


Transform Takeda into the most trusted, data-driven, outcomes-based biopharmaceutical company.

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