Data Steward Hiring ASAP

The Data Steward is responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, and appropriate use of data across the organization. This role plays a key part in supporting enterprise data governance initiatives by executing day-to-day stewardship activities, which may span master data, transactional data, and reference data. The Data Steward collaborates with both business and technical teams to ensure trusted and well-governed data assets are available for critical decision-making.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Review and validate enterprise data to ensure completeness, accuracy, and alignment with defined data standards.

· Identify, investigate, and resolve data quality issues including duplicates, inconsistencies, and missing or invalid values.

· Collaborate with business users and data analysts to refine data requirements and enforce data standards.

· Participate in data quality reviews and assist with implementing corrective and preventative actions.

· Manage stewardship workflows for data quality exceptions, including tasks related to matching, merging, or enrichment.

· Support onboarding and validation of new data sources across transactional and reference systems.

· Partner with data governance council to maintain and enforce policies related to data access, lineage, classification, and quality.

· Document business metadata, data definitions, and stewardship procedures.

· Assist with data profiling and root cause analysis across operational and analytical datasets.

· Use tools such as Excel, SQL, and MDM or data quality platforms (e.g., Reltio) to monitor and manage data quality.

· Provide support for data audits, regulatory reporting, or operational processes dependent on high-quality data.

· Communicate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve data issues and gather feedback.

· Stay current on data governance and stewardship best practices, especially in regulated industries such as healthcare.

· Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES - This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

The Data Steward is responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, and appropriate use of data across the organization. This role plays a key part in supporting enterprise data governance initiatives by executing day-to-day stewardship activities, wh...

QUALIFICATIONS

· Education:

o Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Health Informatics, or a related field; or equivalent work experience.

· Technical Skills:

o Familiarity with data quality, stewardship, or MDM tools (e.g., Reltio, Informatica, Talend).

o Basic understanding of data matching, normalization, and cleansing processes.

o Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; working knowledge of SQL or business intelligence tools is a plus.

· Other Skills:

o Strong attention to detail and a process-oriented mindset.

o Clear written and verbal communication skills.

o Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into data rules or checks.

o Comfortable collaborating across departments in a dynamic environment.

COMPETENCIES

· Attention to Detail: Carefully reviews and validates data to maintain high standards of accuracy.

· Data Literacy: Understands how data is structured, used, and governed within enterprise systems.

· Problem Solving: Diagnoses root causes of data issues and participates in developing solutions.

· Collaboration: Works well with others to resolve shared data challenges.

· Accountability: Takes ownership of data quality tasks and follows through on assigned responsibilities.

· Adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changes in tools, processes, and priorities.

· Integrity: Maintains confidentiality and supports ethical data use.

The Data Steward is responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, and appropriate use of data across the organization. This role plays a key part in supporting enterprise data governance initiatives by executing day-to-day stewardship activities, which may span master data, transactional data, and reference data. The Data Steward collaborates with both business and technical teams to ensure trusted and well-governed data assets are available for critical decision-making.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Review and validate enterprise data to ensure completeness, accuracy, and alignment with defined data standards.

· Identify, investigate, and resolve data quality issues including duplicates, inconsistencies, and missing or invalid values.

· Collaborate with business users and data analysts to refine data requirements and enforce data standards.

· Participate in data quality reviews and assist with implementing corrective and preventative actions.

· Manage stewardship workflows for data quality exceptions, including tasks related to matching, merging, or enrichment.

· Support onboarding and validation of new data sources across transactional and reference systems.

· Partner with data governance council to maintain and enforce policies related to data access, lineage, classification, and quality.

· Document business metadata, data definitions, and stewardship procedures.

· Assist with data profiling and root cause analysis across operational and analytical datasets.

· Use tools such as Excel, SQL, and MDM or data quality platforms (e.g., Reltio) to monitor and manage data quality.

· Provide support for data audits, regulatory reporting, or operational processes dependent on high-quality data.

· Communicate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve data issues and gather feedback.

· Stay current on data governance and stewardship best practices, especially in regulated industries such as healthcare.

· Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES - This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

The Data Steward is responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, and appropriate use of data across the organization. This role plays a key part in supporting enterprise data governance initiatives by executing day-to-day stewardship activities, wh...

QUALIFICATIONS

· Education:

o Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Health Informatics, or a related field; or equivalent work experience.

· Technical Skills:

o Familiarity with data quality, stewardship, or MDM tools (e.g., Reltio, Informatica, Talend).

o Basic understanding of data matching, normalization, and cleansing processes.

o Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; working knowledge of SQL or business intelligence tools is a plus.

· Other Skills:

o Strong attention to detail and a process-oriented mindset.

o Clear written and verbal communication skills.

o Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into data rules or checks.

o Comfortable collaborating across departments in a dynamic environment.

COMPETENCIES

· Attention to Detail: Carefully reviews and validates data to maintain high standards of accuracy.

· Data Literacy: Understands how data is structured, used, and governed within enterprise systems.

· Problem Solving: Diagnoses root causes of data issues and participates in developing solutions.

· Collaboration: Works well with others to resolve shared data challenges.

· Accountability: Takes ownership of data quality tasks and follows through on assigned responsibilities.

· Adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changes in tools, processes, and priorities.

· Integrity: Maintains confidentiality and supports ethical data use.