Data Governance Lead
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Data Governance Lead managing healthcare organizations' data governance initiatives. Leading strategy, execution, and fostering client relationships to improve data effectiveness and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities:
- Lead enterprise Data Governance engagements for healthcare organizations.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technical teams.
- Facilitate governance councils, steering committees, executive workshops, and strategic planning sessions.
- Guide clients in developing governance strategies that align with organizational priorities and measurable business outcomes.
- Develop and grow long-term client relationships by identifying opportunities to expand governance capabilities beyond initial project engagements.
- Lead the integration of Data Governance across the entire data lifecycle—from platform configuration and data acquisition through data product development, analytics execution, AI initiatives, and ongoing operational management.
- Bridge development teams, architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to ensure governance is embedded into enterprise processes rather than operating as a separate function.
- Champion governance as an enabler of innovation by integrating governance practices into technology implementation, analytics delivery, and organizational decision-making.
- Design and establish enterprise Data Governance operating models, including governance structures, decision rights, stewardship organizations, and accountability frameworks.
- Lead enterprise Data Governance maturity assessments and develop executive roadmaps aligned with organizational strategy.
- Develop governance policies, standards, processes, and decision-making frameworks.
- Define data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models across business and technical teams.
- Embed governance best practices into organizational processes to improve consistency, trust, efficiency, and decision-making.
- Partner with business, healthcare operations, analytics, and technology leaders to prioritize governance initiatives supporting enterprise transformation.
- Develop governance strategies that enable trusted analytics, AI, regulatory compliance, and enterprise data management initiatives.
- Establish governance success metrics and maturity measures.
- Build business cases demonstrating the value of governance investments.
- Lead enterprise Data Governance maturity assessments and executive stakeholder interviews.
- Evaluate governance capabilities across people, process, technology, organizational adoption, and business alignment.
- Develop executive summaries, strategic recommendations, and multi-year governance roadmaps.
- Build trusted relationships with executive leaders and become a strategic advisor for enterprise data initiatives.
- Translate business strategy into scalable governance programs that drive organizational adoption.
- Bridge business, healthcare operations, analytics, and technology teams to create governed processes throughout the enterprise data pipeline.
- Deliver measurable improvements in trust, consistency, operational efficiency, regulatory readiness, and business value.
- Foster collaboration across business, technical, and operational teams.
- Mentor consultants while contributing to the continued growth of Prominence's Data Governance practice.
- Balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution.
- Continuously evaluate emerging technologies, governance practices, and industry trends to improve client outcomes.
- Demonstrate curiosity, adaptability, humility, and a passion for continuous learning.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Analytics, Information Management, Healthcare Operations or related disciplines.
- Experience leading enterprise Data Governance initiatives.
- Experience consulting with healthcare organizations (provider, payer, or life sciences).
- Strong knowledge of enterprise Data Governance and Information Management disciplines including:
- Data Governance Frameworks
- Data Quality
- Metadata Management
- Master Data Management (MDM)
- Data Stewardship
- Data Lineage
- Data Catalogs
- Business Glossaries
- Reference Data Management
- Data Lifecycle Management
- Experience facilitating executive-level governance councils, steering committees, and strategic workshops.
- Experience establishing enterprise governance operating models and organizational adoption strategies.
- Strong project, stakeholder, and organizational change management skills.
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Experience with governance platforms such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or Atlan.
- Familiarity with modern cloud data platforms including Microsoft Fabric, Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, or Google Cloud.
- Knowledge of healthcare interoperability and standards including Epic, FHIR, HL7, and enterprise healthcare data domains.
- Experience supporting Healthcare Operations initiatives, including governance of clinical, operational, quality, financial, and performance data used to improve organizational effectiveness.
- Experience implementing AI Governance frameworks or supporting responsible AI initiatives.
- Experience leading enterprise data modernization initiatives, cloud migrations, or analytics transformations.
- Experience developing enterprise data literacy, governance adoption, or organizational change management programs.
- Experience with regulatory frameworks including HIPAA and healthcare privacy requirements.
- DAMA CDMP certification or other relevant governance certifications.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salaried and Hybrid Compensation Plans
- Health Care Plan (Medical, HSAs, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Dependent & Health Savings Accounts
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Paid Time Off (Vacation/Sick & Public Holidays)
- Training & Development Fund
- Work From Home
- Charitable Giving to Causes You Believe In
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