Company ProfileGlobal rare disease biopharmaceutical company is looking for an Associate Director, Data Steward to lead data governance and quality management in close partnership with the Alexion Data Office (ADO). The Role<ul><li>Lead the design and operation of quality management, standardization, and governance frameworks for internal and external data assets, in line with AstraZeneca global standards.</li><li>Manage data standardization, metadata, and data dictionaries; oversee data marts/lakes to strengthen organization-wide data platforms.</li><li>Use Power BI to evaluate, monitor, and report on data quality and governance status.</li><li>Partner with stakeholders and data owners to set data utilization policies and drive data literacy programs.</li><li>Support patient-centric decision-making in the rare disease area through scalable, compliant data foundations.</li></ul> Your Skills <ul><li>Proven expertise in data quality, governance, standardization, and metadata management.</li><li>Experience designing/operating data marts, data lakes, ETL processes, and cloud environments (e.g., AWS).</li><li>Knowledge of healthcare/pharma data regulations and privacy requirements (GDPR, HIPAA) and license-to-operate maintenance.</li><li>Track record building governance frameworks and organization-wide policies.</li><li>Proficiency in Power BI or similar tools; strong stakeholder collaboration skills.</li><li>Experience running data literacy/awareness programs.</li><li>Fluent Japanese required; English proficiency preferred.</li><li>Preferred: pharma industry experience, governance automation knowledge, strong logical/problem-solving skills, business-level Japanese and English, and a Master's degree in a related field.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Shape enterprise-wide data governance for a global rare disease business.</li><li>Work at the center of data strategy alongside the Alexion Data Office.</li><li>Drive patient-centric impact through better, more reliable data.</li><li>Join a mission-driven organization backed by AstraZeneca's global scale.</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary9 - 13 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013470138 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure. <img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/U21haWwuU2FmaS4zOTg5Mi4xMDg5OEByaGlqcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">

Tokyo,
remote
Permanent
9.0M - 13.0M JPY / Yearly
Company ProfileGlobal rare disease biopharmaceutical company is looking for an Associate Director, Data Steward to lead data governance and quality management in close partnership with the Alexion Data Office (ADO). The Role<ul><li>Lead the design and operation of quality management, standardization, and governance frameworks for internal and external data assets, in line with AstraZeneca global standards.</li><li>Manage data standardization, metadata, and data dictionaries; oversee data marts/lakes to strengthen organization-wide data platforms.</li><li>Use Power BI to evaluate, monitor, and report on data quality and governance status.</li><li>Partner with stakeholders and data owners to set data utilization policies and drive data literacy programs.</li><li>Support patient-centric decision-making in the rare disease area through scalable, compliant data foundations.</li></ul> Your Skills <ul><li>Proven expertise in data quality, governance, standardization, and metadata management.</li><li>Experience designing/operating data marts, data lakes, ETL processes, and cloud environments (e.g., AWS).</li><li>Knowledge of healthcare/pharma data regulations and privacy requirements (GDPR, HIPAA) and license-to-operate maintenance.</li><li>Track record building governance frameworks and organization-wide policies.</li><li>Proficiency in Power BI or similar tools; strong stakeholder collaboration skills.</li><li>Experience running data literacy/awareness programs.</li><li>Fluent Japanese required; English proficiency preferred.</li><li>Preferred: pharma industry experience, governance automation knowledge, strong logical/problem-solving skills, business-level Japanese and English, and a Master's degree in a related field.</li></ul> Key Highlights of the Role <ul><li>Shape enterprise-wide data governance for a global rare disease business.</li><li>Work at the center of data strategy alongside the Alexion Data Office.</li><li>Drive patient-centric impact through better, more reliable data.</li><li>Join a mission-driven organization backed by AstraZeneca's global scale.</li></ul> Location Tokyo Salary9 - 13 million yen Reference Number: 06940-0013470138 By clicking 'apply', you are deemed to have agreed to Robert Half Japan Privacy Notice (<a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy">https://www.roberthalf.com/jp/en/privacy</a>). Please ensure that your application documents do not include sensitive personal data such as race, beliefs, medical history, criminal record, or other information irrelevant to hiring process such as spouse or dependents. All information must be accurate and truthful, and any included hyperlinks must be safe and secure. <img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/U21haWwuU2FmaS4zOTg5Mi4xMDg5OEByaGlqcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
2026-07-15T08:16:00Z

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