Senior Data Governance Program Analyst

Role Overview

• Own the enterprise data governance roadmap, KPIs, and maturity plan; facilitate governance forums and align priorities to business outcomes and regulatory needs (HIPAA/PHI)
• Define and maintain policies, standards, and procedures for data quality, metadata, classification, access, and lifecycle; translate policy into actionable controls across platforms
• Develop and shepherd the run state processes for Data Governance across the enterprise
• Implement guardrails using Unity Catalog (ownership, privileges, row/column access, tags/classifications, lineage) and Informatica CDGC (business glossary, steward workflows, approvals)
• Partner with Security/Risk/Compliance/Audit to map policy to controls and ensure audit-ready evidence
• Lead data quality disciplines: define dimensions and rules, instrument monitoring in Databricks pipelines (bronze/silver/gold), and publish quality scorecards
• Run end-to-end issue management; ensure durable fixes in upstream processes
• Govern enterprise glossary, technical metadata, classifications, PII/PHI tags, and end-to-end lineage
• Drive adoption and completeness in CDGC and ensure Unity Catalog lineage/tags stay aligned to enterprise definitions, report coverage for critical data elements
• Deliver training, playbooks, and office hours to grow literacy and accelerate self-service within guardrails
• Provide executive-ready dashboards for governance KPIs (quality, glossary coverage, lineage completeness, policy adoption, audit readiness); run periodic maturity assessments and prioritize improvements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field preferred)
• Certifications a plus (e.g., CDMP, DCAM familiarity)
• 7+ years in data governance/data management (senior-level impact)
• Healthcare experience (2+ years preferred) with HIPAA/PHI exposure
• Proven ability to design/evolve frameworks and RACI/decision rights, run councils, and drive cross-functional adoption
• Translate policies into platform controls in Unity Catalog and Informatica CDGC; align with Security/Risk/Compliance and audit needs
• Define DQ rules/SLAs, instrument monitoring in Databricks pipelines, and lead remediation to closure with measurable impact
• Operationalize glossary, stewardship workflows, classifications, and lineage in CDGC and Unity Catalog, with coverage metrics for CDEs
• Executive-grade storytelling, stakeholder facilitation, and influence-without-authority; produce dashboards, playbooks, and training that stick

Tech Stack

• Informatica
• Unity

Benefits

• Growth opportunities to uplevel your career
• A people-centric culture embracing and celebrating diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences within our team
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits focused on well-being
• An opportunity to shape the future of health care by joining a team recognized as a Best Place to Work For in the NY Capital District , one of the Best Companies to Work For in New York , and an Inclusive Workplace