Job Description
Title: Data Governance AnalystLocation: Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid)Duration: 12 MonthsInterview type: Webcam onlyJob Description:The Data Governance Analyst will:- Help IDOH's data stewards to develop and maintain data dictionaries,
- Lead and support data stewardship initiatives,
- Author and update data governance policies and SOPs,
- Deliver data literacy and quality training programs for agency staff,
- Collect and analyze data requests in the centralized data sharing system,
- Support the roll-out and continuous improvement of the IDOH data governance framework,
- Enhance data quality and protection for sensitive data throughout the agency,
- Serve as a resource for policy interpretation, training, and stewardship best practices.
JOB DUTIESCentralized Data Sharing & Access Governance- Intake, triage, and route internal/external data requests,
- Maintain audit trails and enforce director accountability and delegation,
- Coordinate with Legal (OLA) on Data Sharing Agreements, retention, and destruction obligations,
- Track request timelines, SLA adherence, and escalate overdue items.
Data Stewardship & Metadata Management- Identify and document technical metadata sources and business enrichment requirements,
- Maintain required catalog fields and Dataset Reference Sheets,
- Author and update data quality rules tied to critical data elements,
- Track and resolve data quality issues, report aging and closure metrics.
Policy Writing & Governance Operations- Draft, review, and operationalize agency data governance policies and SOPs,
- Maintain SOP libraries, change logs, and decision records,
- Translate policy into practical guardrails for analysts and stewards (classification, handling, retention).
Education & Training- Develop and deliver data literacy, stewardship, and governance training for agency staff,
- Measure training effectiveness ( "training uplift”) and iterate materials for divisions with varying maturity,
- Create and publish job aids, templates, and stewardship guides.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement- Work with data owners, stewards, custodians, and program directors to align priorities,
- Communicate complex governance topics to non-technical staff,
- Build trust and cooperation across divisions while enforcing governance guardrails.
Reporting & Continuous Improvement- Define and document indicators of performance (KPIs) and quality metrics.
- Provide progress reports to leadership and oversee periodic updates to the data governance roadmap,
- Identify new business opportunities pertaining to the use of data assets for efficiency and effectiveness.
Required / Desired Skills:- Experience using Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, or similar
- Personal and professional integrity with strong work ethics
- Relationship Management: ability to develop and maintain relationships across IDOH divisions.
- Project Oversight: ability to align priorities with strategic initiatives
- Decision-making: ability to identify root cause of issues and make sound and timely decisions to resolve problems
- Excellent critical thinking, time management, and communication skills
- Experience with data lineage tools and methods
- Ability to understand the data analysis life cycle and its application in a business setting
- Ability to take critical feedback in stride and adjust approaches accordingly
- Effective in building trust, respect, and cooperation among teams
- Ability to use Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a professional setting
Skills
Best Practicesunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
Data Collectionunmatched
Data Qualityunmatched
Data Setsunmatched
Groundskeepingunmatched
Informaticaunmatched
Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Legal Support Skillsunmatched
Literacyunmatched
Metadataunmatched
Metricsunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft Outlookunmatched
Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
Microsoft Wordunmatched
Operational Auditunmatched
Policy Developmentunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Product/Service Launchunmatched
Progress Reportsunmatched
Project Trackingunmatched
Relationship Managementunmatched
Reporting Skillsunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Sales Managementunmatched
Sales Prospectingunmatched
Service Level Agreement (SLA)unmatched
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
Stewardshipunmatched
Strategic Planningunmatched
Technical Writingunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Training Programunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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