Data Analytics Specialist
Location: Cork
Duration: 12 Months
Hours: 39
This 12-month temporary contract sits within the Empower Product Owner Team. The role will support the development of intake, governance, lifecycle management processes, and procedures for new Waters SaaS tools, using Empower 3.10 data as the foundation for scalable, standardised, and business-relevant data solutions.
The successful candidate will connect business users, vendor partners, and technical teams to turn user needs into clear, governed, and actionable Empower data solutions. The role requires someone who can translate business needs into structured dashboard requirements, verify outputs, and drive scalable, standardised, and compliant use of Empower data.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Development of sustainable governance for new data tools, such as Waters SaaS tools, including request/intake management, documentation, ownership, review cycles, and lifecycle controls.
- Create a structured approach for capturing, assessing, prioritising, and managing dashboard requests from the J&J Empower user community and others.
- Prioritise, create, coordinate, and verify user-requested dashboards to ensure outputs are accurate, relevant, standardised, and aligned with business needs.
- Serve as an Empower point of contact for exploration, adoption, and practical use of ZONTAL and other data management or visualisation capabilities.
- Liaise with Waters and other vendor representatives to identify improvement opportunities, communicate business requirements, and support innovative solutions for Empower data management and visualisation.
- Collaborate and partner with other teams to improve understanding of data requirements, data standards, terminology, and opportunities for harmonisation of Empower data.
How to Succeed
- Third level Degree in engineering, science, or an IT field.
- Experience working with Empower, chromatography data systems, laboratory informatics, QC laboratory processes, data management, dashboarding, analytics, or digital enablement in a regulated environment.
- Strong understanding of business process governance, lifecycle management, documentation, and stakeholder-driven requirement gathering.
- Ability to analyse user needs, challenge unclear requests, and convert business problems into structured data or dashboard requirements.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across technical teams, business users, vendors, and global subject matter experts.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise competing requests based on business value, feasibility, compliance relevance, and user impact.
- Knowledge of GxP expectations, data integrity principles, validation concepts, or quality system documentation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a global matrix organisation with cross-functional groups such as Quality, IT, laboratory operations, product owners, vendors, and capability teams.
- Experience creating governance artefacts, templates, intake models, lifecycle processes, or user-facing guidance for data solutions or digital tools.
- Familiarity with translating complex technical or laboratory data requirements into practical outputs for business users and leadership stakeholders.
Benefits
This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 12 months.
about Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Patients inform and inspire our science-based innovations, which continue to change and save lives. Applying rigorous science and compassion, we confidently address some of the most complex diseases of our time and unlock the potential medicines of tomorrow.
Our diverse portfolio spans multiple therapeutic areas — Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Retina.
We are continuously working to develop treatments, aspiring to find cures, pioneering the path from lab to life, and championing patients every step of the way.
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Janssen Ireland: https://www.janssen.com/ireland/
Application Process
We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days.
We do not accept applications via email. The pay rate for this role will depend on how you are paid. PAYE, LTD & Umbrella options are available.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo.
We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”.