Biotech Health Data Governance Lead

Alignerr; Montreal; Remote; CAD 83,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

Alignerr Corp. is seeking a Biotech Health Data Governance Lead (AI Training) to govern research and clinical trial data for scalable AI. This fully remote hourly contract role focuses on privacy, auditability, and policy across science, IT, compliance, and partners.

Lead data standards and access controls to support regulatory submissions and trusted biotech AI workflows, while enabling secure analytics and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data governance programs in biotech or regulated life sciences.
• Strong knowledge of data privacy, security, and compliance for research data.
• Ability translate regulatory requirements into governance frameworks.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration across scientists, IT, compliance, and business.

Responsibilities

• Govern biotech research and clinical trial datasets to ensure accuracy, lineage, and full auditability for scientific analysis and regulatory submissions
• Define and enforce data policies covering classification, access controls, security protocols, and metadata standards across research, clinical, regulatory, and partner teams
• Enable secure, governed access to data for analytics, innovation initiatives, and external collaborations — while rigorously protecting confidential and patient-related information
• Identify gaps in data quality, compliance posture, and governance coverage, and recommend practical solutions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with scientific, IT, compliance, and business stakeholders to align data standards, workflows, and best practices
• Support AI training pipelines with well-structured, trustworthy biotech and clinical data

Skills

Data governance leadership

Biotech / life sciences

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Tools

EDC

CTMS

LIMS

Job description

Biotech Health Data Governance Lead (AI Training)

What if your expertise in biotech data governance could directly shape how AI understands and works with clinical and research data at scale? We're looking for a Biotech Health Data Governance Lead to ensure that the research and clinical trial data powering next-generation AI models is accurate, traceable, compliant, and scientifically sound.

This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for experienced life sciences professionals who understand what it takes to govern sensitive, regulated data in high-stakes environments.

• Organization: Alignerr
• Type: Hourly Contract
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

What You'll Do

• Govern biotech research and clinical trial datasets to ensure accuracy, lineage, and full auditability for scientific analysis and regulatory submissions
• Define and enforce data policies covering classification, access controls, security protocols, and metadata standards across research, clinical, regulatory, and partner teams
• Enable secure, governed access to data for analytics, innovation initiatives, and external collaborations — while rigorously protecting confidential and patient-related information
• Identify gaps in data quality, compliance posture, and governance coverage, and recommend practical solutions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with scientific, IT, compliance, and business stakeholders to align data standards, workflows, and best practices
• Support AI training pipelines with well-structured, trustworthy biotech and clinical data

Who You Are

• Experienced in leading or implementing data governance programs within biotech, life sciences, clinical research, or other regulated data environments
• Deep understanding of data privacy, security, and compliance requirements relevant to research and clinical trial data (e.g., HIPAA, GxP, 21 CFR Part 11)
• Comfortable translating complex regulatory and technical requirements into actionable governance frameworks
• Skilled at working across diverse teams — scientists, IT professionals, compliance officers, and business leads — to drive alignment
• Detail-oriented, methodical, and capable of maintaining high data quality standards under real-world constraints
• Self-motivated and reliable when working independently in a remote, asynchronous environment

Nice to Have

• Prior experience with data annotation, data quality evaluation, or AI training data workflows
• Familiarity with clinical data management systems (EDC, CTMS, LIMS) or regulatory submission platforms
• Background in bioinformatics, clinical data science, or health informatics
• Experience with metadata management frameworks or data cataloguing tools

Why Join Us

• Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading life sciences research teams and AI labs
• Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
• Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, high-impact work
• Contribute directly to AI development that advances scientific discovery and improves health outcomes
• Gain exposure to how high-quality, governed data shapes the next generation of biomedical AI
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch