Remote Data Governance Leader | Strategy, Quality & Trust

CH01 CHE Fresenius Medical Care (Schweiz) AG; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Bonuses

Job summary

CH01 CHE Fresenius Medical Care (Schweiz) AG in the United States seeks a Head of Data Governance to lead an enterprise data governance program, setting strategy, operating model, and roadmaps.

You will collaborate with business, clinical, security, privacy, compliance, and technology leaders to ensure data is trusted, governed, secure, and effectively leveraged to support analytics and digital transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in data management, governance, analytics, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years leading enterprise-scale data governance programs.
• Experience implementing data governance, catalog, metadata, lineage, and data quality tools.
• Strong knowledge of governance, stewardship, metadata, master data, and data quality disciplines.
• Experience supporting cloud-based data platforms and AI initiatives.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development and execution of the enterprise data governance strategy, operating model, roadmap, policies, standards, and procedures aligned to organizational objectives.
• Establishes and manages a comprehensive governance framework encompassing data ownership, stewardship, accountability, quality, metadata, lineage, access controls, retention, and lifecycle management.
• Partners with global business functions to define and operationalize data ownership and stewardship responsibilities.
• Leads enterprise-wide data governance councils, working groups, and decision-making forums.
• Directs the implementation and optimization of data governance, catalog, metadata management, lineage, and data quality technologies.
• Defines governance metrics and KPIs and drives continuous improvement of data quality and compliance.
• Collaborates with Information Security, Privacy, Compliance, Legal, and Risk Management teams.
• Supports ERP, EHR, cloud modernization, analytics, and AI initiatives through governance-by-design practices.
• Develops and maintains business glossaries, metadata standards, critical data elements, and lineage documentation.
• Leads staffing, budgeting, vendor management, and governance program operations.
• Provides leadership, coaching, and development for governance professionals and data stewards.
• Serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership regarding governance maturity, risks, and investments.

Skills

Data governance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Cloud experience

AI initiatives

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Management / related field

Master's Degree preferred

Certifications in data governance (CDMP/DCAM/DAMA/DGSP)

Tools

Governance platforms

Metadata management tools

Job description

CH01 CHE Fresenius Medical Care (Schweiz) AG in the United States seeks a Head of Data Governance to lead an enterprise data governance program, setting strategy, operating model, and roadmaps.

You will collaborate with business, clinical, security, privacy, compliance, and technology leaders to ensure data is trusted, governed, secure, and effectively leveraged to support analytics and digital transformation initiatives.