Clinical Data Governance Lead

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Job Title: Clinical Data Governance Lead
Location-Type: Remote (US-Based) EST preferred
Start Date Is: July 1st
Duration: 6 months
Compensation Range: $77/hr - $92/hr W2
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Job Description:
Our client is seeking a Clinical Data Governance Lead to drive enterprise clinical data governance initiatives across a research and development organization. This individual will serve as the primary steward for clinical data governance processes, metadata management, business glossaries, data catalogs, and data-sharing practices throughout the clinical development lifecycle. The ideal candidate combines deep pharmaceutical and clinical data expertise with strong stakeholder management skills and hands-on experience driving governance adoption across business and technical teams.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
• Lead clinical data governance initiatives across the R&D organization.
• Own and maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, metadata repositories, and data catalogs within Collibra.
• Manage governance processes surrounding researcher requests for access to clinical data assets.
• Evaluate data access requests and facilitate governance reviews, approvals, and stewardship activities.
• Partner with clinical researchers to understand data needs and identify existing datasets that support research objectives.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder meetings to define, align, and maintain clinical data definitions, standards, and governance practices.
• Drive adoption of data governance processes across business and technical teams.
• Conduct discovery sessions to identify data access challenges, governance gaps, and process inefficiencies.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for intake, approval, stewardship, and data-sharing workflows.
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders, subject matter experts, researchers, and technology teams.
• Support data quality initiatives and governance controls throughout the clinical development lifecycle.
• Provide leadership, oversight, and potential mentorship to offshore governance resources.
• Drive consensus among cross-functional stakeholders on data definitions, standards, and catalog management.

Minimum Requirements:

• 15 years of experience in data governance, data stewardship, or data management roles.
• Strong pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or clinical research industry experience.
• Experience governing secondary-use clinical research data.
• Hands-on experience with Collibra, including business glossaries, data catalogs, metadata management, and governance workflows.
• Experience supporting clinical development, clinical operations, or pharmaceutical R&D organizations.
• Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder alignment experience.
• Experience evaluating and governing access to clinical data assets.
• Prior leadership or management experience, including oversight of offshore teams.
• Deep understanding of clinical and pharmaceutical data domains.
• Ability to engage, influence, and build consensus among senior leaders and subject matter experts.
• Strong communication, presentation, and executive-facing skills.
• Ability to balance governance requirements with business enablement objectives.
• Experience improving governance processes, workflows, and operating models in evolving environments.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Master Data Management (MDM) for clinical entities including studies, sites, investigators, and products.
• Experience with secondary-use data-sharing governance programs.
• Life sciences degree or educational background.
• Experience supporting enterprise data quality initiatives.
• Experience implementing or scaling clinical data governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with clinical trial data standards and regulatory requirements.

Preferred Certifications:
• Collibra Ranger Certification
• Collibra Expert Certification
• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
• DAMA Data Governance Certification
• Data Governance and Stewardship Professional (DGSP)