Data Steward for Data & Analytic Governance

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The Position

The Opportunity

The Data and Analytics Governance (DAG) Data Steward is a key role responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, and proper usage of data, and enabling effective data & analytics governance practices for Roche’s Digital Backbone; working closely with cross-functional teams in ASPIRE program, Roche Data Insights (RDI) Initiative, Informatics, Enterprise Master Data Management (EMDM) to ensure the consistent application of DAG policies, standards, and controls.

• Maintain Metadata Accuracy: Ensure business and technical metadata in the Finance Data Domain (e.g., Collibra, SAP Datasphere) is accurate, consistent, and easy to discover.
• Align with Governance Standards: Act as a liaison between business and IT to implement and enforce Data& Analytics Governance frameworks and metadata methodologies.
• Standardize Data Cataloging: Collaborate with data product owners and SMEs to define, document, and standardize business terms and reference data definitions.
• Track Data Lineage & Fill Gaps: Map end-to-end data lineage to support traceability, impact analysis, and compliance while resolving gaps that affect data quality.
• Drive Adoption & Enablement: Engage stakeholders through training and workshops to raise awareness, literacy, and adoption of metadata tools and processes.
• Monitor Quality & Continuous Improvement: Proactively track metadata quality metrics and refine management processes to adapt to evolving business and technology needs.
• Leverage Automation & AI: Help optimize metadata tooling through automation, AI-driven metadata augmentation, and integration with broader analytics platforms.

Who you are

• Education & Experience: Master’s degree in IT, Business Management, or a related field, paired with 5+ years in data management, data governance, or analytics.
• Technical & Architectural Expertise: Solid understanding of data architecture, modeling, Data Mesh principles, and decentralized domain ownership, plus hands-on experience with governance tools like Collibra.
• Stakeholder & Leadership Skills: Strong communication, analytical, and facilitation abilities to engage, influence, and align mid-to-senior stakeholders across teams.
• Project & Priority Management: Proven ability to manage multiple complex initiatives and priorities effectively.
• Continuous Innovation: Proactive mindset for staying ahead of evolving data and AI trends to future-proof organizational governance methodologies.

In exchange we provide you with

• Development opportunities: Roche is rich in learning resources. We provide constant development opportunities, free language courses & training, the possibility of international assignments, internal position changes and the chance to shape your own career.
• Excellent benefits: Competitive salary and cafeteria package, annual bonus, Private Medical Services, Employee Assistance Program, All You Can Move Sportpass, coaching / mentoring opportunity, buddy program, team buildings, holiday party.
• Flexibility: We also support flexibility to help you find your balance. Home office is commonly available (typically 2 office days/week on average). We create the opportunity for freedom in working, where your corporate and private life coexist in harmony.
• A global inclusive community, where we learn from each other. At Roche, we cooperate, debate, make decisions, celebrate successes and have fun as a team. Our leadership is very focused on people, creating a strong, inclusive culture, so you always have the chance to share your opinion.

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