Director, Third-Party Data Governance

Inovalon, Inc.; Bowie (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Inovalon, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Third-Party Data Governance to lead a program governing data licensed from external suppliers. You will build a hands-on team within Enterprise Data Strategy, translating licenses and agreements into robust data rights controls for commercial, government, and partnership engagements.

You will partner with Legal, Privacy, and Procurement to negotiate terms, manage renewals, and ensure compliant data release and audit readiness across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in healthcare data, data governance, data licensing, privacy, compliance, contracting, or a related discipline, including 3+ years of people leadership
• Bachelor's degree in health informatics, information systems, computer science, healthcare administration, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Proven experience building a governance or compliance program and the team behind it
• Experience operationalizing data license, data use, and business associate agreements into controls and processes
• Deep knowledge of HIPAA, de-identification standards, and healthcare data regulations
• Familiarity with claims, clinical/EHR, lab, eligibility, and real-world data
• Ability to work East Coast hours
• Picks up new contract structures, data partnerships, and regulations quickly as the program's scope grows
• Develops analysts into confident practitioners while building trust with Legal, Privacy, Procurement, and business leaders
• Shifts between hands-on program work and team leadership as priorities change, keeping outcomes in focus
• Designs practical controls that protect data rights without slowing the business
• Uses contract terms, usage data, and KPIs to spot gaps, quantify risk, and back decisions with evidence

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a team of third-party data governance professionals who support business units across the enterprise
• Set the program's vision and processes, extending the registry initiative into a centralized inventory of inbound and outbound third-party data assets, including source, sensitivity, ownership, and contractual terms
• Translate license, data use, and business associate agreements into Inovalon's data rights management solution, covering permitted use, field restrictions, sublicensing, audit rights, and AI and model development use
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, and Procurement on data use terms during negotiation, track renewals, and drive access revocation and data disposition when rights expire
• Govern third-party data intake and release to clients and partners in line with contractual rights, de-identification standards, and minimum necessary requirements
• Monitor usage against licensed allowances and maintain the controls and documentation that support internal, client, and regulatory audits
• Assess acquisitions and renewals for provenance, licensing authority, and downstream obligations, flagging overlapping demand across business units to strengthen pricing and rights negotiations
• Define and report KPIs that measure the program's effectiveness and maturity

Skills

Data governance

Healthcare data

Leadership

Contracting/compliance

HIPAA knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Data licensing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OpenMetadata

Power BI

Job description

Inovalon, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Third-Party Data Governance to lead a program governing data licensed from external suppliers. You will build a hands-on team within Enterprise Data Strategy, translating licenses and agreements into robust data rights controls for commercial, government, and partnership engagements.

You will partner with Legal, Privacy, and Procurement to negotiate terms, manage renewals, and ensure compliant data release and audit readiness across the enterprise.