Context

The Data Office plays a key role in transforming INAMI into a data-driven organization. In collaboration with Belgian and European healthcare stakeholders, we leverage data to support public policies, improve the quality of care, and strengthen medical control.

Within a multidisciplinary team consisting of data engineers, architects, analysts, AI experts, BI specialists, project managers, and experts in governance and data quality, you will help make data a strategic lever for INAMI.

Your mission is to implement and coordinate data governance for INAMI Services, by facilitating the community of data stewards, encouraging the adoption of governance tools, and leading data quality initiatives, in line with the priorities set by the Data Governance Manager.

You report to the Data Governance Manager and work closely with business, BI, AI teams, and data stewards.

Key Responsibilities

Data Stewardship & Community

• Define the roles and responsibilities of data stewards and data owners
• Coach data stewards and data owners
• Facilitate the data stewards community (meetings, action follow-up, sharing best practices)
• Actively contribute to spreading the data culture within the organization

Data Catalog & Metadata

• Coordinate and monitor the population of the data catalog (business glossary)
• Ensure the quality, consistency, and completeness of metadata by applying defined standards

Data Quality

• Initiate and coordinate the work of data stewards within data quality improvement projects (definition of rules, prioritization, reporting and follow-up)

Policies & Guidelines

• Contribute to defining data governance policies and guidelines for INAMI

Contribution to Data Literacy

• Contribute to improving data maturity through a data literacy program (selection of trainings and follow-up)

In your various tasks, you are in contact with and supported by the reference and master data management team and the data validation team.

Profile

• Holder of a Master’s degree (data, computer science, economics, management or equivalent)
• 10 years of experience in a data-related role (governance, data quality, BI, data management)
• Minimum 10 years of practical experience in data governance within a large organization
• Practical experience in implementing and managing a data catalog
• Basic knowledge of SQL
• Knowledge of DataBricks is an asset
• Practical knowledge of data quality tools
• Knowledge of GDPR
• Autonomy and motivation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good knowledge of the second national language

Summary

As a Data Governance Expert, you play a key role in establishing the data governance program for INAMI. You facilitate the data stewards, ensure the quality of the data catalog, and coordinate data quality work, in order to strengthen trust in data and support a more data-driven organization.

Data Governance – Data Stewardship – Data Catalog – Metadata – Glossary – Data Quality – Standards & Guidelines – Data Literacy.

Level of expertise

• Data Governance (10 years)
• Data quality management (10 years)
• Management of glossaries of business terms (5 years)
• Meta data management (5 years)
• Working knowledge of data governance tools (5 years)
• Change Management (3 years)
• Master Data Management (3 years)
• Project Management (3 years)
• SQL: Beginner – 3 years
• Native language: Dutch or French, with passive knowledge of the second national language