Senior Director of Data and AI Governance NEW Position Available In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Senior Director of Data and AI Governance

Job ID:

241768

Category:

Management/Leadership

Work Type:

FT

Location:

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Work Schedule:

8:00AM-5:00PM, M-F | Hybrid
Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
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Entity

• Corporate
  Department
• Penn Data and Analytics Leadership
  Location
• 3600 Civic Center Blvd. Philadelphia, PA
  Hours
• 8:00AM-5:00PM, M-F | Hybrid

Summary:

The Senior Director of Data & AI Governance will hold a highly-visible role working with Penn Medicine’s technical leaders and experts to develop a vision for data and AI governance. This person will be responsible for developing consensus and executing against the vision. They will oversee a small team to ensure the appropriate and ethical use of data and to promote responsible AI development, use, and monitoring.

Responsibilities:

Data & AI Governance Strategy:

Collaborate with business, technical, clinical, and legal experts, to develop and implement aprehensive data and AI governance strategy that aligns with theanization’s mission and strategic goals. Continuously evaluate and enhance governance practices to adapt to evolving business needs and technology advancements.

Governance Committee Management:

Manage Data and AI Governance Committees and submittees. Create and refine structures, such asmittee charters and documentation, to ensure efficient decision-making and effective oversight.
Drive decision-making: Equip governancemittee members with the tools and information that they need. Create frameworks and drive consensus building to ensure timely well-informed decision-making.

Execution:

Take governancemittee decisions, translate them into projects and work plans, and ensure their implementation.

Initiative:

Take ownership of hands-on governance work, acting as an individual contributor, when necessary, to ensure the successful development and implementation of data policies, standards, and issues.

Facilitate Policy Development and Oversee Execution:

Key policy areas include: data quality management, data privacy and security, AI evaluation and oversight, AI ethics, data and AI stewardship, data & AI catalog and metadata management, and vendor and third-party oversight.

Thought Partnership:

Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and regulatory changes. Rmend initiatives to enhance theanization’s data and AI governance maturity.

Relationship Building:

Establish credibility and trust with the Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, CMIO, Office of Clinical Research, and faculty experts from across the University among other stakeholders.

Facilitate Decision-Making:

Define policy decisions to be made, identify relevant stakeholders and their roles in decision-making, ensure a d understanding of the issues, and hold group accountable for timely decisions. Promote collaboration and drive consensus.

Oversee Execution:

Monitor the implementation of data and AI policies to ensurepliance and help troubleshoot, as needed.
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Monitoring:

Create and maintain dashboards and reports that provide visibility into data and AI governance metrics and progress to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Leadership:

People Management:

Lead and develop a high-performing data governance team, fostering a positive work culture and innovative environment that attracts and retains top talent.

Stakeholder Education and Training:

Develop and deliver training programs to a variety of audiences on data and AI governance, data quality, data privacy, and AI ethics. Educate stakeholders about AI, including the limitations and risks associated with health AI solutions.
Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures
Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health systemanization

Education or Equivalent Experience:

Bachelor’s degree. (Required)
10+ years of progressively responsible experience in data governance, AI governance, data management, ML development or related roles in the health care industry. Experience managing teams and largeplex cross-functional projects. (Required)
Master’s degree (Preferred)

Skills/Abilities:

Demonstrated expertise in data governance frameworks, data quality principles, data privacy regulations, and AI ethics. Applies knowledge to identify opportunities and develop solutions. Deep understanding of health care data, including EMR systems, particularly Epic, and their integration within healthcare operations. Demonstrated performance developing high-performing teams, fostering a positive culture of continuous improvement. Fosters team andanizational learning by focusing on learning from successes and mistakes in non-judgmental manners. Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal, and writtenmunication skills. Ability to work with a diversity of stakeholders, including senior leaders. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Project management skills and the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer aprehensivepensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged andmitted to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
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