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The Data Governance Specialist is a member of the Analytics Center of Excellence's Data Enablement team, responsible for developing and operating the medical center's enterprise data governance program. The role ensures enterprise data and analytics assets are trusted, discoverable, well-documented, and consistently defined for human and AI consumption.

Key Responsibilities: Primary responsibilities include managing business and technical metadata, maintaining business glossaries and data definitions, supporting data stewardship and governance workflows, and monitoring metadata and data quality across clinical, financial, operational, research, and workforce domains. The Specialist provides training to data stewards, supports governance requirements for analytics and AI use cases, and measures governance effectiveness through adoption metrics and certified assets.
Skills & Tools: Required skills include expertise in data governance frameworks, metadata management, data catalog administration, and data quality monitoring. Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities are essential to work with data owners, subject matter experts, analysts, and technical teams across multiple enterprise domains.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information management, data analytics, health information management, business, or related field is required, plus 2 years of experience in data governance, data management, analytics, or metadata management. Equivalent relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
Location: In-Person
Compensation: $65K–$95K/yr (estimated)

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Job Title: Data

Governance Specialist Department: Health System Shared Services | Analytics Center of Excellence Job Description The Data Governance Specialist is a member of the Data Enablement team within the Analytics Center of Excellence and supports the development and operation of the medical center’s enterprise data governance program. The Specialist serves as a primary administrator of the enterprise data catalog and helps ensure enterprise data and analytics assets are trusted, discoverable, well-documented, and consistently defined for both human and AI consumption. Responsibilities include managing business and technical metadata

  • maintaining business glossaries, data definitions, metrics, ownership, classifications, and lineage
  • supporting data stewardship, certification, and governance workflows
  • monitoring metadata and data quality
  • and coordinating resolution of governance issues with data owners, subject matter experts, analysts, and technical teams. The Specialist works across clinical, financial, operational, research, workforce, and other enterprise data domains to promote consistent definitions and appropriate use of data. The position provides training and support to data stewards and catalog users, supports governance requirements for analytics and approved AI use cases, and monitors governance effectiveness through measures such as metadata completeness, adoption, stewardship participation, certified assets, and data quality. When appropriate, the Specialist may use approved AI-enabled and automation tools to improve documentation, analysis, metadata management, communication, and workflow efficiency while following organizational privacy, security, compliance, and responsible-use standards. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science, information management, data analytics, health information management, business or related field, or equivalent relevant experience and 2 years of experience in data governance, data management, analytics, metadata management, business intelligence, or another data-intensive role. Healthcare experience preferred.

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Comprehensive Employee Benefits Include: An array of retirement plan options, each with a generous employer contribution. Affordable health insurance options, including dental, vision and prescription coverage that begin on day one. Paid vacation and sick leave, including short and long-term disability and paid parental leave. Get the most out of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. And much more!

Location: Ackerman Rd, 660 (0242)

Position Type: Regular

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