REMOTE - Associate Vice President, Data Strategy & Governance - R13360

About the Role

The Associate Vice President, Data Strategy and Governance will own the end-to-end data strategy and governance agenda — from policy and stewardship to roadmap development aligned with clinical, operational, and financial priorities.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the multi-year data strategy roadmap, ensuring alignment with enterprise business goals, regulatory requirements, and evolving health plan priorities.
• Partner with business, technology, clinical, and finance leadership to translate strategic priorities into an actionable data agenda.
• Serve as a primary data strategy voice in executive forums, operating committees, and board-level discussions.
• Revamp and operationalize the enterprise data governance framework, including policies, standards, data stewardship models, and accountability structures.
• Establish governance councils and working groups that drive adoption and ownership of data quality, lineage, classification, and access controls.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, CMS, and applicable regulatory standards while enabling agility for data-driven innovation.
• Champion PHI/PII governance practices and embed privacy, security, and compliance-by-design principles throughout the data lifecycle.
• Design and continuously optimize the data operating model to improve delivery effectiveness, quality, scalability, and alignment with enterprise priorities, including organizational structure, workflows, governance, and prioritization processes.
• Establish and monitor performance metrics that measure the effectiveness, adoption, and business impact of the enterprise data function, regularly communicating progress and outcomes to senior leadership.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and data democratization across the organization.
• Build trusted partnerships with executive leaders across Clinical, Operations, Finance, Compliance, and Technology while serving as a credible advisor who translates complex data concepts into measurable business value.
• Provide executive oversight, strategic communications, and governance reporting for enterprise data initiatives and transformation programs.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of data leaders, analysts, engineers, and governance professionals.
• Attract and retain top talent; build a diverse, engaged, and result-oriented data organization.
• Model and reinforce an inclusive culture that promotes psychological safety, innovation, collaboration, and mission-driven results.
• Perform any other job-related duties as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, a related field required.
• Master's or other advanced degree in Health Informatics, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of required education.
• Ten (10) years progressive experience in data, analytics, information management, or a related field required.
• Four (4) years of experience in a senior leadership role is required.
• Demonstrated experience within a health plan, managed care, or payer organization — deep familiarity with claims, clinical, and member data ecosystems required.
• Experience developing and communicating enterprise data strategy to executive and board audiences required.
• Experience leading and developing distributed, multidisciplinary data teams.

Skills

• Knowledgeable in modern data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalent cloud-native environments.
• Proven ability to build or significantly transform data governance programs in complex, regulated environments.
• Familiarity with data mesh, federated governance, or domain-oriented data ownership models.
• Exposure to SDOH data integration, risk stratification (HCC), or Stars/quality measurement programs.
• Familiarity with program and delivery management; experience with agile or product-oriented data delivery models.
• Strong command of healthcare data standards and frameworks including HEDIS, FHIR, HL7, EDI, and HIPAA.
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills — the ability to influence without authority and align diverse stakeholders.

Working Conditions

• General office environment; may be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to travel as required by the needs of the business.

Pay

Compensation Range: $150,000 - $300,000. CareSource takes into consideration a combination of a candidate’s education, training, and experience as well as the position’s scope and complexity, the discretion and latitude required for the role, and other external and internal data when establishing a salary level. In addition to base compensation, you may qualify for a bonus tied to company and individual performance.

Benefits

We are highly invested in every employee’s total well-being and offer a substantial and comprehensive total rewards package.