Senior Data Governance Analyst

Sage Bionetworks

Senior Data & Community Governance Analyst at Sage Bionetworks responsible for ethical data sharing. Leading privacy and compliance projects for research communities and enhancing governance frameworks.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $93,300 - $121,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development of policies, processes, and structures that guide and oversee activities such as research design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination.
Collaborate with researchers, consortia, and funders, to ensure the ethical, responsible, and accountable conduct of research and data sharing, while protecting the rights and welfare of research participants.
Lead initiatives that enable responsible data sharing by evaluating data sensitivity, and designing and applying governance approaches, such as data access control models.
Ensure adherence to ethical, legal, and institutional requirements. Contribute to incident investigations and the implementation of corrective actions/preventative action (CAPA) plans. Monitor activities and report to stakeholders.
Lead research, community, and data governance initiatives addressing and enabling the responsible application of AI and other developing technologies. Promote the use of AI tools for documentation, process improvement, and novel uses within the governance field.
Lead the development and implementation of standards for data sharing and governance education. Develop and sustain new governance protocols and disseminate/socialize updated standards through training materials and presentations.
Lead governance partnerships with internal teams and external collaborators. Respond to data access requests and provide user support, as needed. Advise established research communities using standard or novel data sharing and governance framework approaches.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
7+ years of professional experience working with data within a biomedical human research setting (e.g., research within an academic, hospital, pharmaceutical industry, or related setting).
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the laws, regulations, and best practices related to working with human research data.
Experience developing and/or improving Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) or other process documentation for day-to-day tasks.
Experience preparing materials and submitting to Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), preferably including multi-site protocols.
Knowledge of incident investigation processes, root cause analysis, and Corrective Action/Preventive Action (CAPA) plans.
Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
Experience with documentation/task management tools (e.g., Google Suite, MS Suite, Confluence, Jira).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and long-term disability.
Future Security: Robust retirement plan and flexible spending accounts (FSA).
Work-Life Harmony: Paid time off and flexible work arrangements.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data collectiondata analysisdata governancedata access control modelsStandard Operating Procedures (SOPs)incident investigationroot cause analysisCorrective Action/Preventive Action (CAPA)research designethical conduct of research

Soft Skills

organizational skillsattention to detailcollaborationleadershipcommunication