Associate Director, Governance Risk and Compliance for Data, Data Products and Digital Solutions
About The Position
The Associate Director, Governance Risk and Compliance for Data, Data Products and Digital Solutions leads the development and implementation of governance, compliance, privacy, and responsible AI practices across data, data products, and digital solutions. The role partners with cross-functional teams to embed practical controls and standards throughout the data and AI lifecycle, ensuring solutions align with company policies, enterprise standards, and applicable regulations. It supports operationalizing data governance frameworks, AI stewardship, privacy-by-design principles, and risk management processes to promote transparency, accountability, and ethical use of data and AI. The role develops policies, standards, guidance, and training and collaborates with technical and business stakeholders to drive adoption and continuous improvement. It requires strong communication, influence, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to translate governance requirements into practical, scalable solutions that support innovation while managing risk. The position is based at the primary location in North Wales, Pennsylvania, with hybrid work arrangements. Travel requirements are 10%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Six or more years of experience in data governance, compliance, privacy, risk management, AI governance, or related roles.
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with data governance, data products, digital solutions, and Agentic AI-enabled programs.
- Ability to develop policies, standards, SOPs, and governance processes.
- Working knowledge of data management practices, including data quality, metadata, security/privacy, and master data management.
- Ability to identify and manage governance, compliance, privacy, and risk issues.
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills across cross-functional teams.
- Ability to drive change, continuous improvement, and adoption of governance practices.
- Strong writing, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment.
- Understanding of healthcare compliance laws, regulations, and guidelines.
- Experience developing and delivering training and guidance to a broad audience.
- Ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree, MBA, or equivalent.
- Experience supporting IT, data, analytics, or AI solutions in a complex or regulated environment.
- Experience with privacy and data protection practices.
- Experience supporting compliance training, reporting, and remediation activities.
- Experience in healthcare or life sciences.
- Experience with quality management systems.
- Pharmacovigilance compliance experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead governance and compliance practices for data, data products, and digital solutions across the lifecycle, from design through deployment and retirement.
- Develop and maintain policies, standards, guidance, and controls that support consistent, ethical, and compliant use of data and AI-enabled solutions.
- Partner with business, technical, privacy, legal, and compliance stakeholders to embed governance requirements into delivery processes and decision-making.
- Support responsible AI practices by ensuring transparency, accountability, documentation, and appropriate oversight of AI use cases and outputs.
- Assess governance, privacy, and compliance risks; track issues and remediation actions; and support continuous improvement of controls and processes.
- Provide guidance, training, and enablement to teams to promote awareness of governance expectations and strengthen adoption.
- Support data quality, stewardship, access, metadata, and documentation practices to improve trust, usability, and control of data assets.
- Contribute to governance reporting, audit readiness, and enterprise risk management efforts related to data, products, solutions, and AI.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision healthcare benefits.
- Other insurance benefits for employees and family.
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k).
- Paid holidays.
- Vacation.
- Compassionate and sick days.
- Annual bonus eligibility.
- Long-term incentive eligibility, if applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
