About this role
The Lead Data Governance Specialist ensures that the company’s application and analytics platform data is reliable and governed for real-time transactions and downstream analytics. The role builds and maintains an enterprise data catalog, data lineage, and quality standards, while partnering with engineering, product, analytics, clinical, and operations teams to improve data usability and literacy.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive best practices in data and information management
- Establish and maintain an enterprise data catalog with data lineage and metric definitions
- Set up data contracts and data quality standards with engineering and consumers
- Monitor data quality dimensions (accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness)
- Implement shift-left data governance and work with compliance/IT on security and privacy controls
Technical Overview
You will drive enterprise data cataloging with lineage and metric definitions, establish data contracts and data quality standards with data producers/consumers, and monitor data quality across accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness. The role also advances a shift-left data governance framework covering data validation, storage, access, and management, coordinating with compliance and IT for security and privacy controls.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a lead-level data governance professional with 5+ years of data experience in health technology where patient outcomes matter. They have hands-on expertise in data governance practices including enterprise data cataloging, data lineage, and data quality management, and can lead cross-functional work with engineering, product, analytics, clinical, and operations teams.
Must-Have Skills
Expertise in data governance practicesincluding data cataloginglineageand quality management5+ years of data experience at a health technology company where health outcomes were critical to the mission3+ years of hands-on experience with health technology dataincluding administrativeclinicaland patient outcome dataDrive best practices in data and information management throughout application and analytic platformsWork cross-functionally to establish and maintain an enterprise data catalogcapturing businessclinical & operational nuance and specificityincluding data lineage and metric definitionsWork with data producersdata engineeringand consumers to establish and maintain data contracts and data quality standardsMonitoring and maintaining a range of data quality dimensions including accuracycompletenessconsistencyand timelinessAccelerate a
Nice-to-Have Skills
Master's preferredProven track record in leading through influence in a fast-paced
Tools & Platforms
data cataloganalytics platform
Required Skills
data governance practicesdata catalogingdata lineagequality managementdata contractsdata quality standardsdata discoverabilitydata validationdata storagedata accessdata securityprivacy controlsdata literacy trainingdata accuracydata completenessdata consistencydata timelinesshealth technology data analysis
Hard Skills
data governance practicesdata catalogingdata lineagedata quality managemententerprise data catalogdata contractsdata quality standardsdata quality dimensions (accuracycompletenessconsistencytimeliness)data validationdata storagedata accessdata managementdata security controlsprivacy controlstraining and support to promote data discoverabilityestablish guardrails to ensure proper data usemonitoring data qualityadministrative data analysisclinical data analysispatient outcome data analysis
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationleading through influencedriving cross-functional complex data projectsdisciplineflexibilitycuriositygrace under pressurecommunicationdata literacy enablement/training
Keywords for Your Resume
Lead Data Governance Specialistdata governanceenterprise data catalogdata catalogingdata lineagedata quality managementdata contractsdata quality standardsdata discoverabilityguardrailsdata validationdata storagedata accessdata securityprivacy controlsdata literacyshift left data governance frameworkdata accuracydata completenessdata consistencydata timelinesshealth technology dataadministrative dataclinical datapatient outcome datacross-functional collaborationleading through influencehealth informaticsdata analyticsMaster's preferred
Deal Breakers
At least 5+ years of data experience at a health technology company with critical health outcomes, At least 3+ years hands-on experience with health technology data including administrative, clinical, and patient outcome data, Demonstrated expertise in data governance including data cataloging, lineage, and quality management, Ability to work cross-functionally in fast-paced scale-up environments
Get matched to jobs like this
Luna finds roles that fit your skills and career goals — no endless scrolling required.
Create a Free Profile