Director, Global Process Owner MDM

As Director, Global Process Owner MDM, your primary responsibility will be to lead and provide oversight of Bio- Rad’s enterprise data governance and management, and to ensure that it meets the required standards of trust, transparency, reporting efficiency and accuracy necessary to support corporate initiatives and key company business processes across business functions and IT systems. 

You will be the leader of a global team of data professionals to guide business process owners, department leaders, and key stakeholders who are responsible, accountable, consulted, or informed of the relevant master data end-to-end process. 

In this highly collaborative role, you will quickly establish a trusting environment, leading by influence in a cross functional environment and adopt change management practices critical to establishing data governance practices. You will be both a tactical hands-on leader with the process users and business partners as well as a strategic leader building the right analysis and delivering insights to enable decision making at the Executive Level.

How You’ll Make An Impact: 

• Define, implement and maintain an approach to create and manage a high-performance team 25+ employees and contractors. 
• Define, implement and own Master Data Management end-to-end Process and drive continuous improvement by identifying areas of improvement, prioritizing based on expected business value, directing and overseeing a portfolio of improvement projects with cross functional teams from Global Commercial Operations, Global Supply Chain, Finance, and IT. 
• Implement an enterprise wide Master Data Management Governance strategy and framework which includes an operational framework, policies, procedures, Data ownership, Data Quality, Data Catalogue and Data lineage activities in order to mature best practices in partnership with functional data owners 
• Provide strategic direction to a team of internal Subject Matter Experts, Peer Global Process Owners (GPOs) and Business Process Owners (BPOs) to deliver continuous process improvement of Bio-Rad's OTC process to reach and sustain a best-in-class performance. 
• Partner with IT on MDM system implementation and identify opportunities for Robotic Process Automation and application of Artificial Intelligence solutions to further MDM End to End process efficiency. 
• Ensure all required inputs are being fed into Bio-Rad's Enterprise Systems (Kinaxis, SAP, EPM, SFDC, PowerBI, etc) and that these Enterprise systems are the sole system and source of truth for our enterprise end to end processes such as Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Market to Order (MTO), Order to Cash (OTC), Procure to Pay (PTP). 
• Ensure that processes are sufficiently documented, and that this documentation is well maintained. 
• Track, monitor, report MDM process health (creation cycles time, data quality) through dashboard and take appropriate corrective action in areas of concerns. 
• Support continuous education and change management as required, to ensure broad organizational support and alignment behind the MDM process especially during periods when there are personnel changes. 
• Provide Executive Team members with information that supports decision making so that decisions enable the company to reach its strategic and financial objectives. 
• Develop and utilize operational dashboards to establish baselines, define SLAs, monitor performance, provide transparency, and identify opportunities for improvement. 
• Make recommendations and decisions to optimize overall business results rather than functional or team results. Ensure that KPI's are sufficient and meaningful to help manage Bio-Rad's management decision making and performance monitoring. 
• Solicit and capture feedback from business partners, lead an annual process audit and assessment. 
• Review with process leaders any weaknesses in their part of the MDM End to End process and collaborate with them to develop and execute improvement plans.
• Assess subject matter expertise and the effectiveness of organizational design. Ensure they are optimum or formulate proposals to evolve organizational design and/or expertise as relevant. 
• Right size team resourcing while making effective use of external business partners where appropriate for tactical data activities; ensure clear deliverables for contractors; prepare budgets and model required resourcing

What You Bring:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required, MBA is a plus; PMP certification desirable not required. 
• Work Experience: 10+ years of progressive, demonstrated Master Data Governance and Management experience. 
• 10+ years in a related progressive management role with end-to-end process accountability and a global scope. 
• Demonstrated leader with a breadth of experience in Master Data Governance (MDG) and Management, Project Management, Process Excellence and Change Management. 
• Experience in workflow, data migration, mass uploading capabilities capabilities utilizing MDG, Syniti, WinShuttle or other related tools 
• Experience in implementing a Global process model and data governance for MDM. 
• Strong understanding of Change Management and the ability to develop change agents as required. Ability to train and coach peers, teams and change agents as required. 
• Strong combination of MDM expertise with business and technical acumen. 
• Strong analytical, problem solving skills coupled with conflict resolution and negotiation skills. 
• Process Excellence and LEAN experience as a practitioner highly desirable. 
• Proven ability to analyze complex processes, identify and prioritize intelligent-automation and AI opportunities, and lead end-to-end change that drives systematic improvement and measurable, differentiated business outcomes. 
• Expert time management and personal organizational skills. 
• Self-motivated, continuous learner, strong attention to detail and results driven. Able to excel in a fast-paced, complex and ambiguous environment.

Location: Bio-Rad is pleased to offer the flexibility of Remote Work for this role anywhere in the U.S.

Total Rewards Package: At Bio-Rad, we’re empowered by our purpose and recognize that our employees are as well. That’s why we offer a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Program that provides value, quality, and inclusivity while satisfying the diverse needs of our evolving workforce. Bio-Rad's robust offerings serve to enrich the overall health, wealth, and wellbeing of our employees and their families through the various stages of an employee’s work and life cycle.

Benefits: We’re proud to offer a variety of options, including competitive medical plans for you and your family, free HSA funds, a new fertility offering with stipend, group life and disability,  paid parental leave, 401k plus profit sharing, an employee stock purchase program, a new upgraded and streamlined mental health platform, extensive learning and development opportunities, education benefits, student debt relief program, pet insurance, wellness challenges and support, paid time off, Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s), and more! 

Compensation: The estimated annual salary for this position is $177,400 to $274,100 at the time of posting. This range is inclusive of all geographic locations within the United States*.  Actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of an offer, if applicable, and is based on several factors we believe fairly and accurately impact compensation, including geographic location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other job permitted factors. This position is eligible for a variable annual bonus, which is dependent upon achievement of your individual objectives and Company performance. 

*Minimum reflects our lowest paying locations, and the top end reflects our highest paying locations. The range in your geographic location will vary but will be within the indicated ranges. 

Who We Are: For 70 years, Bio-Rad has focused on advancing the discovery process and transforming the fields of science and healthcare. As one of the top five life science companies, we are a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of high-quality research and clinical diagnostic products. We help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Recently voted a Best Place to Work, Bio-Rad offers a unique employee experience with collaborative teams that span the globe. Here, you are supported by leadership to build your career and are empowered to drive change that makes an impact you can see.  

EEO Statement: Bio-Rad is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and we welcome candidates of all backgrounds. Veterans, people with physical or mental disabilities, and people of all race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin and citizenship status are encouraged to apply.

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