Data Governance Specialist

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

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

You will collaborate across clinical, financial, operational, research, and workforce data domains, maintain glossaries and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years in data governance, data management, analytics, metadata management, BI, or related data-intensive role.
• Healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Coordinating resolution of governance issues with data owners, subject matter experts, analysts, and technical teams.
• Training and support to data stewards and catalog users.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Data catalog administration

Data quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information management, data analytics, health information management, business or related field, or equivalent relevant experience

Tools

Enterprise data catalog

Job description

Job Title

Data Governance Specialist

Department

Health System Shared Services | Analytics Center of Excellence

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

• 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
• 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.

Additional Information

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!

Location & Position Type

Location: Ackerman Rd, 660 (0242)

Position Type: Regular

Scheduled Hours: 40

Shift: First Shift

Background Check

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

Equal Opportunity & Company Culture

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

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• Medical, dental and vision coverage, with Ohio State paying a significant portion of the cost.
• Paid time off, including sick and vacation time and 11 holidays.
• State retirement plan or an alternative retirement plan, both with generous employer contributions.

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