Data Quality Governance Specialist

2 weeks ago


Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Discovery Health**Function**:Data Analysis**Date**:13 Jun 2023Discovery - Health

Data Quality Governance Specialist
About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self
- driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.
About the Service Lab

The Service Lab consists of 14 unique functions that serve to centralize and departmentalize various functions throughout Discovery. Our department's Vision is to be recognized as the thought leader to all areas of Discovery developing and driving best practice. The culture within the department is one of constant learning, knowledge sharing, change and innovation.
Job Purpose

This role intends to ensure that entities data is accurate, valid, complete and conforms to the relevant data quality standards and adheres to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), for Health and branching to the other Discovery businesses. This role is accountable for data quality governance across the Group and data privacy support, by serving as the link between Risk, Systems, Compliance, Business and Data Integrity.
Principal Accountabilities:

- Report on predefined data quality governance and metrics to business, manager and the Group Information as well as the Privacy officer on a monthly basis.
- This role will be extended to Health Provider Admin, Workpool and Access Centre teams, financial consultant entities and staff entities as well as support for Data Privacy in relation to data analysis, root cause analysis and data quality rules where necessary.
- Analyze and review data quality governance-related policies, using supporting frameworks and tools, root cause analysis. Identify gaps in Discovery’s data and make recommendations for potential process changes within the business. Reporting on business adherence to data quality governance rules and policies.
- Refine and optimize data processes when it comes to specific data rules and business processes.
- Provide business with the relevant data extracts, dashboards and insights to fix the data using PL/SQL and IBM InfoSphere. Ensuring that the relevant fixes are done by the relevant business area.
- Chair the Group Data Quality Governance forum as well as all business working groups related to group data quality governance. Attend Fraud Forum and drive a culture of data quality throughout the Discovery group.
- Continuously monitor the entities data set, identify anomalies and missing data through the relevant data analysis processes.
- Work with CareConnect to create a unified member data record on the Health Information Exchange with the relevant health founding members such as Netcare and Mediclinic.
- Assist the Deputy Information Officer of Discovery Health to investigate privacy incidents and breaches.
Essential Qualifications / Education:

- Matric
- Studying towards a degree in an analytics field such as Business Analysis, Data Science, Maths, Statistics, Economics, Information Systems or Computer Science
Advantageous Education / Qualifications:

- Degree in an analytics field such as Business Analysis, Data Science, Maths, Statistics, Economics, Information Systems or Computer Science
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Master Data Quality Management certification
- Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
Essential knowledge:

- Advanced PL/SQL
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
- Data analysis synthesis
- Understanding of entities, provider and access governance systems
- Understanding data quality and data governance concepts
- Basic PowerBI
- Advantageous knowledge:

- SharePoint
- Paradigm
- IBM Infosphere
- Essential Experience:

- 2-4 years Data Analyst experience
- 2-4 years Project management experience
- 1 year Process design and improvement experience
- Advantageous Experience:

- Prior data quality governance experience
- Prior leadership experience
- Experience in Data Integrity, Privacy and data governance
- Change Management experience
- Engagement with Senior stakeholders
- EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.


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