Data Governance Lead, Senior Public Health Data Analyst

Leidos

Data Governance & Metadata Lead overseeing CDC public health data management and documentation initiatives. Collaborating with multiple stakeholders to ensure data assets are well-defined, accessible, and reusable.

Posted 6/13/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $107,900 - $195,050 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, implement, and maintain data governance policies, standards, procedures, and best practices
Establish and maintain data stewardship processes across multiple data domains
Support governance activities related to data access, sharing, release, retention, and lifecycle management
Collaborate with data stewards, business owners, and technical teams to establish authoritative data definitions and standards
Support implementation of CDC data governance and data modernization initiatives
Develop and maintain data dictionaries, codebooks, metadata documentation, business glossaries, and data inventories
Maintain data lineage and data flow documentation
Ensure data assets are properly documented, discoverable, understandable, and reusable
Develop and maintain data management plans, governance artifacts, SOPs, and supporting documentation
Support data cataloging and metadata management activities
Participate in governance reviews, working groups, and stakeholder meetings
Develop governance recommendations and process improvement strategies
Track governance-related action items, risks, issues, and resolutions
Support compliance with CDC policies, data governance requirements, and approved data management procedures
Work closely with CDC program staff, technical leads, data stewards, and external stakeholders
Develop training materials, guidance documents, and governance best practices
Support knowledge sharing and adoption of governance processes across the program

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Data Science, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Information Management, Information Systems, or related discipline
8+ years of experience supporting data governance, metadata management, data stewardship, data management, public health informatics, or related disciplines
Experience developing and implementing governance processes, standards, and documentation practices
Experience developing and maintaining data dictionaries, codebooks, metadata documentation, and data inventories
Experience supporting large and complex public health, healthcare, research, surveillance, scientific, or operational datasets
Working knowledge of SQL and data management concepts
Strong understanding of data governance, stewardship, metadata, and data lifecycle management principles
Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills
Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary technical and program teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive compensation
Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement

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Hard Skills & Tools

data governancemetadata managementdata stewardshipdata managementdata dictionariescodebooksSQLdata lifecycle managementdata catalogingdata flow documentation

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingwritten communicationverbal communicationcollaborationprocess improvementknowledge sharingstakeholder engagementtraining developmentorganizational skills

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Public HealthBachelor's degree in EpidemiologyBachelor's degree in Data ScienceBachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Health InformaticsBachelor's degree in Information ManagementBachelor's degree in Information Systems