Business Analyst – Data Governance at remote

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis activities for enterprise data governance initiatives across multiple business domains.
• Expand and maintain the enterprise business glossary, including business terms, synonyms, acronyms, and cross-domain relationships.
• Design and improve data stewardship workflows covering term proposal, steward review, approval, publication, and ongoing governance.
• Facilitate requirements gathering workshops with business and technical stakeholders across multiple functional areas.
• Develop user stories, acceptance criteria, process documentation, and other Agile artifacts to support engineering delivery.
• Define business terminology and ontology requirements supporting natural language query (NLQ) capabilities and AI-powered enterprise search.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure delivered solutions meet business objectives and governance standards.
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, execution, issue tracking, and validation.
• Produce governance reporting and metrics related to glossary quality, stewardship effectiveness, term coverage, and data governance maturity.
• Collaborate with Data Governance, Architecture, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to drive adoption of governance processes and standards.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst supporting enterprise data governance or enterprise data management initiatives.
• Experience within healthcare, life sciences, or similarly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated experience developing and expanding enterprise business glossaries across multiple business domains.
• Experience designing or improving enterprise data stewardship workflows and governance processes.
• Strong facilitation skills with experience leading cross-functional requirements gathering workshops and UAT sessions.
• Expertise writing Agile user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements documentation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across business and technical organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview or comparable enterprise data catalog and governance platforms.
• Understanding of healthcare data standards and HIPAA considerations.
• Experience supporting natural language query (NLQ), semantic search, ontology development, or knowledge management initiatives.
• Familiarity with enterprise data contracts and data access governance processes.
• Experience working within Agile software development environments supporting enterprise data platforms.

What We''''re Looking For

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Strong knowledge of enterprise data governance concepts and business glossary management.
• The ability to bridge business needs and technical implementation through clear, actionable requirements.
• Experience driving collaboration across multiple business functions and stakeholder groups.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills.
• A collaborative approach to improving enterprise data quality, governance, and business adoption.

Nice to Have (Not Required)

• Experience with enterprise metadata management platforms such as Microsoft Purview.
• Exposure to AI-powered enterprise search or conversational data discovery solutions.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise transformation programs.
• Professional certifications in Business Analysis, Agile, or Data Management.