Freelance Public Health Data Governance Analyst

IndiTech Consulting; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

IndiTech Consulting is seeking an experienced Public Health Data Governance Analyst to support data governance, metadata management, and data stewardship within our Public Health division.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with data catalogs and Collibra, plus exposure to Databricks, Snowflake, Power BI, and ArcGIS.

You will collaborate with data stewards, owners, and IT teams to improve metadata quality, governance standards, and SOPs across public health programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Data Management, Analytics or related field.
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, data catalogs and glossaries.
• Hands-on Collibra experience; other catalog platforms acceptable.
• Experience documenting data definitions, ownership, lineage and metadata.
• Strong written communication, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder collaboration.
• Exposure to Databricks, Snowflake, Power BI, ArcGIS or similar platforms.
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain data assets, metadata, glossaries, and data definitions using Collibra or similar tools.
• Collaborate with Business Stewards, Data Stewards, Data Owners and technical teams to gather, validate, and maintain metadata.
• Document data ownership, stewardship responsibilities, classifications, business rules, data quality requirements, and data lineage.
• Identify metadata gaps and opportunities to improve governance.
• Develop and maintain data governance standards, guidelines, processes, and SOPs.
• Facilitate governance meetings and track follow-up actions.
• Develop reports and metrics on metadata completeness and data quality.
• Collaborate with public health, data engineering, analytics, IT, privacy and security stakeholders.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Stakeholder collaboration

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Data Management/Analytics

Tools

Collibra

Databricks

Snowflake

Power BI

ArcGIS

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Public Health Data Governance Analyst to support data governance, metadata management, and data stewardship initiatives within a Public Health division.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with data catalogs, metadata documentation, data governance standards, and business glossary management. Experience with Collibra is strongly preferred, along with exposure to modern data and analytics platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Power BI, or ArcGIS.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and curate data assets, metadata, business glossaries, and data definitions using Collibra or similar data governance tools.
• Collaborate with Business Stewards, Data Stewards, Data Owners, and technical teams to gather, validate, and maintain business and technical metadata.
• Document data ownership, stewardship responsibilities, classifications, business rules, data quality requirements, and data lineage.
• Identify metadata gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities to improve data documentation and governance practices.
• Support the development and maintenance of data governance standards, guidelines, processes, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Facilitate data governance meetings and workgroups, document decisions, and track follow-up actions.
• Develop and maintain reports and metrics related to metadata completeness, data quality, stewardship activities, and governance adoption.
• Collaborate with public health, data engineering, analytics, IT, privacy, and security stakeholders to promote consistent governance practices.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Data Management, Business, Analytics, or a related field; relevant experience.
• Knowledge of data governance, data stewardship, metadata management, data catalogs, business glossaries, and data quality practices.
• Hands-on experience with Collibra is strongly preferred; experience with similar data catalog or governance platforms will also be considered.
• Experience documenting data definitions, ownership, lineage, business rules, and metadata.
• Strong written communication, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Experience developing process documentation, governance standards, guidelines, and SOPs.
• Exposure to Databricks, Snowflake, Power BI, ArcGIS, or similar data platforms is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with business and technical stakeholders.