Data Steward

AssistRx; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay structure

Matching 401(k) with immediate vesting

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life & short‑term disability insurance

Job summary

AssistRx is seeking a Data Steward to ensure data quality, integrity, and compliant use across the organization. You will collaborate with business and technical teams to steward master, transactional, and reference data for critical decision making.

You will review data against standards, resolve quality issues, and support governance policies on data access, lineage, and classification. Strong communication and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise data experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Experience with data quality tools and data stewardship practices
• Ability to translate business requirements into data rules and checks

Responsibilities

• Review data for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to standards.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues including duplicates and incorrect values.
• Collaborate with business users to refine data requirements and enforce standards.
• Support data governance policies, lineage, and data access controls.
• Document data definitions and stewardship procedures.
• Assist with data profiling and root‑cause analysis across datasets.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality management

SQL

Excel

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Health Informatics, or related field

Tools

Reltio

Informatica

Talend

SQL

Job description

The Data Steward is responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, and appropriate use of data across the organization. This role plays a key part in supporting enterprise data governance initiatives by executing day‑to‑day stewardship activities, which may span master data, transactional data, and reference data. The Data Steward collaborates with both business and technical teams to ensure trusted and well‑governed data assets are available for critical decision‑making.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and validate enterprise data to ensure completeness, accuracy, and alignment with defined data standards.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve data quality issues including duplicates, inconsistencies, and missing or invalid values.
• Collaborate with business users and data analysts to refine data requirements and enforce data standards.
• Participate in data quality reviews and assist with implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Manage stewardship workflows for data quality exceptions, including tasks related to matching, merging, or enrichment.
• Support onboarding and validation of new data sources across transactional and reference systems.
• Partner with data governance council to maintain and enforce policies related to data access, lineage, classification, and quality.
• Document business metadata, data definitions, and stewardship procedures.
• Assist with data profiling and root‑cause analysis across operational and analytical datasets.
• Use tools such as Excel, SQL, and MDM or data quality platforms (e.g., Reltio) to monitor and manage data quality.
• Provide support for data audits, regulatory reporting, or operational processes dependent on high‑quality data.
• Communicate with cross‑functional stakeholders to resolve data issues and gather feedback.
• Stay current on data governance and stewardship best practices, especially in regulated industries such as healthcare.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• 5+ years of relevant experience with enterprise data, assessing data quality, and collaborating with business users on data workflows.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Health Informatics, or a related field; or equivalent work experience.

Technical Skills:

• Familiarity with data quality, stewardship, or MDM tools (e.g., Reltio, Informatica, Talend).
• Basic understanding of data matching, normalization, and cleansing processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; working knowledge of SQL or business intelligence tools is a plus.

Other Skills:

• Strong attention to detail and a process‑oriented mindset.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into data rules or checks.
• Comfortable collaborating across departments in a dynamic environment.

COMPETENCIES

• Attention to Detail: Carefully reviews and validates data to maintain high standards of accuracy.
• Data Literacy: Understands how data is structured, used, and governed within enterprise systems.
• Problem Solving: Diagnoses root causes of data issues and participates in developing solutions.
• Collaboration: Works well with others to resolve shared data challenges.
• Accountability: Takes ownership of data quality tasks and follows through on assigned responsibilities.
• Adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changes in tools, processes, and priorities.
• Integrity: Maintains confidentiality and supports ethical data use.

The above is intended to describe the general content and requirements for this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Supportive, progressive, fast‑paced environment
• Competitive pay structure
• Matching 401(k) with immediate vesting
• Medical, dental, vision, life, & short‑term disability insurance

AssistRx, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non‑merit based factors, or any other protected categories protected by federal, state, or local laws.

All offers of employment with AssistRx are conditional based on the successful completion of a pre‑employment background check.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Sponsorship and/or work authorization is not available for this position.

AssistRx does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other vendor services. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered property of AssistRx and no fee will be paid in the event of a hire.