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Data Steward

Waterford, Ireland
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Our teams produce and deliver over 4 billion units of medicines and vaccines every year, ensuring every breakthrough gets to the people who need it most.
Our state-of-the-art facilities, AI-powered smart factories, and cutting-edge automation are redefining what’s possible: ensuring treatments reach patients faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. This is where your skills, ambition, and passion can shape the future of healthcare.

Data Steward  

  • Location: Waterford
  • Job type: FTC(12 month)

About Waterford

For more than 20 years, our Waterford team has continued to grow and diversify to serve patients around the world. Today, a team of almost 800 work together at a state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical and medical device campus.

Recognised through multiple local and national awards, Sanofi Waterford offers flexible working and access to a world of opportunities to grow your career at one location. As well as attractive benefits, the team enjoy access to an onsite gym and medical centre that underpin a strong commitment to health and wellbeing.

About the job:

12 -month FTC position

Data Steward position within a high performing Data Steward (Master Data) team which supports Sanofi Waterford’s growing Pharma business.

In this role you will be responsible for ensuring the timely update of Master Data in SAP and related partner systems while also maintaining excellent customer and stakeholder relationships.

The role works closely with all functions and in particular with Operations, Quality, Demand and Finance teams as well as global planners/other sites.

Main responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the creation of new material codes in all relevant systems
  • Responsible for the 'workflow' functionality in SAP to support the business with regards to the maintenance and obsoletion of material masters in all systems' Master Recipe
  • Responsible for the creation of all new master recipes in SAP
  • Responsible for the ongoing administration of an ECO request portal. Providing regular KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and reports related to the usage of the portal and provide support to end users
  • Responsible for the ECR/ECO (Electronic Change Request / Electronic Change Order) administration in SAP
  • Support the business with regards to the maintenance and obsoletion of master recipes/production versions in SAP
  • Produce monthly KPIs and reports on SAP master data Support the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Support Specialists with IDOC (Intermediate Document) master data issues as required
  • Support master data experts in the business as required. Provide material master and master recipe overview training for any new SAP user
  • Maintain all Quality documents in a current and compliant state
  • Support above site data governance, end-user forum & transversal knowledge sharing initiatives
  • Adhere to all corporate policies/procedures in relation to Master Data

About you:

  • Master data experience within an operations environment with knowledge of manufacturing ERP systems, primarily SAP
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong administrative skills
  • Planning and organization skills
  • Ability to support and challenge others
  • Microsoft Office experience, especially Excel and PowerPoint knowledge

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to offering interviews to candidates who request consideration under the Scheme and meet the minimum requirements for this role.

If you have a disability and require adjustments for the interview process, please email us at diversity.recruitmentUKIE@sanofi.com. We are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive and supportive experience for all applicants.

Visas for those who do not already have the right to work in the UK will be considered on a case by case basis according to business needs and resources.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Watch 'One day at Sanofi' and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at sanofi.com

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Why work with us

  • We’re problem-solvers and pioneers. United by the belief that everyone deserves a healthier future. We create best-in-class vaccines that prevent disease and protect lives.

  • Innovation drives us. From AI and mRNA to next-gen science, we push the boundaries to deliver first- and best-in-class vaccines for infectious diseases worldwide.

  • Growth happens here. With bold investments in R&D and world-class facilities, Sanofians across the entire vaccine lifecycle are shaping the future of global health.

  • We do what’s right. Sustainability and DE&I drive our positive global impact—because the diverse communities Sanofians represent are the patients we serve.

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