Manager, Data Governance

Job Code:                                               MGRDG

Reports To:                                                     Director, Data Governance and Quality

Base Location:                                              AZ or CO

Work Status:                                                 Virtual Office

Minimum Starting Monthly Range:      $8,500

Hiring Range (Monthly Pay):                  $8,500 - $9,583

Full-time / Part-time:                                 Full-time

Exempt / Non-Exempt:                             Exempt

Risk Designation:                                        Extremely High

Summary:

The Manager, Data Governance is responsible for leading the operational execution of Contexture’s enterprise data governance activities that support the organization’s data quality, standardization and interoperability objectives. This role partners across business, clinical, operational and technical teams to advance data governance practices, facilitate governance decision-making, support data quality improvement efforts and promote consistent use of enterprise data standards. The Manager is responsible for ongoing maintenance and evolution of the Contexture Gold Standard, refining and updating as critical standards evolve in the healthcare landscape and advising on application of those standards across Contexture’s solutions.  The Manager serves as a subject matter expert in healthcare data, clinical workflows, and terminology services, providing guidance and consultation to support organizational goals and participant needs.

The role is responsible for facilitating governance committees and stakeholder engagement, supporting enterprise data quality efforts, advancing data literacy initiatives and collaborating with teams to identify, prioritize and resolve data quality and data standardization challenges. In addition, the Manager provides leadership, coaching, performance management, workforce planning and professional development for assigned staff, ensuring alignment of team priorities with organizational objectives while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.  

This position is based in Phoenix Arizona; Denver Colorado; or Grand Junction, Colorado and requires local residency in one of these base locations. Our strategic flexibility allows for local work from home opportunities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Lead in the implementation of operational plans, performance goals and deliverables related to data standards, data governance, terminology services, standardized data products, and the Contexture Gold Standard.

• Champion and communicate Contexture’s data governance priorities, standards and objectives while promoting adoption across business, clinical, operational and technical teams.

• Oversee the ongoing maintenance, governance, documentation, and evolution of the Contexture Gold Standard, including business definitions, data standards, governance decisions, terminology mappings, and supporting metadata artifacts.
• Lead and facilitate the Data Governance Committee and related governance forums by preparing agendas, documenting decisions, tracking action items, monitoring progress against governance objectives, and coordinating stakeholder follow-up activities.
• Coordinate enterprise data steward activities, stewardship assignments, governance issue resolution efforts, and stewardship accountability processes to ensure effective implementation of governance decisions.
• Represent Contexture on external industry, interoperability, data governance, and standards development committees, workgroups, and stakeholder forums; monitor emerging standards and leading practices; and communicate relevant impacts and recommendations to internal stakeholders.
• Provide leadership, coaching, performance management, workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding and professional development for assigned staff while fostering a high performing and collaborative team environment.
• Manage governance-related data quality operations, including issue intake, prioritization, remediation tracking, escalation, and resolution.
• Maintain governance documentation, metadata standards, business definitions, and data dictionaries to support consistent interpretation and use of enterprise data assets.
• Partner with technical and operational stakeholders to monitor identity management performance, review matching quality trends, evaluate governance-related data integrity concerns, and recommend operational improvements that enhance patient matching accuracy.
• Lead governance-related data validation and quality assurance activities for reports, dashboards, analytics products, and data extracts, ensuring consistency with established business rules, data standards, and organizational requirements.
• Manage terminology services data normalization activities, providing both strategic and operational guidance to ensure consistent use of healthcare data standards across Contexture’s solutions.
• Develop and deliver governance reporting, data literacy programs, training, communications, operational metrics, and governance policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support decision-making and drive adoption of governance practices.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

• Expert understanding of hospital, ambulatory, and post-acute care operations.
• Experience with clinical information systems and understanding of clinical workflow practices.
• Skilled in the use of aggregated clinical data within a Health Information Exchange or Health Data Utility to support reporting, analytics, interoperability, data quality and customer needs.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, data stewardship practices, data quality management principles, and healthcare data standards.
• Understanding of enterprise identity management concepts, patient matching methodologies, and data integrity best practices within healthcare interoperability environments.
• Demonstrated experience with a variety of healthcare terminology standards and code sets to include LOINC, SNOMED CT, ICD10, CPT, and RxNorm.
• General, hands-on, and theoretical experience with HL7, CCD, FHIR and related interoperability standards.
• Experience supporting data validation, quality assurance, and issue remediation activities involving large healthcare datasets.
• Ability to facilitate governance forums, build consensus among diverse stakeholders, and promote adoption of governance standards and best practices.
• Ability to communicate complex clinical, interoperability, governance and data quality concepts to technical, operational and executive stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands and achieve results through collaboration and influence.

Education/Experience

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience with healthcare data management, health informatics, healthcare analytics, interoperability, data governance or related disciplines.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience leading staff, governance initiatives, projects or cross functional teams.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Health Informatics, Health Information Management, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Data Analytics or related field.
• Professional certification through organizations such as CPHQ, ANIA, HIMSS, CHIMMS, AMIA or other relevant healthcare, data governance, informatics or quality organization is preferred.
• Experience participating in healthcare interoperability, data standards, terminology, governance, or industry workgroups is preferred

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The position may  require occasional availability for after-hours work, outside of regularly scheduled hours.

The position may require ability to periodically drive to and from clients, conferences and / or events; and / or limited travel.

This position is expected to be exposed to, process, or handle sensitive information including but not limited to Protected Health Information (PHI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), financial information, etc. As such, the holder of this position is expected to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, organizational policies, and compliance expectations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those necessary to perform the essential functions of the role:

• Frequent communication and information exchange.
• Regular movement within the office to access equipment and materials.
• Ability to remain stationary for extended periods (approximately 50% of the time).
• Continuous use of computers and office equipment (e.g., keyboard, monitor, printer).
• Frequent handling of materials up to 10 lbs; occasional handling up to 30 lbs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and / or qualifications associated with the job.

Benefits: Contexture provides a comprehensive benefits package. For details, please request a Benefit Summary from our Benefits Department.

The organization is an inclusive Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other status protected by law or regulation.

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