Data Access Management Specialist

Reference No. R2722399

Position Title: Data Access Management Specialist

Department: Program Management

Location: Downtown area of Toronto, Ontario

At Sanofi, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.  We believe our cutting-edge science and manufacturing, fueled by data and digital technologies, have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people. 

As one of Canada’s leading investors in life sciences, manufacturing and research and development, we focus on delivering new and better ways to address unmet medical needs. Our life-changing and lifesaving products are grounded in science that Canadians can trust. They empower self-care, prevent and treat diseases, and help people live better. 

Our vision for digital, data analytics and AI

Sanofi has embarked into a vast and ambitious digital transformation program. A cornerstone of this roadmap is the acceleration of its data transformation and of the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions. This has enabled us, to accelerate R&D, improve manufacturing and commercial performance, and bring novel drugs and vaccines to patients faster, all in order to improve health and save lives. 

The Digital Team at Sanofi is a unique data-driven team. We pride ourselves on being data obsessed and highly focused on using state of the art processes along with global technologies to drive impact to our solutions. We measure our insights and products based on how they perform across the globe and hold ourselves to the highest regard as our solutions can impact millions of lives. When tackling a problem, we do not just ask how we will create a solution, but how we will create a solution that reaches across the world with the best possible societal outcome. 

If you are passionate about improving the health and wellness of people across the globe using Data as your means, then you should look no farther than the Digital Team here at Sanofi. Join us on our journey in enabling Sanofi’s Digital Transformation through becoming an AI first organization.

• AI Factory - Versatile Teams Operating in Cross Functional Pods: Utilizing digital and data resources to develop AI products, bringing data management, AI and product development skills to products, programs and projects to create an agile, fulfilling and meaningful work environment. 

• Leading Edge Tech Stack: Experience build products that will be deployed globally on a leading-edge tech stack. 

• World Class Mentorship and Training: Working with renowned, published leaders and academics in machine learning to further develop your skillsets.

Who You Are:

The Data Access Management Specialist is responsible for ensuring the proper process and technology is implemented for controlling access to data assets within our organization. This role involves implementing and maintaining data access best practices and tools to ensure the right users have appropriate access to assets within our data mesh. You take pride knowing your work enables innovation and helping Sanofi build better solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in an agile team driving Data Access capabilities by helping to identify access requirements/restrictions, streamlining authorization processes and supporting major programs.

• Ensure data security and compliance with relevant data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) by implementing access controls, encryption, and auditing mechanisms.

• Collaborate with the Business stakeholders, vendors, product owners and third-party service providers to ensure data access practices align with business objectives.

• Collaborate with Program Management team to update project/program plan, report risks/issues, discuss mitigation strategy, program status.

• Integrate with other solutions such as Data Catalog, Data Marketplace, data platforms like Snowflake and AWS, authentication solutions like Active Directory and enablement through ServiceNow.

• Help design, implement and maintain Data Access control frameworks such are Role Based Access Control (RBAC), Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) and/or Policy Based Access Control (PBAC) in conjunction with classification and sensitivity of the data.

• Obtain and assess Data Access requirements and provide input to solution design and architecture to ensure the solution meets requirements.

• Perform exploratory Data Access analysis to support feature generation.

• Identify, analyze, interpret trends or patterns in Data Access issues and requests, arranging and driving deeper insights.

• Actively solicit stakeholder feedback on Data Access technical and functional capabilities and drive improvements as needed.

• Gather requirements needed to sustainably implement data management, data access and policy standards.

• Partner with various data team members to drive innovation.

• Partner with change management team to participate in change management strategic decisions.

• Help prepare regular updates for stakeholders regarding proposed solutions, timelines, progress, and issues.

• Participate in testing activities to ensure tool integrations are properly implemented.

• Evolve and enhance training content and capability web page for Data Access solution.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Proven experience in data management, with a focus on Data Access control solutions.

• Knowledge of Data Cataloging, Data Marketplace, and Data Management tools (Such as Informatica Cloud Data Governance & Catalog (CDGC), Cloud Data Marketplace (CDMP, Cloud Data Integration (CDI)).

• Strong understanding of system/software development lifecycle and processes.

• Good understanding of cloud-based platform as a service and management and maintenance of cloud based secured trusted network infrastructure (e.g., AWS) required as the foundation for Data Access solutions.

• Good understanding of databases, data structures, and analytical solution structures (esp. Snowflake, AWS).

• Good understanding of encryption, masking, anonymization and pseudonymization.

• Experience with process design, implementation, and improvement

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong competency for working with business stakeholders, managing and meeting their demands.

• Attention to detail, sense of urgency, and commitment to deadlines

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify, quantify, and effectively raise business risks associated with data access.

• Experience developing best practices, policies, and/or procedures.

• Understanding of data protection, privacy laws and regulations.

• Exposure to tools used to support Data Access management, such as Immuta, Active Directory, ServiceNow, etc.

Nice to have: 

• Experience working in life sciences/pharmaceutical industry is a plus. 

• Certification in data management tools is a plus.

Pursue Progress

Discover Extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

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Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants.  Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Thank you in advance for your interest.

Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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