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Medline Industries

Sr Director Data & Analytics

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In-Office
Northfield, IL, USA
177K-266K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Northfield, IL, USA
177K-266K Annually
Senior level
Lead enterprise data and analytics strategy and teams to drive data-driven decisions for Finance. Own data governance, master data management, taxonomy, data quality, architecture, and analytics tooling. Partner cross-functionally with IT and business leaders, manage multiple managers, budgets, hiring, and operational planning, and deliver actionable insights via visualization and advanced analytics.
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Job Summary

Lead enterprise data and analytics teams in this pivotal role driving data-driven decision-making and ensuring the integrity, accessibility, and strategic use of data assets. Responsible for developing and implementing strategy and processes, assessing technology needs, and ensuring data quality and governance across multiple business areas.
Responsible for developing and implementing strategy and processes, assessing technology needs, and ensuring data quality and data governance across multiple areas.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

Enterprise Data & Analytics Leadership

  • Develop and execute comprehensive data and analytics strategies to support business objectives, leveraging advanced analytics, machine learning, and data-driven insights to optimize organizational performance.

  • Oversee teams that monitor and analyze key business metrics, recommend performance improvements through analysis of operational data, customer experience, and business processes.

  • Ensure our data environment and data architecture strategy is optimized for Finance.

Master Data Management and Taxonomy

  • Ensure close connections with Medline’s MDM leadership to inform key strategic priorities

  • Maintain short- and long-term strategies to handle data that balance speed and discipline

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive data taxonomies to enhance data organization and retrieval, ensuring alignment with business needs..

Data Governance and Compliance

  • Ensure adherence for the Finance data and Analytics team to data governance policies and procedures.

  • Recommend, champion, and partner with Data Governance leadership to develop policies and processes to enforce data governance, ensuring the quality, integrity, and security of organizational data.

  • Partner with data governance stakeholders to define standards and best practices for data management, documentation, and compliance throughout the organization.

Cross Functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and enforce data standards and develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs), understand relevant goals, and measurement solutions.

  • Partner with IT and business leaders to evaluate and implement tools and technologies, and develop a technology roadmap to enhance data capabilities, including best practices around analytics, central data, and taxonomy.

  • Foster a company-wide culture of data ownership and recognition that data and information are core assets, promoting data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Management responsibilities

  • Manage through multiple managers and provide leadership to one or more major departments or functions.

  • Lead strategic, tactical, and operational planning (12+ months) for the function or department.

  • Direct budgetary responsibility for one or more departments, functions, or major projects/programs.

  • Interpret and execute policies for departments/projects; develop, recommend, and implement new policies or modifications to existing policies.

  • Oversee hiring, performance reviews, training and development, and resource planning for staff.

Minimum Job Qualifications:

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Finance, Statistics, Math, Business, Marketing or a related field.

Work Experience

  • At least 8 years of experience in data analytics, data management, or a related field.

  • At least 5 years of proven experience leading and managing data teams.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

  • Proven track record of delivering actionable insights and optimizing data processes.

  • Strong knowledge of Finance and Business analytics.

  • Expertise in data governance, master data management, and taxonomy.

  • Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and analytics platforms (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics).

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

  • Experience influencing business managers to drive strategic and tactical decision making to improve performance.

  • Ability to partner with and influence a wide-range of cross-functional work teams and leaders.

  • Experience visualizing data and communicating analytics to a wide audience.

  • Experience applying project management best practices, business process re-design principles, tools and techniques.

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

The anticipated salary range for this position:

$177,000.00 - $266,000.00 Annual

The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions, paid time off, as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here.

We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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Medline Industries Northfield, Illinois, USA Office

3 Lakes Dr, Northfield, IL, United States, 60090

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