Data Governance Lead

Slade Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Slade Group, on behalf of a leading Australian research organisation, is seeking a Principal Data Governance and Compliance Lead. In this senior role you will define how the organisation manages, shares and protects sensitive data, enabling impactful research while upholding privacy, security and ethics.

You will establish governance frameworks for sensitive and clinical data, negotiate data sharing with external partners, align infrastructure with ISO standards, and contribute to the senior

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications in Science, IT, Law or Data Governance, or equivalent experience.
• Proven expertise managing sensitive data in regulated environments, ideally health, research or government.
• Strong knowledge of privacy and security standards, including ISO 27001 (ISO 42001 highly regarded).
• A track record of governance that enables research rather than hinders it.
• Exceptional leadership, negotiation and stakeholder skills.
• Strategic thinking with a proactive approach to risk.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead data governance and compliance frameworks for sensitive and clinical data.
• Negotiate and oversee data sharing agreements with external partners.
• Guide secure data infrastructure in line with ISO 27001 and ISO 42001.
• Contribute strategic advice as part of the senior leadership team.
• Provide direct supervision of up to five team members.
• Working with research leaders across the organisation.
• Governing research data globally.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in Science, IT, Law or Data Governance, or equivalent experience

Job description

The Opportunity

Our client one of Australia’s industry leaders known for ground-breaking intensive research. Our client values difference and diversity; come to work being yourself and develop your career in exciting ways.

The Role

Due to an exciting project, our client is seeking a Principal Data Governance and Compliance Lead to join the team. In this senior leadership role, you’ll set the standard for how a leading organisation manages, shares and protects its data, unlocking research and innovation that make a real difference, while upholding the highest standards of privacy, security and ethics.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and lead data governance and compliance frameworks for sensitive and clinical data.
• Negotiate and oversee data sharing agreements with external partners.
• Guide secure data infrastructure in line with ISO 27001 and ISO 42001.
• Contribute strategic advice as part of the senior leadership team.
• Provide direct supervision of up to five team members.
• Working with research leaders across the organisation.
• Governing research data globally.

About You

• Postgraduate qualifications in Science, IT, Law or Data Governance, or equivalent experience
• Proven expertise managing sensitive data in regulated environments, ideally health, research or government
• Strong knowledge of privacy and security standards, including ISO 27001 (ISO 42001 highly regarded)
• A track record of governance that enables research rather than hinders it
• Exceptional leadership, negotiation and stakeholder skills
• Strategic thinking with a proactive approach to risk.

In return, you’ll have exposure to global health and research pathways the autonomy to build a governance function from the ground up, lead a small expert team, and sit at the senior leadership table of a flagship research initiative, shaping how sensitive health data drives research that improves lives.