Senior Manager, Data Acquisition & Implementation

Role Summary

Nuvation Bio is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior Manager, Data Acquisition & Implementation to support our enterprise data strategy and enable data-driven decision-making across the organization. This role drives how internal and external data assets are sourced, integrated, governed, and made analytics-ready. You will lead third-party data partnerships, ensure compliance and quality across data onboarding processes, and partner with cross-functional teams to support R&D, Clinical, Commercial, and Regulatory functions. This is an opportunity to join a growing biotech environment where data is central to innovation, insights, and impact.

Responsibilities

• Assist in executing the data acquisition roadmap for sourcing internal and external datasets.
• Lead third-party data agreements, including contract negotiation, usage rights, and compliance.
• Organize and support Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with data and technology vendors.
• Catalogue and assist with technical details on contracts, NDAs, data sharing agreements, ensuring alignment with legal, business, and regulatory policies.
• Oversee vendor audits, performance reviews, and data delivery SLAs.
• Oversee ingestion, validation, transformation, mapping, and integration of datasets into internal data platforms.
• Define and implement ETL/ELT workflows, data schemas, metadata, and mappings to ensure data traceability and usability.
• Collaborate with engineering and IT teams to ensure scalable, reliable, and secure data pipelines.
• Manage initiatives related to data cataloging, metadata management, and master/reference data alignment.
• Execute data quality checklists and enforce data standards, metrics, and KPIs (completeness, consistency, timeliness, accuracy).
• Identify, investigate, and resolve data quality issues; drive root cause analysis and remediation plans.
• Maintain and enhance data governance policies, including access control, privacy (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR), and security compliance.
• Ensure robust documentation of data assets, including data dictionaries, lineage, and source trust scores.
• Align with cross functional partners on data quality checklist.
• Communicate project status, risks, timelines, and outcomes to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Define and improve internal processes for data acquisition and onboarding (intake, validation, deployment, maintenance).
• Collaborate with Legal, R&D, Clinical, Commercial, and Regulatory teams to ensure data assets meet business needs.
• Promote data management best practices across documentation, automation, and reusability.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning related to data acquisition and implementation projects.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of professional experience in Data Management, Data Strategy, Data Quality, or Analytics roles within biotech, pharma, or life sciences.
• Proven experience managing third-party data vendors, contracts, and licensing agreements.
• Strong understanding of data integration (ETL/ELT), data modeling, metadata, and cataloging practices.
• Experience applying data quality frameworks and maintaining compliance with regulatory/privacy standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR).
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with data pipeline tools and platforms.
• Strong communication, vendor negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Skills

• Problem-Solver - As an action-oriented self-starter, you’re eager to apply your expertise in diagnosing inefficiencies, determining root causes, and recommending solutions to complex challenges.
• Personable - You establish and nurture highly effective relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders that support and advance project goals and objectives.
• Credible - Thorough understanding of clinical methodologies and providing sound analytical support, you quickly establish credibility as a reliable resource.
• Emotional intelligence, curiosity, and a knack to figure out a way to build something better
• Communication - Effectively listens, conveys, and receives ideas. Maintains a consistent flow of information. A strong presenter and effective communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders.
• Accountability - Acts with a clear sense of ownership - whether the task is in their role description. Holds yourself and others accountable to execute all tasks at hand through seen and unforeseen circumstances with high quality and integrity.
• Adaptability - Can manage in an environment of ambiguity. Embraces the change of a new system, process, technology, or idea in the organization. You could reassess priorities, alter goals and take risks.