Diabetes Youth Families

Senior Director, Data Governance, Quality

Diabetes Youth Families

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Acton • Massachusetts • United States

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Salary

💰 $204,500 - $306,725 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Define and lead the enterprise Data Governance & Quality strategy, positioning data as a critical, trusted enterprise asset.
  • Establish governance frameworks, policies, standards, and decision rights aligned with regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, FDA, ISO).
  • Build and lead a Data Governance & Quality Center of Excellence (COE), including governance, data quality engineering, metadata, and master data management functions.
  • Own data quality outcomes for HCP, PWD, and Product domains, including data cleaning, standardization, deduplication, enrichment, and prevention of recurring issues.
  • Establish domain-based data ownership and stewardship models with clear accountability across business and technology teams.
  • Implement and oversee Master Data capabilities to create and maintain golden records for HCP, PWD, and Product data.
  • Define and track enterprise data quality KPIs, scorecards, and service levels; report progress and risks to executive leadership.
  • Ensure privacy-by-design and security-by-design principles are embedded into data governance processes in partnership with Legal, Privacy, and Information Security.
  • Oversee metadata management, business glossary, data lineage, and certification of trusted data products.
  • Partner closely with IT, data engineering, analytics, commercial, medical, quality, and regulatory teams to embed governance into data pipelines and platforms.
  • Enable AI, advanced analytics, and digital product initiatives by ensuring governed, high-quality, and well-documented data assets.
  • Lead change management, training, and communication programs to build a culture of data accountability and stewardship across the enterprise.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in data management, data governance, and data quality, with significant experience in medical devices, life sciences, or regulated healthcare.
  • Deep expertise in data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK), data quality management, MDM, metadata, and data lifecycle management.
  • Strong understanding of healthcare and medical device regulatory environments, including HIPAA, GDPR, FDA, ISO 13485, and post-market surveillance data needs.
  • Proven executive leadership skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment.
  • Hands-on experience implementing enterprise data governance and quality tools and platforms.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data issues into business and patient impact.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging executives, regulators, technical teams, and business users.
  • Demonstrated success leading large-scale change management and cultural transformation initiatives.
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • And additional employee wellness programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data governancedata quality managementmaster data managementmetadata managementdata lifecycle managementdata cleaningdata standardizationdata deduplicationdata enrichmentdata quality KPIs
Soft Skills
executive leadershipinfluencing stakeholderscross-functional alignmentanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillschange managementcultural transformation
Certifications
HIPAAGDPRFDAISO 13485