**Description** **_This role is based on-site at our Ridgefield, CT location with hybrid flexibility of 2-3 days per week on-site._** As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees. The Director, Patient Data Governance leads a team of internal and external resources to perform the patient and consumer data governance function for US Human Pharma. The role has primary responsibility for partnering closely with stakeholders to understand brand/therapeutic needs and ensure data and processes are in place to meet ongoing demands and satisfies changing data privacy requirements. Determines strategic direction for capabilities that enable the information management of US Human Pharma patient and consumer relevant data. Defines policies and standards. Directs a team of direct reports for data governance of patient identity data, consent and preferences, data warehousing and analytical processing. **Duties & Responsibilities** + Provides the strategic leadership for the information management processes for US Human Pharma patient/consumer data. Leads the team to identify industry trends and changes in trends. + Defines data policies and standards for patient and consumer identity data. Determines guidelines and principles for enforcing data management standards and master data management processes + Defines consent and preference management data standards for patient data. Determines guidelines and principles for enforcing patient consent and preference standards and processes + Defines data warehousing policies and standards for patient and consumer relevant data. Determines guidelines and principles for enforcing data warehousing standards and processes + Defines policies and standards for patient data analytics and automation. Determines guidelines and principles for enforcing patient analytics, automation and AI standards and processes + Accountable for determining capability needs for vendors and negotiating SLA's, pricing models and workscope with vendors - data stewardship vendor, consent/preferences operations vendor, data warehousing vendor and analytical vendors. Leads the information management team that will manage these vendor operations. + Supervise 4-6 direct reports and leads Patient/Consuer Data Governance and Operations Shared Services in establishing data standards and performing information management for patient and consumer data. + Lead team that provides deep data consulting expertise to US Human Pharma brand, analytical, operations teams; recommends best practices for appropriate data usage and drive US HP’s integrated patient data strategy to maximize information and analytical strategic value. **Requirements** + Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s degree preferred + Lead people, deliver results, customer focus, teamwork & collaboration. + 10+ Years Experience in Pharma Industry + Must have five (5) years of secondary HCP or patient or consumer data experience in pharmaceutical environment. + Working knowledge of Data Privacy concepts and regulations. Experience with specialty pharmacy and distributor data. + Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. + Demonstrated experience in leading teams and influencing upward. + Ability to manage multiple large vendors and hold them accountable for data accuracy and meeting deliverable. + Prior data governance experience strongly preferred. **Eligibility Requirements:** + Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. + Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required). + Must be 18 years of age or older. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.