Data Readiness & Validation Consultant

Job Summary 
Our client a leading Healthcare & Life Sciences provider is seeking a Data Readiness & Validation Consultant to join their team! This position is located Hybrid in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Core Responsibilities 

• Evaluate the current-state data environment to assess readiness, quality, and structural integrity across multiple data domains
• Identify gaps, risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities related to data validation, ingestion, governance alignment, and usability
• Develop a practical, future-state strategy to improve data readiness and quality across systems and business processes
• Partner with business stakeholders to document workflows, requirements, and current pain points that may exist in manual or disconnected processes
• Help translate informal or undocumented processes into clear frameworks, visuals, and implementation plans that can be communicated to leadership
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, drive alignment, and influence stakeholders toward a common approach to data quality and operational readiness
• Collaborate with broader data governance efforts to ensure alignment between governance, validation, and readiness priorities
• Help define sustainable processes to support future analytics, automation, and AI-driven use cases
• Support organizational change management by helping teams adopt new ways of thinking about data quality and ownership

Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves)

• Experience evaluating and improving enterprise data environments, particularly around data quality, validation, and readiness
• Strong understanding of data lifecycle management, including ingestion, transformation, and downstream usability
• Experience identifying process gaps and developing practical, business-oriented strategies for improvement
• Ability to work across both business and technical teams to drive alignment and execution
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience organizing ambiguity and turning ideas into structured plans and roadmaps
• Proven ability to lead meetings, influence decisions, and manage cross-functional initiative

Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves) 

• Exposure to ERP transformation programs or large-scale enterprise system migrations
• Familiarity with ETL / ELT processes and data movement concepts
• Experience with Google Query environments, Databricks, or similar modern data platforms
• Background in data governance, master data, or data management initiatives
• Understanding of how enterprise data readiness impacts AI and advanced analytics capabilities
• Experience working in environments where data exists across both structured systems and manual tools

Key Competencies & Behaviors 

• Strategic but practical
• Organized and process-oriented
• Strong communicator and storyteller
• Comfortable driving meetings and alignment
• Change agent mindset
• Able to bridge business and technical conversations

Work Environment 

• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Hybrid

Compensation & Benefits 

• Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $180,000 and $200,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums. 
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans 
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan 
• 401K offered 

About KellyMitchell 
At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice. 
  
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