Northwell Health · 2 days ago
Director, Data Governance (Data Mesh) - Hybrid Onsite/Remote
2000 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY, 11042, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$166K/yr - $291K/yr
8+ years expNorthwell Health is a leading healthcare provider, and they are seeking a Director of Data Governance to establish and oversee the Federated Data Governance framework across the enterprise Data Mesh. This role is critical in ensuring the security, compliance, and interoperability of data across clinical and business domains.
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Responsibilities
Directs the collaborative development and ongoing optimization of the Health System Data Lake and Data Governance
Guides the strategic design of the data lake to accommodate from various business applications
Oversees a technical team in support of carrying out the health system data lake and governance strategy
Leads the Data Lake & Governance team by group by communication with and developing staff members, and building consensus for programs and goals that support a business, function or geographic area
Develops and articulates a short-term strategic vision for areas of responsibility
Develops and monitors strategic operating goals, objectives and budget; reports operational performance, justification and/or corrective action; develops and oversees financial management including budget, salary, capital, and revenue projections
Manages provider database and ensures system data entry, modifications, and terminations; defines the process to support end-user needs; maintains an accurate application inventory
Ensures IT maintains the infrastructure, network, key applications, desktop support and proper disaster recovery procedures; participates in applicable education and relationship activities to support end users
Oversees management, tracking, and reporting of hotline and email activity; responsible for maintaining accuracy of large group rosters; assess and collect annual dues
Collaborates with third party vendor to ensure Physician Partners’ providers are rostered in an efficient manner; supports the team in transmission of rosters to payers for linkage to organizational managed care contracts
Oversees Salesforce CRM tool as it relates to credentialing, enrollment, and onboarding of new providers
Validates integrity and performs Quality Assurance of provider demographic, billing, plan participation and other relevant information on a semi-annual basis; ensures timely resolution of Employee Plan inquiries and claims adjudication issues
Develops, manages, and evaluates direct reports; provides orientation and training of new staff; identifies staff training needs, develops action plans and related materials, and implements training
Ensures adequate scheduling and assigns responsibilities to ensure an equitable distribution of work; builds and maintains productive inter/intra departmental and vendor work relationships to optimize operations; oversees compliance with government and agency regulations
Responsible for implementing Alation, our Data Governance Platform
Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience
8-12 years of relevant experience and 7 - 10 years of leadership / management experience, required
Preferred
Proven expertise implementing a Federated Governance model or Data Mesh framework within a complex, multi-domain environment
Experience with Alation highly preferred, OR Collibra, Informatica or other Data Governance platforms
Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Experience managing Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for large-scale data initiatives
Experience with Data Quality checks with ETLs/ELTs and also with the Data Governance platform
Company
Northwell Health
Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals, about 1,000+ outpatient facilities and more than 16,000 affiliated physicians.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$58.3MKey Investors
National Institute of Mental HealthNational Human Genome Research InstituteBreakthrough Discoveries
2025-12-02Grant· $4M
2025-10-23Grant· $3.2M
2025-06-16Grant· $2.3M
Leadership Team
Michael Dowling
President and CEO
Nick Stefanizzi
Chief Executive Officer at Northwell Direct
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