Associate Director, Governance Risk and Compliance for Data, Data Products and Digital Solutions
MSD
Summary
The Associate Director, Governance Risk and Compliance for Data, Data Products and Digital Solutions will lead the development and implementation of governance, compliance, privacy, and responsible AI practices across data, data products, and digital solutions. This role partners with cross-functional teams to embed practical controls and standards throughout the data and AI lifecycle, ensuring solutions are developed and used in alignment with company policies, enterprise standards, and applicable regulations.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Lead governance and compliance practices for data, data products, and digital solutions across the lifecycle, from design through deployment and retirement.
- Develop and maintain policies, standards, guidance, and controls that support consistent, ethical, and compliant use of data and AI-enabled solutions.
- Partner with business, technical, privacy, legal, and compliance stakeholders to embed governance requirements into delivery processes and decision-making.
- Support responsible AI practices by ensuring transparency, accountability, documentation, and appropriate oversight of AI use cases and outputs.
- Assess governance, privacy, and compliance risks; track issues and remediation actions; and support continuous improvement of controls and processes.
- Provide guidance, training, and enablement to teams to promote awareness of governance expectations and strengthen adoption.
- Support data quality, stewardship, access, metadata, and documentation practices to improve trust, usability, and control of data assets.
- Contribute to governance reporting, audit readiness, and enterprise risk management efforts related to data, products, solutions, and AI.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Six or more (6) years of experience in data governance, compliance, privacy, risk management, AI governance, or related roles
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with data governance, data products, digital solutions, and Agentic AI-enabled programs
- Ability to develop policies, standards, SOPs, and governance processes
- Working knowledge of data management practices, including data quality, metadata, security/privacy, and master data management
- Ability to identify and manage governance, compliance, privacy, and risk issues
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills across cross-functional teams
- Ability to drive change, continuous improvement, and adoption of governance practices
- Strong writing, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment
- Understanding of healthcare compliance laws, regulations, and guidelines
- Experience developing and delivering training and guidance to a broad audience
- Ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree, MBA, or equivalent
- Experience supporting IT, data, analytics, or AI solutions in a complex or regulated environment
- Experience with privacy and data protection practices
- Experience supporting compliance training, reporting, and remediation activities
- Experience in healthcare or life sciences
- Experience with quality management systems
- Pharmacovigilance compliance experience
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Six or more (6) years of experience in data governance, compliance, privacy, risk management, AI governance, or related roles
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with data governance, data products, digital solutions, and Agentic AI-enabled programs
- Ability to develop policies, standards, SOPs, and governance processes
- Working knowledge of data management practices, including data quality, metadata, security/privacy, and master data management
- Ability to identify and manage governance, compliance, privacy, and risk issues
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills across cross-functional teams
- Ability to drive change, continuous improvement, and adoption of governance practices
- Strong writing, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment
- Understanding of healthcare compliance laws, regulations, and guidelines
- Experience developing and delivering training and guidance to a broad audience
- Ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Other Insurance Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation
- Compassionate Leave
- Sick Days
- Annual Bonus
- Long-Term Incentive
Company overview
MSD, known as Merck Sharp & Dohme outside the United States and Canada, is a global research-intensive biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey. Founded in 1891, the company has established itself as one of the world's leading pharmaceutical corporations with a rich history spanning over 130 years. MSD operates as the international division of Merck & Co., Inc., focusing on the discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of innovative medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products. The company's extensive portfolio includes groundbreaking treatments in oncology, infectious diseases, cardiology, diabetes, and vaccines, with notable products such as Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for cancer immunotherapy, Gardasil for HPV prevention, and Januvia for diabetes management. MSD maintains a strong commitment to research and development, investing significantly in scientific innovation to address unmet medical needs worldwide. With approximately 75,000 employees globally, the company operates through four main segments: pharmaceuticals, animal health, healthcare services, and strategic alliances. MSD's mission centers on using leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world, guided by the principle that medicine is for people, not profits.