Data Governance Program Manager
Company: Bryan Health
Location: Lincoln
Posted on: March 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Summary GENERAL SUMMARY: Responsible for the establishment and
maintenance of Bryan Healths data governance program and
infrastructure. As the organizations data governance champion,
collaborates with leaders and data stewards across Bryan Health to
develop, implement, and execute the organizations data and AI
governance strategies, policies, and procedures. As a critical part
of Bryans Data Analytics Center of Excellence, recommends data
governance policies to entity governance for review and approval,
while working with IT and key business units to constantly improve
data definitions, integrity, security, and reliability, ensuring
high-quality inputs for analytics and AI models. PRINCIPAL JOB
FUNCTIONS: 1. *Commits to the mission, vision, beliefs and
consistently demonstrates our core values. 2. *Participates in or
supports work stream planning process. 3. *Effectively communicates
with executive sponsors, project advocates, leaders, and data
stewards to help them understand and apply policy and principles of
data governance while ensuring that deliverables meet business
requirements. 4. *Develops and plays a hands-on role in
operationalizing an organization-wide data governance strategy,
framework and roadmap that aligns with the organizations overall
data, analytics, AI, and data security strategy. 5. *Defines and
enforces data standards, data classification, and data protection
guidelines to ensure consistent and reliable data across systems,
processes, and business units. 6. Translates Data and AI governance
policies and standards into actionable strategies and implementable
solutions, ensuring practical application and demonstratable impact
on data reliability. 7. *Develops and implements policies and
standards for managing data used in AI models to ensure quality,
security, privacy, and compliance with relevant regulations. 8.
*Collaborates with business stakeholders, data owners and data
stewards to establish data governance roles, responsibilities, and
accountabilities within the organization. 9. *Collaborates with
data science and AI/ML teams to ensure the reliability of data used
in AI training, validation, and deployment. 10. Aligns data
governance policies with AI development lifecycle, ensuring proper
data stewardship and governance throughout the AI project
lifecycle. 11. *Conducts assessments to identify data issues, gaps,
and opportunities for improvement. 12. *Provides guidance and
training to business users and data stewards on data governance
policies, procedures, and best practices. 13. *Collaborates with
Data Council, Advisory Teams, and other governance groups for
program oversight and issue resolution. 14. Identifies and
mitigates risks related to AI data, including bias, fairness, and
privacy concerns, to support responsible AI practices. 15. Works
closely with Data Analytics and IT to design and implement data
governance tools, technologies, and platforms to provide data
quality checks, data cataloging, and data lineage tracking. 16.
Stays up to date with AI and data governance industry trends,
emerging technologies, regulatory changes, and standards around the
evolving legal, ethical, and technological standards related to AI
and data governance, and proactively recommends improvements and
enhancements to governance frameworks. 17. Ensures that data used
in AI systems complies with data privacy laws and organizational
policies and maintains auditability of AI data pipelines. 18.
Engages and advises the Bryan Data Analytics Council on project
prioritization and other agenda items as needed. 19. Develops
effective collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the
Bryan Health System. 20. Works with executive sponsors and project
advocates to ensure products meet business requirements. 21.
Collaborates with other teams and leaders to ensure resources and
priorities align with Data Council guidance. 22. Establishes
effective relationships with clients and provides leadership for
all data governance at Bryan. 23. Maintains professional growth and
development through seminars, workshops, and professional
affiliations to keep abreast of latest the latest trends in field
of expertise. Keeps abreast of industry news and trends. 24.
Effectively facilitates and participates on multi-disciplinary
teams; attends and participates in project meetings and activities.
25. Performs other related projects and duties as assigned.
(Essential Job functions are marked with an asterisk *). REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 1. Expert knowledge in principals
of data governance and data governance program design. 2. Highly
proficient in data governance concepts and application (metadata
management, data quality, stewardship, etc.). 3. Knowledge of AI
and AI governance. 4. Knowledge of health care market and industry
trends. 5. Knowledge of computer hardware equipment and software
applications relevant to work functions. 6. Strong skills in
problem solving and process improvement. 7. Excellent communication
skills and ability to explain complex topics to non-technical
audiences. 8. Strong ability in program and project management. 9.
Ability to perform crucial conversations with desired outcomes. 10.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
11. Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with all levels of personnel and medical staff. 12.
Ability to effectively interact with clients that have a broad
range of computer knowledge and ability. 13. Ability to plan for
and act on changes in the business and market environment that
impact current business plans and processes. 14. Ability to problem
solve and engage independent critical thinking skills. 15. Ability
to prioritize work demands and work with minimal supervision. 16.
Ability to maintain confidentiality relevant to sensitive
information. 17. Ability to maintain regular and punctual
attendance. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors degree in Data
Science, Data Management, Analytics, Computer Science, Public
Health, Hospital Administration, Business, or related field
required. Masters degree preferred. Five (5) years of related work
experience required. Prior project leadership experience (formal or
informal) required. Prior data governance experience highly
preferred. Prior Epic experience preferred. OTHER CREDENTIALS /
CERTIFICATIONS: Epic Cogito Fundamentals and Cogito Project Manager
certification preferred. Epic certification in Cogito Fundamentals
and Cogito Project Manager required within six (6) months of hire.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: (Physical Requirements are based on federal
criteria and assigned by Human Resources upon review of the
Principal Job Functions.) (DOT) Characterized as sedentary work
requiring exertion of up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or
a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull,
or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Keywords: Bryan Health, Council Bluffs , Data Governance Program Manager, IT / Software / Systems , Lincoln, Iowa
