Lead Data Governance Analyst

Location

Marietta, GA | United States

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Data Governance Lead Analyst will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing our data governance strategy. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality, compliance, and security while promoting a culture of data stewardship across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Governance Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive data governance strategy aligned with organizational objectives and industry best practices.

Data Quality Assurance: Implement data quality standards, policies, and procedures to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data assets.

Data Compliance: Ensure adherence to data privacy regulations, such as HIPAA, or other relevant standards, and establish data protection mechanisms.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with business units, IT teams, and data owners to define data governance roles and responsibilities and foster a culture of data ownership.

Metadata Management: Manage metadata repositories and establish data lineage, data dictionaries, and data catalogs.

Data Governance Framework: Design and maintain a data governance framework, including data classification, data access controls, and data life cycle management.

Data Stewardship: Appoint and train data stewards within the organization to monitor data quality and compliance.

Data Governance Tools: Evaluate, select, and implement data governance tools and platforms to streamline data management processes.

Data Governance Reporting: Generate and present regular reports on data governance performance and compliance to senior management.

Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in data governance and proactively recommend improvements to the data governance program.

Required Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree, Degree related to business operations, data management or healthcare a plus. Required

Required Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 7 years 7+ years’ experience with managing/analyzing data/metrics or data governance is required.
• Healthcare experience is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with data Governance tools.
• Ability to leverage critical thinking in all aspects of work product designband delivery. Required

Required Minimum Skills:

• SQL proficiency strongly preferred
• Professional competence with Microsoft Office applications
• Superior critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional interpersonal, team-building and communication skills
• Expert data Governance skills including the ability to manage data catalog, data dictionaries, and application of data governance principles.
• Ability to identify complex problems, involve key parties, gather pertinent data, and consider various options in the decision-making process.
• Skilled at applying problem solving skills in a logical, systematic way to resolve issues.

Remote Eligible 

We’d like to invite you on a career journey like no other! In return for your contributions, we’ll help you make the most of all life’s moments – on and off the job. Wellstar Total Rewards is designed to provide for your total well-being, including: Your Wellness, Your Pay, Your Future, Your Joy. We think it’s pretty simple – we care for our team members and our team members care for the community.

Make a difference in patients’ lives… and your own! Here, it’s more than healthcare – it’s CareerCare!

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