Data Governance Specialist

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plans

Health insurance

Paid leave and disability

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to support the enterprise data governance program. You will serve as the primary administrator of the data catalog, ensuring data and analytics assets are trusted, discoverable, well-documented, and consistently defined for human and AI use.

Responsibilities include managing metadata, glossaries, definitions, metrics, ownership, classifications, and data lineage; supporting data stewardship and governance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 2 years in data governance, data management, analytics, metadata management, BI, or related data-intensive role.

Responsibilities

• Manage business and technical metadata, maintain glossaries, definitions, metrics, ownership, classifications, and lineage.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Data quality

Data catalog administration

Training & support

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/related

Tools

Data catalog tools

Job description

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Job Description

The Data Governance Specialist is a member of the Data Enablement team within the Analytics Center of Excellence and supports the development and operation of the medical center’s enterprise data governance program. The Specialist serves as a primary administrator of the enterprise data catalog and helps ensure enterprise data and analytics assets are trusted, discoverable, well-documented, and consistently defined for both human and AI consumption.

Responsibilities include managing business and technical metadata; maintaining business glossaries, data definitions, metrics, ownership, classifications, and lineage; supporting data stewardship, certification, and governance workflows; monitoring metadata and data quality; and coordinating resolution of governance issues with data owners, subject matter experts, analysts, and technical teams.

The Specialist works across clinical, financial, operational, research, workforce, and other enterprise data domains to promote consistent definitions and appropriate use of data. The position provides training and support to data stewards and catalog users, supports governance requirements for analytics and approved AI use cases, and monitors governance effectiveness through measures such as metadata completeness, adoption, stewardship participation, certified assets, and data quality.

When appropriate, the Specialist may use approved AI-enabled and automation tools to improve documentation, analysis, metadata management, communication, and workflow efficiency while following organizational privacy, security, compliance, and responsible-use standards.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information management, data analytics, health information management, business or related field, or equivalent relevant experience and 2 years of experience in data governance, data management, analytics, metadata management, business intelligence, or another data-intensive role. Healthcare experience preferred.

Our Comprehensive Employee Benefits Include:

• An array of retirement plan options, each with a generous employer contribution.
• Affordable health insurance options, including dental, vision and prescription coverage that begin on day one.
• Paid vacation and sick leave, including short and long-term disability and paid parental leave.
• Get the most out of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
• And much more!

Thank you for your interest in working at Ohio State.

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.