Data Governance & Validation Lead Analyst – Cigna Healthcare – Remote

The Cigna Group; Snowflake (AZ); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare firm in Snowflake, Arizona, is seeking a detail-oriented Data Governance & Validation Analyst. This role involves developing data governance policies and analyzing healthcare data using SQL and Databricks. The ideal candidate should have 3 years of experience in data governance and excellent communication skills. A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including health plans and a 401(k).

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental benefits

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in data governance or management roles.
• Proficiency in SQL and data profiling tools.
• Experience working with healthcare data.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data governance policies.
• Analyze large healthcare datasets using SQL.
• Design dashboards with BI tools.

Skills

Data governance

Analytical skills

SQL

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Provides professional input to Business Analytics assignments/projects. Works in collaboration with business partners to provide analyses and reports to aide decision making based on data, facts, and analytical findings across different parts of the organization.

Analyses and interprets collected data, spots trends, writes reports and recommendations and completes data modeling. Exercises judgment in the evaluation, selection, and adaptation of both standard and complex techniques and procedures.

About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Data Governance & Validation Analyst to join our team. In this critical role, you’ll help ensure the integrity, consistency, and quality of healthcare data across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Query and analyze large-scale healthcare datasets (e.g., claims, pharmacy, patient data) using SQL and other tools.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to define data definitions, ownership, and lineage.
• Design and build monitoring dashboards and reports using BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Databricks).
• Develop and maintain automated monitoring jobs to proactively track data quality, system performance, and analytic pipeline health.
• Work with big data platforms and tools to manage, process, and analyze high-volume, high-velocity healthcare data efficiently.
• Monitor data quality metrics and report anomalies or inconsistencies.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with stakeholder expectations.
• Assist in regulatory compliance efforts related to data management (e.g., HIPAA).
• Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation of data definitions, validation processes, analytic methodologies, and project deliverables.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in data governance, data quality, or data management roles.
• 3 years of experience working with healthcare data, including claims, pharmacy, and drug data.
• Proficiency in SQL and data profiling tools.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and Snowflake environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Adapt to a dynamic work environment, learn quickly, solve problems, and make decisions with minimal oversight.
• Proficiency in data management tools and platforms: SQL or Python and Databricks
• Ability to identify and prioritize opportunities for impact, develop analytic solutions and leverage technology
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly and openly communicate status, issues/risks, and challenges presented to a project.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with data cataloging and metadata tagging tools.
• Familiarity with healthcare regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA).
• Basic proficiency in Python for data analysis.

We offer a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.