Associate Director, Digital Workplace (Real World Data Steward)

About the role

The Associate Director, Digital Workplace – also known as Real World Data (RWD) Steward – will join data42, part of the Biomedical Research division of a pharmaceutical company in Dublin. In this initial six‑month contract you will support day‑to‑day execution of RWD governance activities, working closely with data owners, legal, data‑privacy and platform teams.

Key responsibilities

• Support the data42 team and end users through established Real World Data governance processes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for RWD governance‑related queries.
• Promote and communicate policies and guidelines to create a culture of ethical and compliant RWD usage.
• Ensure RWD requests are correctly routed, tracked and progressed in a timely manner.
• Review the quality and completeness of governance records, identify gaps and support remediation.
• Execute governance processes across the RWD lifecycle, including data ingestion, access management, export, licence renewal, destruction, archiving and exception‑based usage.
• Liaise with requestors, data owners, Data42 teams and governance stakeholders (Legal, Data Privacy, platform teams) to guide documentation and approvals.
• Prepare and support Real World Data Governance Council meetings, including agenda inputs, request status summaries and action tracking.
• Maintain governance documentation, guidance and training materials, and identify recurring operational challenges for continuous improvement.

Required profile

Required skills

What we offer

• Hybrid working model with two days per week onsite in Dublin.
• Opportunity to work on a high‑impact data governance platform within a leading pharmaceutical environment.
• Six‑month fixed‑term contract with potential for extension.