Data Governance and Stewardship Lead - JJMT Electrophysiology

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J&J Med Tech Electrophysiology (JJMT EP) is recruiting for a Data Governance and Stewardship Lead. This position is located in Irvine, CA and will work on a hybrid schedule, within the office 2 - 3 days a week.

The Data Governance and Stewardship Lead will support the development, operationalization, and validation of a data governance framework that maps data usage and access restrictions to internal data inventory.

Implement and operationalize data usage policies, access controls, and data stewardship requirements across data inventory assets.

Design, implement, and continuously improve data governance programs, policies, and controls to ensure high-quality and compliant data access.

Design and Develop automation workflows that apply data access and usage policies to governed data holdings.

Collaborate with business teams to embed data usage policies, standards, and controls across the enterprise data and technology landscape

Support trade studies and technical evaluations related to data governance tooling, operational models, and scalable governance implementation.

Support maintenance of business glossary, data integration, data lineage, and broader data management activities.

Partner with multi-functional teams to detail data sources, ownership, permitted uses, usage restrictions, and access requirements.

Enable governed access to preclinical, clinical, and commercial data assets to support patient safety, product development, and operational decision-making.

Co-lead the implementation of audit workflows to verify and validate data governance implementation.

Co-lead the development of performance metrics to measure data utilization, compliance, data quality, and governance effectiveness.

Support continuous improvement of governance practices, including issue identification, remediation tracking, and process optimization.

Present regularly to internal and external partners on the status, risks, progress, and impact of data engineering and governance tasks.

Coach more junior colleagues on governance processes, techniques, responsibilities, and operating expectations.

Understand and apply Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team members and collaborators.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in data science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.

At Least 3 years experience within data governance in a highly regulated industry.

Experience with data governance technologies used to support stewardship, data quality, lineage, and access management

Experience using cloud technologies to…