Inspire Medical Systems · 1 day ago
Data Governance Program Lead
Minneapolis, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $180K/yr
7+ years expInspire Medical Systems is a pioneering company focused on revolutionizing the sleep industry with its innovative medical device for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The Data Governance Program Lead will manage and improve the quality and value of data assets, defining and implementing governance policies while collaborating with stakeholders to ensure data compliance and accessibility.
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Responsibilities
Direct and oversee a managed services vendor to execute development on data governance related tooling, including but not limited to: Profisee, Azure Databricks’ Unity Catalog and Microsoft Purview
Define and operate the data governance policies that support multiple data domains
Implement the data governance program roadmap in concert with our vendor, promoting the role of governance and enforcing policy, delivering business value while following data governance best practices
Develop and communicate data governance policies to all relevant stakeholders, and provide training and guidance as needed in concert with our Learning and Development (L&D) team
Provide authority for all data governance oversight and support for Asset Management to ensure awareness across the organization and drive decisions for data standards and policies
Understand various data storage solutions, including extract, load and transform technologies built using our Databricks lakehouse architecture on Microsoft Azure, working with the data engineering team as needed
Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists and business units to help solve their analytical needs and ensure data quality and consistency
Oversee the processes, policies, and standards organizations use to manage their data, and ensure compliance with internal and external regulations and requirements
Monitor and measure the effectiveness and maturity of the data governance program, and report on key performance indicators and metrics
Identify and implement opportunities for improvement and innovation in data governance
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, business administration, or a related field
At least 7 years of experience in data governance, data quality, data management, or a similar role
Knowledge of data governance frameworks, principles, and methodologies
Experience with data governance tools, such as data catalogs, data dictionaries, data lineage, data quality, and data security
Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and drive change across the organization
Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve data issues and risks
A passion for data and a desire to continuously learn and improve
Comfortable working in a high volume, fast-paced, rapidly changing, results-oriented work environment
Preferred
Experience with project management and scrum tools in an Agile environment, especially those in the Microsoft Azure stack (Azure DevOps)
Experience working with Unity Catalog, Microsoft Purview, and/or Profisee
Experience working with offshore contractor resources
Experience presenting data for C-level stakeholders
Experience building out an enterprise-wide data governance program
Benefits
Multiple health insurance plan options.
Employer contributions to Health Savings Account.
Dental, Vision, Life and Disability benefits.
401k plan + employer match.
Identity Protection.
Flexible time off.
Tuition Reimbursement.
Employee Assistance program.
All employees have the opportunity to participate in the ownership and success of Inspire.
Company
Inspire Medical Systems
Inspire Medical Systems develops implantable therapeutic devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$319.4MKey Investors
Amzak Capital ManagementOrbiMedMedtronic
2020-04-13Post Ipo Equity· $133.4M
2018-12-18Post Ipo Equity· $75M
2018-05-03IPO
Leadership Team
Tim Herbert
President and CEO
Richard Buchholz
CFO
Recent News
2026-01-06
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