Risk Governance Lead

Insight Global; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 96,432 - 103,320; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A growing pharmaceutical company is seeking a Data Governance Lead to implement data governance policies and manage vendor relationships. This role requires a strong understanding of data frameworks and experience with tools like Alation for compliance and quality assurance across business functions. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and a proven leadership background.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data governance in life sciences.
• Experience with Alation or Collibra for data governance.
• Familiarity with GDPR and HIPAA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the data governance strategy and frameworks.
• Define data ownership and accountability roles.
• Drive user adoption for data governance initiatives.

Skills

Data governance frameworks

Data privacy regulations

Leadership experience

Strong communication skills

Tools

Alation

Collibra

Job description

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Base pay range

$70.00/hr - $75.00/hr

Position: Data Governance Lead

Location: Hybrid in Waltham, MA (1-2x/week onsite)

Duration: 6 month contract, potential to extend

Pay range: $70-$75/hr

Must Haves:

• 7+ years of experience in data governance in life science industry (healthcare is also acceptable)
• Demonstrated experience with Alation for data cataloging and governance. (Collibra is also acceptable)
• Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, best practices, and toolsets. (able to speak to the kind of framework they followed)
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations and compliance requirements (Hippa & GDPR)
• Leadership experience and ability to present information to high level executives

Plusses:

• Helped build up a data governance strategy in an organization
• Worked in an org with an immature or less adopted data governance framework
• Experience working with a Vendor on a product, platform, etc and building a relationship with that vendor

Job Summary:

A growing pharmaceutical company is seeking a senior, strategic, and hands-on Data Governance Lead to lead the enterprise data governance program across finance, R&D, Commercial, and business functions. He/she will be responsible for implementing data governance policies, creating use cases for the business, and holding the relationship with the data governance vendors. The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of data governance frameworks and demonstrate hands-on experience with tools such as Alation for data cataloging, lineage, stewardship, and governance enablement. Alation is the chosen tool, and this resource will ensure that it is being adopted across the organization. This role has high visibility, so it is important that he/she has strong communication skills, is organized, and can present finding when needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and lead the data governance strategy, framework, and operating model across the enterprise.
• Define data ownership, stewardship, and accountability roles in collaboration with business and IT stakeholders.
• Develop and enforce policies, standards, and procedures to ensure data quality, consistency, privacy, and compliance.
• Partner with data owners and stewards to catalog and classify data using Alation or similar tools.
• Implement metadata management, data lineage, and data quality practices in coordination with Data Engineering and Data Architecture teams.
• Support regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA) by ensuring data handling practices meet required standards.
• Drive user adoption and change management for data governance initiatives across departments.
• Deliver regular reports on data governance KPIs, maturity assessments, and areas for improvement.
• Serve as the subject matter expert and champion for data governance across the enterprise.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

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