Lead, Data Governance & Management
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Summary
The Data Governance Lead, Global Market Analytics & Insights plays a critical role within the Global Market Analytics & Center of Excellence function, part of the broader Global Competitive, Market Intelligence & Analytics (MCI&A) team. This position is responsible for stewarding data assets and implementing standardized governance processes that ensure data quality, integration, and consistent documentation of sources, methodologies, and assumptions.
Job description
Job Duties
- Lead data architecture and governance: Scale data architecture and governance processes; set up and maintain a centralized database across all relevant data domains, including catalogs, dictionaries, lineage, quality, and security.
- Serve as a technical analytics expert: Design and implement enhancements to data collection, repository storage, and reporting tools to improve data flows and maximize value.
- Act as market analytics data steward: Identify data quality challenges and work with business process owners to drive data consistency across the organization.
- Collaborate for data integration: Partner with IT and cross-functional teams to develop capabilities for data development, governance, and management, ensuring integration of market analytics data into Olympus’ planning ecosystem and data fabric.
- Extract and compile strategic data: Query databases and other sources to support the strategic data needs of MCI&A, Business Units, Corporate, and other functions.
- Standardize data elements and analytics: Establish and maintain standardized data element definitions, structures, and tables to support analytics such as market models, segmentation, benchmarking, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Enable self-service analytics: Set up and implement standard dashboards, self-service reporting, and analytics portals for prioritized and high-frequency requirements.
- Manage data-driven projects: Oversee timelines, vendor relationships, and budgets to ensure delivery of high-quality results within specified timeframes.
- Build strategic partnerships: Foster collaboration across global Olympus business units and functions to uncover data synergies, drive efficiencies, and standardize best practices.
- Share expertise and methodologies: Participate in collaborative forums within Olympus, sharing methodologies and expertise across functions.
- Lead AI planning and implementation: Drive AI initiatives and implementation in MCI&A analytics.
- Perform other duties as assigned: Take on additional responsibilities as needed to support the team and organization.
Job Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, business analytics, engineering, or related disciplines.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in data governance, data quality, data management, or equivalent area; preferably in healthcare, medical device, or life sciences.
- Minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in data governance, database development and data management including working knowledge on ETL and SQL.
- Minimum of 4 years project management experience in leading data projects across multiple teams.
- Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, or other enterprise analytics platforms in the context of data governance, data management, data fabric, data pipelines, and analytics implementation.
- Experience with data governance tools, such as data catalogs, data dictionaries, data lineage, data quality, and data security.
- Experience with AI planning and implementation in enterprise analytics.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Ability to understand technical and clinical needs.
- Ability to transform business problems into data solutions.
- Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated experience for developing data capability for complex projects.
- Self-motivated, high commitment and dedication with proactive mindset.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication (incl. PowerPoint, presentation skills).
- Detail-oriented and high-quality deliverables.
- Project management skills and the ability to multitask with detailed follow-through on deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- Ability to successfully work with cross-functional teams.
- Travel <10% (domestic and international).
Preferred:
- Advanced degree a plus.
- Experience with Python or R and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau preferred.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, business analytics, engineering, or related disciplines.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in data governance, data quality, data management, or equivalent area; preferably in healthcare, medical device, or life sciences.
- Minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in data governance, database development and data management including working knowledge on ETL and SQL.
- Minimum of 4 years project management experience in leading data projects across multiple teams.
- Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, or other enterprise analytics platforms in the context of data governance, data management, data fabric, data pipelines, and analytics implementation.
- Experience with data governance tools, such as data catalogs, data dictionaries, data lineage, data quality, and data security.
- Experience with AI planning and implementation in enterprise analytics.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Ability to understand technical and clinical needs.
- Ability to transform business problems into data solutions.
- Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated experience for developing data capability for complex projects.
- Self-motivated, high commitment and dedication with proactive mindset.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication (incl. PowerPoint, presentation skills).
- Detail-oriented and high-quality deliverables.
- Project management skills and the ability to multitask with detailed follow-through on deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- Ability to successfully work with cross-functional teams.
- Travel <10% (domestic and international).
- Advanced degree a plus.
- Experience with Python or R and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Annual bonus
- 401(k) Matching
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing Programs
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Paid Parental Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- 12 Paid Holidays
- On-Site Child Daycare
- Café
- Fitness Center
- Paid Volunteering
- Charitable Donation Match
- Employee Resource Groups
- Training Resources
- Learning & Development Programs
- Paid Educational Assistance
Company overview
Olympus Corporation of the Americas is a leading global medical technology company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. As a pioneer in the medical device industry, Olympus specializes in developing and manufacturing advanced endoscopic solutions, minimally invasive surgical equipment, and diagnostic imaging systems. The company holds approximately 70% of the global endoscope market, with a comprehensive portfolio that includes gastrointestinal endoscopes, laparoscopes, bronchoscopes, urological devices, and video imaging platforms. With over 5,200 employees across North and South America, Olympus focuses on creating innovative medical technologies that enable early detection, diagnosis, and minimally invasive treatment of diseases. The company's products are used across multiple medical specialties including gastroenterology, pulmonology, urology, and general surgery, helping healthcare professionals improve clinical outcomes while reducing procedural costs. Olympus continues to invest heavily in research and development, digital healthcare solutions, and AI-powered diagnostic tools to maintain its leadership position in the medical technology sector.