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Associate Director, Data Governance

Exelixis

Role at a glance

Category: Data Governance
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Location: Alameda, CA
Salary range: $195,000 to $275,000
Posted: Jun 13, 2026

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Exelixis is hiring a Associate Director, Data Governance in Alameda, CA. This is a Data Governance role in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $195,000 to $275,000. Review the full details below and apply directly with Exelixis.

Exelixis, an oncology-focused biotechnology company, is hiring an Associate Director, Data Governance within the Data and Analytics Platform team in the Information Technology department. The role is accountable for driving the adoption and implementation of data governance technologies and processes across the enterprise. The Associate Director works closely with data science and data engineering teams to establish data governance best practices, processes, and technologies, and partners with the information security team to implement data security controls using data governance and security tools. The position also owns the product roadmap for data governance, including maintenance of the tech stack and adoption of

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Location and market context

This role is based in Alameda, CA on a hybrid schedule. Local candidates benefit from being close to Exelixis's teams and regional hiring market, while the hybrid arrangement offers some flexibility. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.

About data governance roles

Data governance establishes ownership, quality, and controls over data as an asset. It is foundational to trustworthy analytics and AI, spanning cataloging, lineage, and access. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as data management frameworks, data quality and lineage standards, and privacy and security controls.

How to position yourself for this data governance role

Strong candidates emphasize data ownership and stewardship, quality and lineage, catalog and access controls, and enabling analytics and AI on a trusted data foundation. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Exelixis would apply data management frameworks, data quality and lineage standards, and privacy and security controls, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.