Data Governance & Insights Practice Leader

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. To accomplish this, JDRF has invested more than $2.5 billion in research funding since our inception. We are an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting in their local communities, collaborating regionally for efficiency and broader fundraising impact, and uniting on a national stage to pool resources, passion, and energy. We collaborate with academic institutions, policymakers, and corporate and industry partners to develop and deliver a pipeline of innovative therapies to people living with T1D. Our staff and volunteers in chapters across the United States and our five international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy, community engagement, and our vision of a world without T1D. For more information, please visit www.jdrf.org or follow us on Twitter @JDRF.
As a JDRF team member, you can look forward to interesting and challenging work, building strong relationships with fellow staff and our network of volunteers, and having a meaningful impact on the lives of everyone affected by this devastating disease. JDRF supports a diverse and inclusive workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish and govern a new Data Governance & Insights function consisting of one additional Data Analyst which this role needs to manage.
• Set up a Data Governance implementation roadmap including strategic priorities for development of information-based capabilities.
• Define roles and responsibilities related to Data Governance and ensure clear accountability for stewardship of the JDRF's principal information assets.
• Facilitate and coordinate Data Governance activities across the organization and serve as a primary resource on issues of Data Governance, data quality, and data literacy.
• Work closely with the Director of Data Infrastructure & reporting and data owners across the organization to maintain an inventory of JDRF's data systems and assets.
• Develop, manage, and publish data definitions, standards, and policies.
• Respond to data requests, escalate, and resolve issues as necessary.
• Develop and execute a data quality strategy, including quality monitoring and cleansing.
• Maintain a directory of data owners, data stewards and SMEs.
• Continually assess and identify risks, coordinating with the Legal and Cybersecurity teams to implement and enforce data privacy and security policies.
• Prioritize requests and manage funding proposals for Data Governance initiatives and tools.
• Support and lead data literacy and training activities, working in partnership with Human Resources.
• Coordinate external data sources to eliminate redundancy and streamline the expense related to those services.
• Identify new business opportunities pertaining to the use of information assets to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in the marketplace / represent data as a strategic business asset.

EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 5 to 8 years of professional experience, with professional experience in information management or Data Governance, or a related post graduate qualification.
• Educational background in information management, data management, business intelligence, data science, data systems, nonprofit management, or related fields.
• Experience implementing or leading a Data Governance program.
• Experience managing people and/or leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience using cloud-based applications, such as Salesforce, Office 365, SharePoint and Workday.
• Knowledge of Data Governance principles, practices, and applicable regulatory frameworks (such as CCPA)
• Knowledge in various data infrastructure, ETL and reporting platforms like Tableau, Azure Data lake, AWS Redshift Informatica etc.
• Experience gathering requirements for a data warehouse or similar data solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially in creating clear requirements, specifications, and documentation.
• Adaptable and collaborative, with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to navigate complex organizations.
• Experience working with diverse, multi-functional teams, virtually or in-person.
• Excellent critical thinking and creative problem-solving.
• Ability to successfully work on multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously.
• Curiosity, desire for self-improvement, passion for social equity, and excitement about sharing new skills and knowledge.

Targeted hiring range: 130-160K
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Essential Functions:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and infrequently up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Additional information:
To protect the health and safety of our staff, employees, regardless of position, are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have a COVID-19 booster shot (excluding states where prohibited). Requests for medical, religious, and other exemptions will be considered on an individual basis. JDRF will comply with all federal, state, and local laws.
JDRF supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.
JDRF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.