Cohere Health is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company focused on improving the patient journey by enhancing the quality of care at lower costs, as well as emp
Lead Data Governance Specialist
Location
United States
Posted
66 days ago
Salary
$125K - $140K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Lead Data Governance Specialist
Cohere Health
Opportunity Overview: We are seeking a Lead Data Governance Specialist to join our exceptional team. team. As the Lead Data Governance Specialist, your responsibility will be to ensure that the data in our application and analytics platform is trustworthy, reliable, organized, and well-managed to support real-time transactions and downstream analytics needs. You will be the data steward of key data assets for our organization - improving the governance and usability of the data. You will work with engineering, products, analytics, clinical and operations to improve data quality, ensure proper data use, accessibility, and improve data literacy. The work will be fast-paced yet enterprise-centric, with evolving needs - requiring discipline, flexibility, curiosity, and grace under pressure. At a growing organization, this is a position that offers the ability to make a substantive mark on the company and its partners with exponential growth opportunities. You will be part of the Data & AI organization and build a Cohere data platform to support our downstream teams to optimize patient care paths. What you’ll do: - Drive best practices in data and information management throughout Cohere’s application and analytic platforms - Work cross-functionally to establish and maintain an enterprise data catalog, capturing business, clinical & operational nuance and specificity, including data lineage and metric definitions - Provide training and support to promote data discoverability and establish guardrails to ensure proper data use - Work with data producers, data engineering, and consumers to establish and maintain data contracts and data quality standards - Monitoring and maintaining a range of data quality dimensions, including but not limited to, data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness - Accelerate our “shift left” data governance framework, including adherence to standards related to data validation, storage, access, and management - Collaborate with compliance and IT to establish proper data security and privacy controls What you’ll need: - Bachelor's in health informatics, data analytics, or related areas (Master's preferred) - 5+ years of data experience at a health technology company where health outcomes were critical to the mission, preferably a healthcare analytics company or population health organization - Passionate about improving the U.S. healthcare system and helping ensure every patient receives the best care possible - 3+ years of hands-on experience with health technology data, including administrative, clinical, and patient outcome data, conducting in-depth analysis to support data-driven decision making - Expertise in data governance practices, including data cataloging, lineage, and quality management - Proven track record in leading through influence, ability to drive cross-functional complex data projects in a fast-paced and high-intensity “scale-up” environment desired - Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate with business, technical, and clinical leaders to define and govern data quality metrics Pay & Perks: 💻 Fully remote opportunity with about 10% travel 🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program 📈 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account 🏝️ Flex Time Off + company holidays 👶 Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave 🐶 Pet insurance The salary range for this position is $125,000 to $140,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment. Interview Process*: - Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening - Meet your Hiring Manager! - Behavioral Interview(s) *Subject to change About Cohere Health: Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer-provider collaboration, cost containment, and healthcare economics. Cohere Health works with over 660,000 providers and handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually. Its responsible AI auto-approves up to 90% of requests for millions of health plan members. With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately. Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners, Cohere Health drives more transparent, streamlined healthcare processes, helping patients receive faster, more appropriate care and higher-quality outcomes. The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone. We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health! Equal Opportunity Statement: Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us, it’s personal. #LI-Remote #BI-Remote
Benefits
- 401(K), 401(K) matching, Adoption Assistance, Commuter benefits, Company equity, Company-sponsored outings, Continuing education stipend, Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff, Dental insurance, Disability insurance, Diversity manifesto, Documented equal pay policy, Family medical leave, Fitness stipend, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Free daily meals, Generous parental leave, Generous PTO, Company-sponsored happy hours, Health insurance, Highly diverse management team, Job training & conferences, Open door policy, Life insurance, Mean gender pay gap below 10%, Mentorship program, Online course subscriptions available, Open office floor plan, Paid holidays, Paid industry certifications, Pair programming, Paid sick days, Performance bonus, Pet insurance, Promote from within, Recreational clubs, Lunch and learns, Remote work program, Free snacks and drinks, Team based strategic planning, OKR operational model, Continuing education available during work hours, Vision insurance, Wellness programs, Some meals provided, Mental health benefits, Diversity employee resource groups, Hiring practices that promote diversity, Fertility benefits, Employee resource groups, Employee-led culture committees, Employee awards, Pay transparency, Transgender health care benefits, Wellness days, Floating holidays, Bereavement leave benefits
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