Sciensus are seeking a Data Governance and Quality Manager This is a permanent position, hybrid working coming into our Burton office at least 2 days a week.
Do you want to play a pivotal role in transforming how healthcare data empowers patients?
Are you passionate about building data governance foundations that unlock insight, trust and innovation?
If so, this is your opportunity to lead a strategic, high‑impact data function within a fast‑growing, mission-led organisation.
As Data Governance & Quality Manager, you'll lead the design, delivery and evolution of our enterprise-wide data governance and quality framework.
This is both a strategic and hands‑on leadership role where you will:
Shape and own data governance policies, standards and procedures
Build a culture of data accountability through stewardship and ownership models
Drive enterprise-wide Master Data Management (MDM) and harmonisation
Champion data ethics, GDPR compliance and NHS information governance
Lead a small team and collaborate with engineers, analysts and senior leaders
Oversee organisation-wide data quality monitoring, dashboards and KPIs
Maintain metadata, lineage and governance tooling across Azure, Databricks, Purview and more
Be a key voice in our broader data strategy and roadmap
Your work will ensure our data is trusted, well‑managed and ready for advanced analytics, AI and regulatory scrutiny.
What You'll Deliver
Strategic Leadership -
Own and evolve our Data Governance & Quality Framework
Partner across business and technical teams to embed best practice
Lead enterprise-wide MDM strategy and data harmonisation
Advise on compliance with GDPR, NHS frameworks and ISO standards
Promote a data‑driven culture through strong stakeholder engagement
Operational Excellence -
Lead and develop direct report(s)
Oversee data quality monitoring, profiling and remediation
Implement governance controls across Dataverse, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks
Maintain rich metadata and data lineage visibility
Produce dashboards and KPIs, surfacing risk, trends and improvements
Support internal and external audits