Remote Data Governance Specialist

Summary

Join the CDC Foundation as a Data Governance Specialist to drive the development of a tailored public health data governance framework and collaborate with technical and non-technical teams to conduct a comprehensive assessment of current data governance practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in health administration, computer science, information systems, computer engineering, operations management or related field required
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience in data governance, data management, or data quality
• Experience developing and documenting data governance processes and procedures
• Advanced understanding of data management, confidentiality, compliance, laws and regulations such as, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Ability to effectively communicate both data and health concepts, like healthcare, public health, or epidemiology, bidirectionally with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience coordinating data governance for or directly managing data management documentation for data systems, metadata, and metadata standards (e.g. file layouts, data dictionaries, data attributes, data user policies, data management policies)
• Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams for information gathering, input, and decision making around change and risk management initiatives and roll-out
• Strong understanding of data-related technical concepts and systems
• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; and the ability to develop productive working relationships with colleagues and partners
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various departmental programs to bridge the gaps between siloed systems and data stewardship, enabling better utilization of data for informed decision-making
• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of current data governance practices, policies and procedures to inventory existing documentation as well as identify gaps and risks
• With input from existing staff, lead the development of clear policies, procedures and guidelines for data management, privacy, security and compliance
• Develop foundational governance policies for data sharing such as agreement frameworks (Assurances of confidentiality, Data use agreements (DUA), Research Material Distribution agreements (RMDA))
• Assist in the creation of privacy and protection policies (Small populations policy, HIPAA compliance (i.e. safe harbor) policy)
• Ensure data stewards and key partners have the training and resources to perform effectively on their data management, quality, and governance responsibilities
• Define access policies and optimize data-related workflows and communication
• Define clear roles and responsibilities to ensure standards and best practices are followed
• Coordinate meetings; prepare agendas, take minutes, assign follow up tasks and ensure progress on action items
• Effectively communicate insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management