Job Details

Overview

Data Governance Manager (Remote) at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. This role leads a team of technical data analysts with deep healthcare experience across multiple domains to support the data curation of complex data products and data transformation. It combines technical and analytical expertise with leadership and critical thinking to develop high quality data assets that drive data-driven decision making across the organization.

Essential Functions

• Leads the team in deep data exploration and analysis gaining domain expertise.
• Translate business rules into technical specifications to support data pipeline development.
• Manage data lifecycle processes including acquisition, storage, transformation, and archival, serving as the de-facto data product manager for the enterprise data warehouse.
• Manage Master Data Management process for several domains.
• Enforce data quality standards, metadata management, and data lineage tracking in partnership with Data Governance and Engineering teams.
• Ensure analytical outputs are accurate, timely, and aligned with stakeholder needs.
• Partner with IT and Data Governance teams to implement data stewardship and master data management practices.
• Manage industry and CareFirst specific reference data for enterprise usage.
• Provide recommendations on business rules definition and data cleansing strategy.
• Support data validation, data balancing and data integrity maintenance.

Team & Stakeholder Management

• Supervise and mentor a team of data analysts and data stewards.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration.
• Serve as a liaison between business units and technical teams to ensure alignment on data priorities.
• Translate and communicate complex data concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data engineering, data architecture, data product management, application teams, and enterprise architecture.

Technical Skills

• Deep SQL and data analysis experience with the ability to provide hands-on support to the team.
• Understanding of data principles including knowledge of data pipelines (batch and streaming), data analytics and overall data usage patterns.
• Understanding of coding fundamentals and design principles to build high-quality data products and enterprise data assets.
• Develop metrics to measure and track data quality and data balancing.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Data Science, Information Systems, Statistics, or a related field.
• Experience: 5 years of experience in data analysis, data management, or related roles, with at least 1 year in a leadership capacity.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, R, or other data analysis languages.
• Excellent communication, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Experience with data governance frameworks and tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica, Alation).
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure, Snowflake).

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in data management or analytics (e.g., CDMP, CAP, or equivalent).
• Experience in regulated industries (healthcare, finance, government).
• Knowledge of data privacy laws such as GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Experience in HealthCare Industry, Payor and Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred.

Salary Range: $120,320 - $223,344

Salary Range Disclaimer: The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential. This compensation range is specific and considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities, candidate experience, education/training, internal peer equity, and market considerations. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range; decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. CareFirst offers a comprehensive benefits package, incentive programs, and 401k contributions (subject to eligibility).

EEO & How to Apply

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please visit our website to apply: www.carefirst.com/careers

Note: The incumbent may be required to comply with Federal health care program employment disclosures and physical/fitness demands as described in the job posting.