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Sentara Health is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as Director, Governance.
Position Status: Full-time, Day Shift
Position Location: This position is remote.
Standard Working Hours: 8:00AM to 5:00PM (ET).
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 5 years leadership experience required.
- A leader who can navigate a and influence in a matrixed leadership model
- A leader with strong data governance technical skills
- A leader who has implemented data governance across multiple technology platforms
Expectations for this Role:
Sentara Health is seeking a Director, Governance. General Information Technology work involves managing or performing work across multiple areas of an organization’s overall IT Platform/Infrastructure including analysis, development, and administration of: • IT Systems Software, Hardware, and Databases • Data & Voice Networks • Data Processing Operations • End User Technology & Software Support Conducts cost/benefit analyses for proposed IT projects as input to the organization’s IT roadmap.
A Director typically manages a department or small unit that includes multiple teams led by Managers and/or Team Leaders. Responsibilities typically include: • Ownership of short to mid-term (1-3 years) execution of functional strategy and the operational direction of the Department. • Problems faced are often complex and require extensive investigation and analysis. • Requires the ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and the ability to communicate and influence executive leadership.
Sentara Health Overview
Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 130 years in pursuit of its mission – "We improve health every day." Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, with 30,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves more than 1 million members in Virginia and Florida. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named to IBM Watson Health's "Top 15 Health Systems" (2021, 2018), and was recognized by Forbes as a "Best Employer for New Grads" (2022), "Best Employer for Veterans" (2022), and "Best Employer for Women" (2020).
Mission, Purpose, and Values
- Mission – We improve health every day.
- Purpose – Sentara exists to be the trusted partner to individuals and the community in their journey to health and well-being.
- Values – People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity.
Sentara Healthcare Commitments
Sentara has made a commitment to its colleagues, patients, and members to:
- Always keep you safe.
- Always treat you with dignity, respect, and compassion.
- Always listen and respond to you.
- Always keep you informed and involved.
- Always work together as a team to provide you with quality healthcare.




Sentara prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.