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Planned Parenthood Federation of America · 2 weeks ago

Associate Director, Data Governance

Planned Parenthood Federation of America is the nation’s leading provider and advocate of high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care. The Associate Director, Data Governance will support the Vice President of Tech Strategy and Enterprise Architecture in developing policies and processes for safe data handling while driving data governance initiatives across the organization.

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Responsibilities

The Associate Director, Data Governance contributes to Planned Parenthood’s mission by supporting the Vice President of Tech Strategy and Enterprise Architecture to develop and maintain the policies, processes, and relationships that enable the safe and compliant handling of data for Planned Parenthood
As a core member of the data governance team, you’ll be responsible for standing up a federation-wide effort to establish data governance standards, including the establishment of an interdisciplinary data governance committee
You’ll be responsible for fostering and maintaining relationships with key data stakeholders and partners including with Planned Parenthood Affiliate organizations, Planned Parenthood National Office departments, and vendor organizations
The Associate Director, Data Governance supports a broad portfolio of data-related programs/projects, and the role requires strong interpersonal skills and enthusiasm for helping others collect and manage data
The Associate Director will consult regularly with team-members and end-users at the PPFA National Office and Planned Parenthood affiliates to develop targeted data solutions that inform operational and strategic decision-making
This role will also provide ongoing technical support and education on data tools and best practices
This role requires a keen ability and desire to communicate and work productively within a team
Due to the consultative nature of the role, the Associate Director must have exemplary customer service skills, a positive “can do” attitude, and a demonstrated track record directly helping people design and implement data solutions
The Associate Director will have familiarity and experience working with the population Planned Parenthood serves, including people of different racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, people with different gender identities and individuals with disabilities
The Associate Director, Data Governance works in close collaboration with the Vice President of Tech Strategy, Enterprise Architecture, and Tech Business Partnership to build and support a sustainable, nimble and reliable data governance program that allows for powerful, compliant and reliable data insights generation
With supervision, work with enterprise architecture, legal, information security, and other teams to develop robust documentation around data handling, analysis, reporting, and data sharing, including internal policies documents and end-user documentation
Support Vice President of Tech Strategy and Enterprise Architecture with optimizing the department’s ability to access and secure data by co-creating solutions that align technologies, processes and policies
Propose new data governance workflows and tools to support collaboration, documentation, and the consistent use of data definitions and data handling processes across the organization
Help deploy dashboards or other tracking mechanisms to enable continuous monitoring of data quality and security across various governance domains
Help stand up the federation-wide data governance program by developing a working charter with outlined goals and identifying KPIs to measure the program’s success
With direction, create contract templates and workflows to support the contracting process for data sharing across vendors, affiliate organizations, and other partners
Help drive interdisciplinary projects by facilitating meetings, setting agendas, taking notes, reviewing follow-up notes and holding team members accountable for action items
Manage stakeholder and partner relationships by exemplifying excellent customer service and by acting as the central touchpoint for project management and support
Help promote a data governance culture across the organization by creating engaging trainings, presentations, and newsletters
Track and process user requests for data management and reporting applications, such as Tableau Server
Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Data governanceData qualityHealthcare analysisData strategyG-SuiteMicrosoft OfficeProject managementSQLCollibraInformaticaAlationTableauHIPAA

Required

Bachelor's degree strongly preferred in computer science, data science or in a related field; combination of professional experience and skills may be considered in lieu of formal/traditional education
6+ years of experience in healthcare analysis/business intelligence, data governance, information management, data standards, data strategy or related area required
Experience developing written technical process documentation required
Experience establishing and guiding workgroups to establish standards and influencing stakeholders through change management process required
Experience with building and defining metrics and key performance indicators required
Proficiency with G-Suite and/or Microsoft Office suite required
Conceptual and functional understanding of data processes and infrastructure required
Understanding of basic security and permission principles for a data governance platform required
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills with keen attention to detail and grammar (English fluency) required; ability to flex communication style to multiple cultural environments and ability to present to diverse audiences, specifically racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse communities required
Knowledge of and sensitivity to different racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, and people with different gender identities, cultural differences and disabilities required
Ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment and respond quickly to changes or modifications in the project plans required

Preferred

Experience with Data Catalog, metadata management software, or other data governance tools, such as Collibra, Informatica, or Alation
Experience with project management tools like Asana, Jira, or Confluence
Basic understanding of SQL
Knowledge of healthcare data, including work with medical coding (e.g., ICD10, CPT, HCPCS)
Knowledge of the security and privacy regulations as outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Familiarity with Tableau Desktop user management and Tableau Server (uploading and using data sources, establishing correct permissions/security)

Company

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

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Planned Parenthood is a trusted health care provider, an informed educator, a passionate advocate, and a global partner.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.03M
Key Investors
Bishop Parker FoundationMontgomery County GovernmentThe Conrad Prebys Foundation
2025-01-09Grant· $0.03M
2024-05-06Grant· $0.07M
2023-06-26Grant· $0.5M

Leadership Team

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Alexis McGill Johnson
President & CEO
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