Remote Data Governance Specialist

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.9 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.

Job Highlights

Location: Remote, must be based in the United States

Salary Range: $81,000-$117,875 per year, plus benefits. Individual salary offers will be based on experience and qualifications unique to each candidate.

Position Type: Grant funded, limited-term opportunity

Position End Date: June 30, 2025

Hours of Work :Must routinely be available between 9 am and 4 pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday to collaborate with Snohomish County staff.

Overview

The Data Governance Specialist will drive the development of a tailored public health data governance framework that is aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirements. This role is aligned to the Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI). WAI is a federally funded CDC Foundation program with the goal of helping the nation’s public health agencies by providing them with the technology and data experts they need to accelerate their information system improvements.

Working within the Snohomish County Health Department the Data Governance Specialist will collaborate across technical and non-technical teams to conduct a comprehensive assessment of current data governance practices, policies and procedures to identify gaps and risks. The Data Governance Specialist will play a critical role in bridging gaps between siloed systems, developing structured policies and procedures, leading training initiatives to empower staff and help foster a culture of data stewardship and trust in data driven decision-making. The Data Governance Specialist will assess opportunities to adapt data governance policies of other governmental and public health agencies to fit the needs of the Snohomish County Health Department.

The Data Governance Specialist will be hired by the CDC Foundation and assigned to the Snohomish County Health Department. This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement for U.S. based candidates.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate collaboration across cross-functional teams in the development and delivery of a tailored public health data governance framework.
• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of current data governance practices, policies and procedures to 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.
• Contribute to the development of a 5-year strategic plan/road map toward adopting public health and other relevant best practices for data governance.
• Assess staff data literacy and data governance competency.  Develop and implement a data literacy/data governance training program to address identified needs.  Develop and disseminate resources to staff and key partners to ensure their ability effectively perform their data management, quality, and governance responsibilities.
• Work with other WAI and department staff to conduct systems and data inventory as well as informatics and data maturity assessments.
• Define access policies and optimize data-related workflows and communication.
• Define clear roles and responsibilities to ensure standards and best practices are followed.
• Identify resources related to Data Governance best practices and foundational steps organizations can take when building a Data Governance infrastructure.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health administration, computer science, information systems, computer engineering, operations management or related field required. Master’s degree or other related advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience in data governance, data management, and/or data quality.
• Experience developing and documenting data governance processes and procedures.  Prior experience building a data governance program from the ground up is preferred.
• 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).
• 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 legacy 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 365 products such as Office Suite, Teams, SharePoint, etc.

Special Notes

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by the CDC Foundation in order to best support the public health programming.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.