Data Governance Principal

Role Overview

• Serve as the primary operational and technical owner for the Enterprise Data Catalog and lead its evolution, managing ongoing platform curation, metadata ingestion schedules, updates, and quality control.
• Support the implementation of roadmap for the catalog, including milestone planning, new feature evaluation, upgrades, and coordination of technical needs with IT and platform vendors.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of the Business Glossary, including research, stakeholder review, and governance through the Executive Steering Council.
• Create and support a process for certification of data and analytics assets.
• Promote adoption and engagement through user enablement initiatives, such as training materials, webinars, workshops, and one-on-one support for business and analytics users.
• Create and maintain reports using Alation Analytics (or similar tools) to measure catalog usage, engagement, and content completeness.
• Implement governance frameworks for data asset categorization and access management to improve discoverability, reuse, and compliance.
• Partner with Data Management teams to establish data quality metrics, measurement processes, and improvement plans.
• Support and enable data stewardship, developing communities of practice and guidance for stewards across departments.
• Lead periodic governance and access audits to ensure proper data use, compliance, and portfolio optimization.
• Measure and communicate program effectiveness, providing regular updates and recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• Publish a monthly Data Governance newsletter summarizing decisions, progress, and upcoming initiatives.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of healthcare data, regulations, and workflows (minimum 3 years in healthcare)
• Solid understanding of privacy, security, and compliance standards (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST, etc.)
• Proven ability to influence at multiple organizational levels and communicate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• High emotional intelligence and facilitation skills to navigate competing priorities and drive consensus.
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience utilizing and managing a metadata governance platform (i.e. Alation, Collibra, Atlan, etc.)
• At least 1 year of experience in data quality management.
• 1-3 years of SQL (ability to pull simple queries and understand code)
• Exposure to cloud-based data platforms (specifically Snowflake or DataBricks)
• 1+ years of experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Sigma).
• 3 years of experience writing and interpreting SQL queries.
• Experience with scripting or API integration (Python preferred) for automation or metadata management tasks.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Python
• SQL
• Tableau

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development