Senior Technical Product Data Manager

Job Description

For our research and development site in Schwabenheim (near Mainz) we are recruiting for a Senior Technical Product Data Manager (m/w/d) in a permanent and full-time position.

Role Responsibilities:

• Work in R&D IT projects in the field of animal health to support, implement and translate business requirements into system designs

• Analyze and provide overviews on business process, data flows and calculations together with our scientists in the R&D laboratories

• Translates business and user needs into proper testable and verifiable system

• Act as a product owner and define the strategy for data analytics and provisioning of data in the central data platform.

• requirement specifications. Works with IT development teams to ensure that they fully understand the specifications

• Align and facilitate data clarification and harmonization between different laboratories where similar data and calculations are used

• Proactive coordination and communication between the different business stakeholders, IT developers, compliance, quality unit and the supporting functions across the interdisciplinary team

• Partner with the IT project team and global IT organizations to ensure the delivery of the solution.

• Pro-actively advise, share, align and communicate between different business groups and laboratories across the different R&D laboratories.

• Conduct User Tests and trainings

• Act as a scientific counterpart for R&D for the operation and implementation of R&D applications with focus on data

• Develops data analytics and reporting solutions by studying information need within R&Ds; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; follows the SDLC software development lifecycle.

Qualifications:

• Degree in computer science or related STEM fields

• Very good analytical and problem-solving skills working closely with the business areas in an interdisciplinary team

• Domain knowledge in Chemistry / Biology with a computational emphasis and 3+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry

• Skilled in data analytics in the field of chemistry and ideally biology (e.g. Spotfire, MS Power BI, Pipeline Pilot, SQL and related platforms)

• Very good communication and coordination skills to align and manage activities with agile methodologies.

• Can pro-active coordinate and operate independently.

• Used to work in validated environment.

• Expertise in agile way of working (scrum, kanban) applying and using tools like JIRA, Teams, Confluence

• Dynamic personality with a passion for innovation and problem-solving

• Fluent in English; excellent communication skills.

Benefits:

• Flexible working hours (37.5 hours/week) and an attractive company pension scheme

• Competitive salary package: 13 monthly salaries + holiday pay + target bonus

• 30 days holiday entitlement

• Hybrid working model (up to 50 % remote)

• Internal training and promotion opportunities

• International co-operations

• Training on the job

• Contributing your own ideas to the process design

• Insights into the development of veterinary medicinal products

• Corporate benefits and free (electric) car parking

• Good company canteen and a company health management program

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Required Skills:

Agile Methodology, Agile Methodology, Assay, Assay Development, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Business, Business Analysis, Client Partnerships, Customer-Focused, Data Analytics, Deliverables Management, ETL Pipelines, Facilitate Training Sessions, Functional Expertise, Immunochemistry, Incident Management, Intellectual Curiosity, IT Infrastructure Management, Laboratory Informatics, Management Process, Platform Strategy, Risk Management, Security Management {+ 5 more}

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

06/13/2025

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