Director of Data Governance

About This Role

This role is for a Director of Data Governance at McKesson, a Fortune 10 healthcare company. The individual will lead the strategy and execution of data governance for Pharmaceutical Solutions and Services, ensuring data is a trusted and strategic asset by driving stewardship, ownership, and compliance across various business segments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Governance Strategy: Drive PSaS’ data governance framework and operating model, ensuring alignment with enterprise policies, standards, and metrics and establishing policies for AI agent usage, context handling, error escalation, and human approvals.
• Enable Stewardship & Ownership: Promote accountability and best practices for data stewardship across the organization.
• Operational Leadership: Oversee day-to-day governance execution with McKesson and vendor partners.
• Collaborate Across Functions: Partner with Product, Business, IT, Compliance, Legal, and Security teams to enforce data access controls and privacy standards while identifying new data opportunities.
• Ensure Data Quality: Provide guidance to maintain accuracy, consistency, and usability of data assets.
• Executive Engagement: Work closely with senior leadership, data engineering, and data science teams to integrate governance initiatives into enterprise strategies.
• Manage Data Assets: Maintain and enhance the inventory and catalog of key data assets, addressing gaps and future needs.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Monitor governance health, report progress, and implement innovative solutions to improve effectiveness.
• Stay Ahead of Trends: Remain current on industry best practices, tools, and regulatory requirements (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).

Requirements

• Proven track record in data governance and data management
• 8+ years of experience with data governance / data management
• Experience working with market leading data governance tools (Alation) and versed in the emerging landscape of new tools
• Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks and data management principles
• Excellent ability to execute in a strongly matrix environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to drive data-driven decision-making
• Authorized to work in the U.S and Canada, now or in the future, without the support from McKesson

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience
• 12+ years of professional experience and 4+ years of management experience; 8+ years experience with data governance / data management

Nice to Have

• Experience in healthcare background
• Understanding of data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA)
• Strong verbal and written communication with all levels of management

Skills

* Required skills