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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Governance and Stewardship Lead - JJMT Electrophysiology - **Company:** Johnson & Johnson - **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $79,000.0 - $127,650.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Information Systems, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Integration, Data Security, EHealth, Identity and Access Management, Meta-Data Management, Metadata Repositories, Enterprise Data Management, Usage Tracking, Information Technology, Data Lineage, Data Management, Meditech - **Published:** September 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/31594C28176A4B49BDA4A3759EF7E0E0/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in data science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field., * At Least 3 years experience within data governance in a highly regulated industry. * Experience with data governance technologies used to support stewardship, data quality, lineage, and access management * Experience using cloud technologies to build, optimize, and govern data platforms, pipelines, and analytics environments. * Ability to collaborate with business, technical, and compliance team members to translate governance requirements into scalable operational processes. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to multi-functional customers. Preferred: * Experience in MedTech, healthcare, life sciences, clinical research, medical safety, quality, regulatory, or product development environments. * Familiarity with clinical, preclinical, post-market surveillance, electrophysiology, IDE, commercial, or product lifecycle data assets. * Experience implementing data governance frameworks in regulated or compliance-driven environments. * Experience supporting audit workflows, validation and verification mechanisms, governance metrics, or compliance monitoring processes. * Familiarity with data catalog, metadata management, data quality, access management, workflow automation, dashboarding, or analytics platforms. * Ability to partner with IT and data engineering teams to implement governance workflows in enterprise data platforms or cloud-enabled analytics ecosystems. * Experience supporting AI/ML, digital health, or sophisticated analytics use cases through strong data governance, data quality, and data access controls., Accountability, Advanced Analytics, Analytical Reasoning, Business Behavior, Business Requirements Analysis, Data Analysis, Database Management, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Privacy Standards, Data Savvy, Detail-Oriented, Execution Focus, Information Security Risk Management, Problem Solving, Solution Architecture, Statistics ## Description J&J MedTech Electrophysiology (JJMT EP) is recruiting for a Data Governance and Stewardship Lead . This position is located in Irvine, CA and will work on a hybrid schedule, within the office 2 - 3 days a week. The Data Governance and Stewardship Lead will support the development, operationalization, and validation of a data governance framework that maps data usage and access restrictions to internal data inventory., * Implement and operationalize data usage policies, access controls, and data stewardship requirements across data inventory assets. * Design, implement, and continuously improve data governance programs, policies, and controls to ensure high-quality and compliant data access. * Design and Develop automation workflows that apply data access and usage policies to governed data holdings. * Collaborate with business teams to embed data usage policies, standards, and controls across the enterprise data and technology landscape * Support trade studies and technical evaluations related to data governance tooling, operational models, and scalable governance implementation. * Support maintenance of business glossary, data integration, data lineage, and broader data management activities. * Partner with multi-functional teams to detail data sources, ownership, permitted uses, usage restrictions, and access requirements. * Enable governed access to preclinical, clinical, and commercial data assets to support patient safety, product development, and operational decision-making. * Co-lead the implementation of audit workflows to verify and validate data governance implementation. * Co-lead the development of performance metrics to measure data utilization, compliance, data quality, and governance effectiveness. * Support continuous improvement of governance practices, including issue identification, remediation tracking, and process optimization. * Present regularly to internal and external partners on the status, risks, progress, and impact of data engineering and governance tasks. * Coach more junior colleagues on governance processes, techniques, responsibilities, and operating expectations. * Understand and apply Johnson & Johnson's Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team members and collaborators. ## Related Videos - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [Enjoying SQL data pipelines with dbt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/823-enjoying-sql-data-pipelines-with-dbt) - [Data Governance in the Era of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1622-data-governance-in-the-era-of-ai) - [A Data Mesh needs Open Metadata](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/505-a-data-mesh-needs-open-metadata) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [The New Financial Stack: AI, Agents and Trust](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100002-the-new-financial-stack-ai-agents-and-trust) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [Panel Discussion: Responsible AI in Practice - Real-World Examples and Challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/488-panel-discussion-responsible-ai-in-practice-real-world-examples-and-challenges) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)