Data Steward

Parsippany Job Summary: Under the leadership of the Head of Data Governance, the Data Steward plays a crucial role in supporting the quality, integrity, and security of Zoetis’s data. The Data Steward is responsible for the management and governance of data across the organization and/or a specific business domain. This individual plays a crucial role in implementing data governance initiatives and ensuring the data is accurate, accessible, and secure, supporting business operations, analytics, and decision-making processes. Key Responsibilities: Data Governance: Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, policies, standards, change management and procedures to maintain data integrity and compliance. Data Quality Management: Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data by implementing data quality standards. Gather and report data quality metrics and define improvement opportunities. Data Collection and Processing: Develop and manage processes for data collection, entry, and sharing to prevent data duplication and corruption. Data Security: Monitor data usage, access controls and implement measures to protect data from breaches. Data Documentation: Maintain data catalogs, dictionaries, and taxonomies to ensure data is well-documented and easily accessible. Collaboration: Work with various departments to understand their data needs and ensure data consistency across the organization. Ensure that data decisions are communicated, and data users understand impacts of decisions. Training and Support: Provide training to staff on data management principles and support them in resolving data-related issues. Technical Skills Requirements: Strategic problem-solving and ability to drive creative solutions in a complex environment. Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence without authority, motivate cross-functional teams to common goals, and drive behavior change. Ability to analyze and interpret complex data sets to inform strategy and proficiency with quantitative languages and tools including SQL (or another advanced programming language such as R, C , etc.) and Microsoft Office suite. Experience with tools and technologies used for data governance, data quality and data cataloging. Strong analytical abilities to identify data issues and implement effective solutions. Ability to facilitate the integration of data from various sources and ensuring it is correctly mapped and standardized. Ability to document data definitions, metadata, and data lineage to ensure clarity and consistency. Strong process management skills, including the ability to (re)define processes and conduct continuous improvement efforts. Understanding of the business context and how data supports business processes. Ability to translate business requirements into data requirements. Strong communication and presentation skills to collaborate with various teams and stakeholders with the ability to synthesize actionable recommendations. Experience with data privacy laws (like GDPR, CCPA) and security protocols to ensure data compliance. Familiarity with business intelligence tools such as Tableau preferred. Education and Experience: Bachelor's in Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field or equivalent is strongly preferred, MBA or advanced degree a plus. 5 years of work experience in data and analytics role(s), with experience in supporting technology and data management functions preferred. Experience in data management, data governance, data quality or a similar role is required. Physical Skill Requirements. Position is based in Parsippany, NJ Travel requirement: less than 20% Full time Regular Colleague Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search. Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at zoetiscolleagueservices@zoetis.com to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at www.Zoetis.com/careers site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of “@zoetis.com”. In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis. At Zoetis, our purpose is to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues’ careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Connected to our purpose and Core Beliefs, at Zoetis, we lead with inclusion. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) focus helps create an environment where each colleague can thrive. Our commitment to DE&I begins with our leadership team of diverse backgrounds, experiences and ethnicities, and it is demonstrated in our support of our colleagues and the animal health industry. We have nine colleague resources groups whose members spread awareness, foster inclusivity and make a positive impact on our business and communities. Our commitment to advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has earned us recognitions as a 2024 Catalyst Award recipient and a Top 50 Company for Workplace Fairness by Fair360 (formerly DiversityInc). Zoetis has also been named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, a Best Company for Working Parents, a Top Company for Executive Women, among many others. Learn more here.