Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) · 1 day ago
Metadata Specialist (Personal Services Contract)
Chicago, IL
Contract
Onsite
Mid Level
$80/hr - $80/hr
3+ years expThe Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is committed to serving the public with a diverse workforce. The Metadata Specialist will lead the development and implementation of controlled vocabularies and Enterprise Metadata Management processes to ensure data usability and governance across the agency.
GovernmentHealth CareNon Profit
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop & Implement Agency-Wide Controlled Vocabularies & Enterprise Metadata Management (EMM) Processes
Ensuring DPH’s approximately 60 data sources are well documented, and the information is usable and available to both IT and program staff across DPH
Implement and maintain department data request management and tracking system
Assess/Audit Data Governance Processes & Performance
Develop and Implement Strategies to Promote Data Equity on Metadata Management
Seek out and participate in trainings, workshops, conferences, or other options for continued education
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Qualification
Required
Requires a Bachelor's degree in library/information science, Computer Science, Database Management, Public Health, or another field with demonstrable applicability
Requires three (3) years of experience with data and metadata management, including ensuring that metadata is accessible and understandable for users
Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties
Requires appropriate, valid driver's license
Requires use of an agency supplied mobile phone
Preferred
Three (3) years of experience developing metadata strategies and standards for a wide range of data sources
Three (3) years of experience developing system specifications for metadata management systems or implementing a metadata management system
Three (3) years of experience creating business data glossaries, data catalogs, and data dictionaries for a wide range of data sources
Three (3) years of experience developing and implementing data classification systems
Three (3) years of experience in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, modeling cultural competence
Masters Degree in Library/Information Science, Public Health, Data Management, or a closely related field
Company
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) works to protect the health and improve the lives of Illinoisans.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ashley Thoele, MSN, MBA, RN
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Evan McGinley
Chief Administrative Law Judge and Acting Ethics Officer
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