Sr. Manager, Data Governance & Quality

About the Role (Job Summary):

McKesson Specialty Health is seeking a strategic and collaborative Sr. Manager Data Governance & Quality to lead the development and execution of our data governance strategy across Specialty Health. Reporting to the Director Data Orchestration & Strategic Partnerships this role is responsible for ensuring the integrity quality security and compliance of critical healthcare and patient data assets.

The successful candidate will partner closely with business leaders Legal Compliance Enterprise Data Governance and technology teams to establish governance frameworks improve data quality support regulatory compliance and promote a culture of data stewardship across the organization.

What Youll Do (Responsibilities):

• Lead the development implementation and continuous improvement of a data governance and data quality framework aligned with Enterprise Data Governance standards.

• Serve as the primary Specialty Health representative for enterprise data governance initiatives and compliance requirements.

• Chair the Data Governance Council and drive stakeholder alignment on data strategy quality ownership and stewardship.

• Establish governance policies standards controls and operating procedures to improve data integrity consistency and reliability.

• Define and monitor data quality metrics KPIs business rules and scorecards.

• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify prioritize and resolve data quality issues.

• Lead initiatives related to data profiling cleansing validation enrichment and monitoring.

• Define and support data stewardship and data ownership roles across the organization.

• Collaborate with Legal Compliance and Privacy teams to ensure adherence to applicable healthcare data privacy and security requirements.

• Support data governance initiatives including data cataloging metadata management lineage classification retention and access controls.

• Evaluate and implement data governance tools and capabilities including platforms such as Alation.

• Develop and deliver training communications and change management initiatives that increase data governance adoption.

• Monitor emerging industry trends regulatory changes and best practices in healthcare data governance and quality management.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Management Data Analytics Statistics Mathematics or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 7 years of experience in Data Governance Data Quality Data Management Data Compliance or a related field.

• Experience mentoring or leading high-performing teams.

• Experience developing and implementing enterprise data governance frameworks policies and standards.

• Experience establishing and managing data quality programs metrics controls and remediation initiatives.

• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders across business technology compliance and legal functions.

• Experience with data governance platforms and tools (e.g. Alation or similar).

• Strong communication stakeholder management and leadership skills.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Healthcare biopharma specialty health payer provider or patient-support services experience.

• Experience working with sensitive healthcare or patient data.

• Knowledge of Canadian privacy and healthcare regulations including PIPEDA.

• Experience with metadata management data lineage data cataloging and master data management (MDM).

• Experience leading governance councils steering committees or enterprise data initiatives.

• Advanced degree in a related discipline.