Project Manager - Data Governance

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Job description

Job Title: Project Manager - Data Governance

Location: Richmond, VA

Duration: 9+ Months

Interview: Both Web Cam and In Person Interview

Hybrid role - 2 days onsite/ week and 3 days/week

Job Description:

The Data Exchange Program will fulfill one of the top priorities of the Client's behavioral health strategic plan, which is to deliver transactional and secure statewide data exchange for behavioral health data.

This position will be the project manager for the development and implementation of the data governance framework, policies and processes. This position will coordinate extensively with DBHDS and partner stakeholders to implement the data governance framework and organizational structure, develop policies and procedures, and apply those policies and procedures to the systems that Client uses.

This role will ensure that the project delivers data governance decisions and guidance for the data sources to be ingested into the new Enterprise Data Warehouse, including Electronic Health Record data from the Community Service Boards (CSBs).

This role will be part of the Data Exchange Team, which works very closely together to ensure activities are aligned across the projects.

The role will require that the candidate communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders up to the executive level, including facilitating meetings, taking meeting minutes, and following up on actions by the Data Governance Council, the Data Decision Team, data stewards, data owners, and other subject matter experts.

Experience with data governance, data warehouse implementations, data exchange, data analytics, and Health IT projects is highly desirable.

Required/Desired Skills:

Proficient in communication and negotiation at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.

Proficient in scheduling and time management.

Proficient in risk management -identify and mitigate risks.

Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Proficient in team building, motivating and inspiring.

Experience in vendor management - vendor selection, contract negotiation, and ensuring successful delivery of vendor solutions.

Proficient in both waterfall and agile project management techniques.

PMP-certified (REQUIRED). Pls upload a copy of their cert under the Reference Tab.

Familiarity with cloud-based data governance solutions, data integration, data modeling, and metadata management

The resource will agree to obtain VITA PMDP qualification (Required) - mgr to determine timeline based on when course Is offered.

Experience with managing a project for implementing data governance policies, processes, and tools.

Experience with reporting and analytics - understand and interpret data analytics and reporting requirements.

Experience with business rules engines and ETL tools.

Experience with data exchange solutions.

Experience in Health IT.

Experience with data warehouse implementations.

Experience with procuring technology solutions - managing the Request for Proposal (RFP)process.

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