Data Governance Analyst

The 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.

JOB DUTIES

• 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.
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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.

Skill	Required /Desired	Amount	Actual Years of Experience
Experience using Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, or similar	Required	2
Personal and professional integrity with strong work ethics	Required	2
Relationship Management: ability to develop and maintain relationships across IDOH divisions	Required	2
Project Oversight: ability to align priorities with strategic initiatives	Required	3
Decision-making: ability to identify root cause of issues and make sound and timely decisions to resolve problems	Required	3
Excellent critical thinking, time management, and communication skills	Required	4
Experience with data lineage tools and methods	Highly desired	2
Ability to understand the data analysis life cycle and its application in a business setting	Highly desired	3
Ability to take critical feedback in stride and adjust approaches accordingly	Required	3
Effective in building trust, respect, and cooperation among teams	Highly desired	2
Ability to use Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a professional setting	Required	4