Principal Data Governance Manager in London

Requirements

• We are looking for significant experience leading data governance, data management or information stewardship programmes in complex environments.
• We need someone who can design and embed governance frameworks that are proportionate, practical and trusted by technical and non-technical teams.
• We are particularly interested in candidates with significant experience leading enterprise data governance or data management programmes.
• We need experience developing policies, standards, controls and data management frameworks.
• We need a strong understanding of data ownership, stewardship, data quality, metadata and lineage.
• We need experience working with sensitive, regulated or research-critical datasets.
• We need proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead through matrix structures.
• We need experience managing organisational change and improving data management maturity.
• Knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK or equivalent data management frameworks is required.
• We are looking for experience leading, coaching or developing teams and governance practitioners.
• Experience in clinical genomics, biomedical research, healthcare data, Trusted Research Environments, NHS or public sector governance, data linkage, consent, withdrawal or research data access would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• We will have you setting data governance direction across clinical and research domains.
• We will have you establishing sustainable data ownership, stewardship and decision‑making models.
• We will have you leading the development of data governance frameworks, standards, controls and roadmaps.
• We will have you providing governance oversight for data release, data sharing, data tagging, participant withdrawal, metadata, classification and data quality.
• We will have you identifying and managing data governance risks as services, datasets and research activity scale.
• We will have you influencing senior stakeholders through clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• We will have you chairing or contributing to governance boards, steering groups and delivery forums.
• We will have you building data governance capability and maturity across teams, services and communities of practice.
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We are Genomics England, a global leader in enabling genomic medicine and research.

We support the NHSs national whole genome sequencing service and run the National Genomic Research Library, helping connect research and clinical care at national scale.

We are designing, developing and operating complex healthcare software systems to improve genomic testing, enable new medical discoveries and create more effective targeted medicines.

This strategic leadership role offers a salary from £102,000 and comes with a strong benefits package including generous leave, blended and flexible working, enhanced family leave, pension and financial benefits, learning and development support, recognition rewards, and health and wellbeing perks.

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and to removing barriers in our recruitment process.

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