he Data Governance Analyst will: - Help IDOH’s data stewards to develop and maintain data dictionaries,
- Lead and support data stewardship initiatives,
- Author and update data governance policies and SOPs,
- Deliver data literacy and quality training programs for agency staff,
- Collect and analyze data requests in the centralized data sharing system,
- Support the roll-out and continuous improvement of the IDOH data governance framework,
- Enhance data quality and protection for sensitive data throughout the agency,
- Serve as a resource for policy interpretation, training, and stewardship best practices.
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Centralized Data Sharing & Access Governance - Intake, triage, and route internal/external data requests,
- Maintain audit trails and enforce director accountability and delegation,
- Coordinate with Legal (OLA) on Data Sharing Agreements, retention, and destruction obligations,
- Track request timelines, SLA adherence, and escalate overdue items.
Data Stewardship & Metadata Management - Identify and document technical metadata sources and business enrichment requirements,
- Maintain required catalog fields and Dataset Reference Sheets,
- Author and update data quality rules tied to critical data elements,
- Track and resolve data quality issues, report aging and closure metrics.
Policy Writing & Governance Operations - Draft, review, and operationalize agency data governance policies and SOPs,
- Maintain SOP libraries, change logs, and decision records,
- Translate policy into practical guardrails for analysts and stewards (classification, handling, retention).
Education & Training - Develop and deliver data literacy, stewardship, and governance training for agency staff,
- Measure training effectiveness (“training uplift”) and iterate materials for divisions with varying maturity,
- Create and publish job aids, templates, and stewardship guides.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement - Work with data owners, stewards, custodians, and program directors to align priorities,
- Communicate complex governance topics to non-technical staff,
- Build trust and cooperation across divisions while enforcing governance guardrails.
Reporting & Continuous Improvement - Define and document indicators of performance (KPIs) and quality metrics.
- Provide progress reports to leadership and oversee periodic updates to the data governance roadmap,
- Identify new business opportunities pertaining to the use of data assets for efficiency and effectiveness.
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