Data Governance Analyst III

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Position Highlights:

• Position: Data Governance Analyst III
• Location: Skokie, IL
• Full Time
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Hybrid Position

Job Summary:

As the Data Governance Analyst III at Endeavor Health, you will be responsible for developing and managing data governance initiatives to ensure the integrity, security, and compliance of our organization's data assets. You will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing data governance policies, standards, and procedures, and providing strategic guidance to drive continuous improvement in data governance practices.

This position will serve as the key subject matter expert on Endeavor's data and reporting meta-data management and governance systems and processes systems which are out of Epic, Data warehouse, Vizient, Tableau and other reporting tools for customers at all levels of the organization. The role also assists in mentoring and training other department members in understanding business models and issues, and provides leadership and mentorship to the data governance team, guiding junior analysts in best practices, problem-solving techniques, and professional development.

To be successful in this role, you will be expected to remain updated on the latest solutions and technologies and advocate for the adoption of industry best practices.

What you will do:

• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior data governance analysts, guiding them in best practices, problem-solving techniques, and professional development.
• Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for data governance initiatives, aligning with organizational goals and objectives, and driving continuous improvement in data governance practices.
• Develop, train, and enforce data governance policies, standards, and procedures, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and organizational needs.
• Facilitate change management efforts to promote adoption of new data reliability processes, tools, and methodologies, addressing resistance and fostering buy-in from stakeholders.
• Lead high complexity governance projects and define and monitor governance performance metrics (KPIs), reporting insights to leadership.
• Serve as the most senior expert on the development, refinement, and enforcement of processes and governance checklists used by developers in designing and delivering reports, dashboards, and data extracts.
• Effectively manage multiple concurrent assignments, mentor other team members and guide and support their work efforts, produce usable documentation and share code & knowledge within Data Analytics team and, as applicable, with colleagues in IT.
• Serves as the most senior expert on the latest technologies available in the market and promotes the adoption of relevant technologies. Engage with industry related organizations, such as HIMSS, Epic UGM / XGM, Vizient, Data Visualization as appropriate.
• Be part of a talented innovative team that loves what it does, takes pride in its analytics work and impacts across the organization, and is a friendly group where everyone works well with each other.

What you will need:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Basic Science or equivalent work experience.
• Certifications: EPIC Certification required within 6 months of employment (Endeavor sponsored)
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Training Certificate
• Experience: Six (6) or more years of experience.
• Unique or Preferred Skills:
• Epic or another commercial electronic health record (EHR) experience and certifications
• Knowledge of healthcare industry or healthcare information systems
• Statistical or mathematical skills or experience working with statistics packages (SPSS, SAS, R etc.)
• Master's level degree or above in a related field
• Experience in leading projects that span cross-functional teams
• Strong intellectual curiosity
• 4-year college degree in information systems, computer science, mathematics, finance, statistics, or a related field
• Expertise with meta-data management and data governance principles and practices
• Comprehensive understanding of analytics databases, warehouse, datalakes for both traditional/relational and non-traditional systems (e.g. Oracle, MS-SQL Server, Hadoop, Spark, etc)
• Proficient in Utilizing Process/Performance improvement methodologies (IHI, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
• Advanced understanding of complex database queries using SQL or other related tools or languages
• Experienced with complex data visualization and reporting tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, Cognos, SSRS, etc)
• Strong analytic, problem solving, negotiation, issue resolution and facilitation skills are required
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated technical coaching and mentoring skills

Benefits (For full time or part time positions):

• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to "help everyone in our communities be their best".

Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.

Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.

EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.