Data Governance Lead – Healthcare / Public Sector Data Modernization

TEKsystems • Boston, MA

1d • $86 - $86 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Lead to provide strategic leadership for enterprise data modernization initiatives in a highly regulated healthcare or public-sector environment. This role owns the frameworks, standards, and operating models that ensure data is accurate, secure, interoperable, and trusted for analytics, reporting, and decision‑making.

Requirements

• 7+ years in data governance, data management, health informatics, or enterprise data roles
• Demonstrated experience establishing or leading data governance programs in healthcare, government, or other regulated environments
• Strong understanding of data lifecycle management, metadata, and data quality practices
• Experience working with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, AWS, Azure, GCP) in governed environments
• Ability to influence across technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare, Medicaid, public health, or public-sector data experience
• Familiarity with public-sector data modernization initiatives or interoperability standards
• Experience with metadata management tools, data catalogs, or governance platforms

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, and standards (data quality, metadata, access, privacy, lifecycle management)
• Establish minimum documentation and metadata requirements for datasets in cloud data platforms (e.g., lineage, definitions, refresh cadence, access rules)
• Ensure governance is embedded into cloud data platforms, pipelines, and analytics tools, not treated as an afterthought
• Partner with legal, privacy, and security teams to align governance with HIPAA and applicable regulations
• Enable data standardization and reuse through reference data, shared mappings, and governed transformations
• Act as a liaison between business, analytics, IT, and engineering teams, translating governance concepts into actionable guidance
• Support change management, training, and communication to drive adoption of governance standards

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees