Biotech Health Data Governance Lead

Job summary

Govern research and clinical trial data to ensure accuracy, traceability, auditability, and readiness for scientific analysis, regulatory submissions, and AI workflows. Define and enforce data policies and quality standards, enable secure data access, and align governance practices with scientific, IT, compliance, and business stakeholders.

Job details

Biotech Health Data Governance Lead (AI Training) About The Role What if your expertise in biotech data governance could directly shape how AI understands and works with clinical and research data — accelerating scientific discovery and improving how life sciences organizations operate at scale? We're looking for a Biotech Health Data Governance Lead to ensure that research and clinical trial data is accurate, traceable, compliant, and ready to power scientific breakthroughs, regulatory filings, and advanced AI-driven analytics. This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for experienced professionals who understand the stakes of data integrity in regulated life sciences environments. Organization: Alignerr Type: Hourly Contract Location: Remote Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do Govern biotech research and clinical trial data to ensure accuracy, lineage, and full auditability for scientific analysis and regulatory submissions Define and enforce data policies covering classification, access controls, security, and metadata across research, clinical, regulatory, and partner teams Enable secure, governed data access that supports analytics, innovation, and external collaboration — while protecting confidential and patient-related information Assess and document data quality standards to support AI model training and evaluation workflows Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders — scientific, IT, compliance, and business teams — to align data standards and operational workflows Who You Are Experienced in leading or implementing data governance programs within biotech, life sciences, clinical research, or other regulated data environments Deeply familiar with data privacy, security, compliance, and regulatory expectations for research and clinical trial data A natural collaborator who can bridge scientific rigor with practical policy implementation across diverse teams Detail-oriented and systematic — you understand that in life sciences, data quality isn't a nice-to-have, it's a requirement Comfortable working independently in a remote, asynchronous environment Nice to Have Prior experience with data annotation, data quality evaluation, or AI training data pipelines Familiarity with frameworks such as FAIR data principles, CDISC standards, or GxP compliance requirements Background in regulatory affairs, clinical data management, or bioinformatics Experience working with AI or machine learning teams on data readiness and governance Why Join Us Work on cutting-edge AI and life sciences projects alongside leading research organizations Fully remote and flexible — structure your work around your life, not the other way around Freelance autonomy with the substance of meaningful, high-impact work Contribute directly to the data infrastructure that enables better science and smarter AI Exposure to advanced AI models and how high-quality governed data drives better outcomes in research and discovery Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch

What you’ll do

Govern research and clinical trial data to ensure accuracy, traceability, auditability, and readiness for scientific analysis, regulatory submissions, and AI workflows. Define and enforce data policies and quality standards, enable secure data access, and align governance practices with scientific, IT, compliance, and business stakeholders.

Requirements

Candidates should have experience leading or implementing data governance in biotech, life sciences, clinical research, or another regulated data environment, with strong knowledge of data privacy, security, compliance, and regulatory expectations. They should be detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable working independently in a remote setting; familiarity with FAIR principles, CDISC, GxP, AI data pipelines, or clinical data management is an advantage.

Benefits

• Fully Remote Work
• Flexible Schedule
• Freelance Autonomy
• Meaningful, High-Impact Work
• Exposure to Advanced AI Models
• Potential for Ongoing Work and Contract Extension

Listed skills

• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Data Governance
• Biotech Data Management
• Clinical Trial Data
• Research Data
• Data Quality
• Data Lineage
• Auditability
• Data Classification
• Access Controls
• Data Security
• Metadata Management
• Data Privacy
• Regulatory Compliance
• AI Training Data
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Clinical Data Management

Job areas

• Data & Analytics
• Healthcare
• Science & Research
• Technology
• Management & Leadership

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