Data Governance Principal

🕒 April 23

⚜️ Louisiana – Remote

⚜️ Louisiana – Remote

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Ochsner Health

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1942

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🤝 Non-profit

📚 Education

💰 Grant on 2023-07

Healthcare Insurance • Non-profit • Education

Ochsner Health is a comprehensive healthcare system dedicated to delivering health services to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and the Gulf South. Its mission is to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate in healthcare. As the largest academic medical center in Louisiana, Ochsner focuses on a clinically-integrated research program aimed at improving community wellness and educating future healthcare leaders. They offer a variety of services, including primary care, urgent care, women's and men's health, digital medicine, and specialized treatments such as cancer care, heart and vascular services, transplants, and more. Ochsner also emphasizes community engagement through partnerships, education, and outreach programs, while fostering an inclusive environment. They are committed to accessibility, patient stories, and transparency in billing and insurance information. Ochsner is a non-profit organization and an equal opportunity employer.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary operational and technical owner for the Enterprise Data Catalog and lead its evolution, managing ongoing platform curation, metadata ingestion schedules, updates, and quality control. • Support the implementation of roadmap for the catalog, including milestone planning, new feature evaluation, upgrades, and coordination of technical needs with IT and platform vendors. • Oversee the development and maintenance of the Business Glossary, including research, stakeholder review, and governance through the Executive Steering Council. • Create and support a process for certification of data and analytics assets. • Promote adoption and engagement through user enablement initiatives, such as training materials, webinars, workshops, and one-on-one support for business and analytics users. • Create and maintain reports using Alation Analytics (or similar tools) to measure catalog usage, engagement, and content completeness. • Implement governance frameworks for data asset categorization and access management to improve discoverability, reuse, and compliance. • Partner with Data Management teams to establish data quality metrics, measurement processes, and improvement plans. • Support and enable data stewardship, developing communities of practice and guidance for stewards across departments. • Lead periodic governance and access audits to ensure proper data use, compliance, and portfolio optimization. • Measure and communicate program effectiveness, providing regular updates and recommendations to executive stakeholders. • Publish a monthly Data Governance newsletter summarizing decisions, progress, and upcoming initiatives.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong knowledge of healthcare data, regulations, and workflows (minimum 3 years in healthcare) • Solid understanding of privacy, security, and compliance standards (e.g., HIPAA, HITRUST, etc.) • Proven ability to influence at multiple organizational levels and communicate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders. • High emotional intelligence and facilitation skills to navigate competing priorities and drive consensus. • Excellent written communication and documentation skills. • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred. • 1-3 years of experience utilizing and managing a metadata governance platform (i.e. Alation, Collibra, Atlan, etc.) • At least 1 year of experience in data quality management. • 1-3 years of SQL (ability to pull simple queries and understand code) • Exposure to cloud-based data platforms (specifically Snowflake or DataBricks) • 1+ years of experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Sigma). • 3 years of experience writing and interpreting SQL queries. • Experience with scripting or API integration (Python preferred) for automation or metadata management tasks.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development