Data Team Lead
Posted 1 day ago by Stanton House
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Data Lead for the Laboratory Digitisation Programme will spearhead the Data Workstream for implementing a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) within a global organization undergoing digital transformation. This role focuses on establishing structured and governed data foundations to enhance operational efficiency and regulatory integrity. The position requires strong leadership in data architecture, governance, and compliance within a complex environment. It offers a high-impact contract opportunity with potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct current-state data assessment and catalogue laboratory data sources and storage locations.
- Produce a structured data inventory and storage register.
- Assess data formats, quality, duplication, and integration risks.
- Define structured data requirements for LIMS configuration.
- Specify mandatory fields, validation rules, and machine-readable standards.
- Define cleansing, migration, and rationalisation approaches.
- Translate digital product concepts into structured data requirements.
- Define datasets, aggregation principles, and analytics needs.
- Specify API exposure and reporting requirements.
- Establish system-of-record boundaries and ownership models.
- Ensure audit, retention, and regulatory controls are embedded.
- Own the Data Workstream plan, risks, and deliverables.
- Coordinate with architecture, integration, and LIMS teams.
- Provide structured reporting into the Programme Board.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience leading enterprise data initiatives or programme data workstreams.
- Strong understanding of structured and unstructured data environments.
- Experience defining data requirements for major system implementations.
- Experience operating in regulated or compliance-led environments.
- Strong stakeholder engagement across operational and technical teams.
- Desirable experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).
- Background in laboratory, testing, or certification environments.
- Exposure to ERP / CRM integrations.
- Experience supporting digital product or analytics-led initiatives.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Data Lead – Laboratory Digitisation Programme
Enterprise Data Group
Initial 6-Month Contract (Potential Extension)
Hybrid | London
We are supporting a major laboratory digitisation programme within a global, standards-driven organisation undergoing significant digital transformation. This role will lead the Data Workstream for the implementation of a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), establishing structured, governed and future-ready data foundations to improve operational efficiency, protect regulatory integrity and enable future digital product innovation. This is a high-impact contract opportunity within a complex, compliance-led environment.
The Role:
The Data Lead will sit within the Enterprise Data function while reporting into the Programme Director for Laboratory Digitisation. You will ensure laboratory data is understood, structured, governed and aligned to enterprise standards — without owning laboratory process redesign. This is a strategic data role focused on architecture, discovery, governance and structured design.
Key Responsibilities
- Current-State Data Assessment
- Catalogue laboratory data sources and storage locations
- Produce a structured data inventory and storage register
- Assess data formats, quality, duplication and integration risks
- Data Architecture & LIMS Enablement
- Define structured data requirements for LIMS configuration
- Specify mandatory fields, validation rules and machine-readable standards
- Define cleansing, migration and rationalisation approaches
- Digital Product Data Design
- Translate digital product concepts into structured data requirements
- Define datasets, aggregation principles and analytics needs
- Specify API exposure and reporting requirements
- Governance & Compliance
- Define system-of-record boundaries
- Establish ownership and stewardship models
- Ensure audit, retention and regulatory controls are embedded
- Protect separation between certification determinations and commercial data use
- Workstream Leadership
- Own the Data Workstream plan, risks and deliverables
- Coordinate with architecture, integration and LIMS teams
- Provide structured reporting into the Programme Board
Essential Experience
- Proven experience leading enterprise data initiatives or programme data workstreams
- Strong understanding of structured and unstructured data environments
- Experience defining data requirements for major system implementations
- Experience operating in regulated or compliance-led environments
- Strong stakeholder engagement across operational and technical teams
Desirable Experience
- Experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
- Background in laboratory, testing or certification environments
- Exposure to ERP / CRM integrations
- Experience supporting digital product or analytics-led initiatives
Profile
You will be structured, analytical and commercially aware, with strong governance discipline and the confidence to operate independently within a complex transformation programme. This is an opportunity to shape the data foundations of a critical enterprise platform and influence how laboratory data is leveraged across operations, compliance and future digital revenue streams. If you would like to discuss the opportunity confidentially, please get in touch.