Data Governance & Quality Manager

Bachelors Degree educated or equivalent. Demonstrable experience implementing and managing data governance quality frameworks in a regulated industry (healthcare, life sciences or pharmaceuticals preferred). Proven leadership capability with experience managing or mentoring data professionals. Strong knowledge of data protection legislation including UK GDPR, IG Tooklit and NHS information governance standards. Hands-on experience with data quality monitoring, metadata management and lineage tools, ideally within the Microsoft Azure and/or Databricks ecosystem. Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills. Experience establishing data stewardship programmes or governance councils. Previous experience of working with Data Governance Quality software such as Microsoft Purview, Databricks Unity Catalog and Data Quality Framework (DQX) An understanding of relevant statutory frameworks applying to data governance such as GDPR and NHS Data Protection Guidelines. Self-starter, self-reliant, with a meticulous and precise approach to their work Data Governance Quality Framework Build and maintain framework of Data Ownership and Data Stewardship, Master Data Management (MDM) and data harmonisation Implement governance controls and quality rules across data pipelines and systems (e.g. Dataverse, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks). Maintain and enhance metadata management and data lineage visibility through tools such as Unity Catalog, DQX and Microsoft Purview. Advise on data ethics, protection and regulatory compliance, including GDPR, NHS governance frameworks and relevant ISO standards.