Data Steward

Role & responsibilities

Job Title: Data Steward

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

The Data Steward will be responsible for ensuring the quality, accessibility, and compliance

of the data elements while maintaining alignment with business goals and data governance

standards.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, subject matter experts

(SMEs), Data Asset Owners, and Digital Product Owners to manage the full data asset

lifecycle. You will ensure that data elements are accurate, complete, and utilized effectively

across the organization, driving transparency and value. You will also work with the

Business Application Owner and Business Process Owners to make sure that the

master data is up to date at a source level and all reporting needs are covered. As a Data

Steward, you will also support the data governance framework by facilitating data quality,

managing the decommissioning of obsolete data elements, and ensuring data is properly

classified and accessible to authorized users.

• Operational Data Management: Manage data quality on a daily and ad-hoc basis,

ensuring data elements meet organizational standards. Address operational data

needs and ensure timely data updates and maintenance.

• Collaboration with Business Stakeholders: Work with end-users and business

SMEs to understand their data needs, providing support and guidance on how to use

the data effectively to meet operational and strategic goals.

• Master Data Management: Collaborate with source and process owners to ensure

the integrity of master data at a source level and in CDL, executing processes for

validation (UAT), and synchronization of master data.

• Data Governance Execution: Assist DAO to define the business metadata and rules

of the data elements you are responsible for. Support the DAO to maintain the data

lineage tools from a source system perspective.

• Reporting and Analytics: Leverage native reporting capabilities to develop reports

within internal systems and external software tools (Power BI, ThoughtSpot) to

provide additional insights.

• Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the data

elements under your stewardship, attending council meeting and demonstrating a

deep understanding of their role and significance in supporting business processes

and decision-making.

• Data Access and Compliance: In case of restricted data, ensure that applicable

data elements are only accessible to authorized users and that all data sharing

practices align with organizational data governance policies and applicable privacy

regulations.

• Change management of data elements: Collaborate with Data Asset Owners to

identify, update and repoint data elements due to source system changes or

decommission obsolete data elements, ensuring that data assets remain relevant and

optimized.

Key Skills:

• Database Expertise: Advanced knowledge of database management systems

(DBMS), and SQL.

• Analytical and Strategic Thinking: Demonstrate robust analytical skills and

strategic thinking to make impactful decisions in the creation of data assets.

• Digital Solutions Knowledge: Strong grasp of digital solutions implementation to

ensure successful management and integration of data assets across systems and

platforms.

• Operational Business Knowledge: Deep understanding of the operational business

area, including business processes, data requirements, and the rules that govern how

data is used at a source level.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: University bachelors degree in a scientific field with two years of related

experience in System application management (preferably in a healthcare related

industry)

• Technical Skills: Expertise in SQL, Data cataloging and management platforms

(Collibra, Oval Edge, etc), Project Management Tools (Jira, Confluence etc). Strong

knowledge in Excel and Salesforce. Familiarity with Microsoft Azure and visualization

tools (Tableau, Power BI etc)

• Collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate with business teams and IT stakeholders

to gather requirements, manage data, and deliver value-driven solutions.

• Problem-Solving: Strong ability to analyze complex data challenges, apply critical

thinking, and provide actionable solutions.

• Communication: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex

data concepts in a clear, understandable way to both technical and non-technical

stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Data Governance frameworks, standards and best practices (e.g.

DAMA-DMBOK, ISO 8000)

• Familiarity of Good Practices (GxP) and Data Privacy standards

• Familiarity with Data Governance tools like Collibra, Oval Edge a plus

• Familiarity with Computer System Validation requirements