Associate Director, Data Governance (Medtech)

TL;DR

Associate Director, Data Governance (Medtech): Develops and maintains policies and processes for safe and compliant data handling, ensuring maximum value from data. Focus on establishing federation-wide data governance standards, fostering stakeholder relationships, and driving adoption of data quality and handling processes.

Location: Hybrid in New York, NY or Washington, DC with 2 days onsite

Salary: $110,000–$120,000 a year

Company

hirify.global is the nation’s leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care and sex education.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain data policies, processes, and relationships for safe and compliant data handling.
• Drive adoption of data quality, data governance, and data handling processes for maximum value.
• Establish federation-wide data governance standards, including an interdisciplinary committee.
• Foster and maintain relationships with key data stakeholders and partners.
• Develop robust documentation around data handling, analysis, reporting, and data sharing.
• Propose new data governance workflows and tools for collaboration and consistent data use.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in healthcare analysis, business intelligence, data governance, information management, data standards, or data strategy.
• Experience developing written technical process documentation.
• Experience establishing and guiding workgroups to set standards and influencing stakeholders through change management.
• Experience with building and defining metrics and key performance indicators.
• Proficiency with G-Suite and/or Microsoft Office suite.
• Conceptual and functional understanding of data processes and infrastructure.
• Understanding of basic security and permission principles for a data governance platform.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills with English fluency required.
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment and respond quickly to changes or modifications in project plans.

Nice to have

• Experience with Data Catalog, metadata management software, or other data governance tools (Collibra, Informatica, Alation).
• Experience with project management tools like Asana, Jira, or Confluence.
• Basic understanding of SQL.
• Knowledge of healthcare data, including medical coding (ICD10, CPT, HCPCS) and HIPAA regulations.
• Familiarity with Tableau Desktop user management and Tableau Server.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to building a workplace culture that fosters belonging and promotes learning throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Values diversity and inclusion, respect, integrity, customer focus, and innovation.
• Equal employment opportunity employer, committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment.
• Travel: 0-25%.