Edwards Lifesciences
Data Governance Architect
USA - California – Irvine
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$3,384 more — $124,384 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $124,384 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Data Scientists" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Data Scientists (15-2051) · Bakersfield-Delano, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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Green-card follow-through: 50%
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About the role
- At the core of this commitment is our investment in cutting-edge information technology.
- For California, the base pay range for this position is $121,000 to $171,000 (highly experienced).
- The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).
Responsibilities
- Governance Architecture & Design
- Translate business and data governance requirements into repeatable architecture patterns, standards, and design strategies for data management initiatives.
- Define and maintain the data governance architecture, including data quality, metadata, lineage, access management, and stewardship capabilities.
- Collaborate with project teams to ensure governance solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and strategic technology direction.
- Develop architectural recommendations that support scalability, maintainability, and interoperability across the data ecosystem.
- Partner with data engineering, platform, and business teams to support implementation of governance controls and data quality processes.
- Develop, maintain, and promote data governance standards, architectural methodologies, and implementation best practices.
- Establish reusable patterns that support consistent adoption of governance controls across projects and platforms.
- Participate in architecture reviews and design discussions to ensure alignment with established principles and standards.
- Support governance initiatives related to data quality, metadata management, lineage, and access management.
Requirements
- Experience with data governance, metadata, or data quality platforms.
Compensation
- For California, the base pay range for this position is $121,000 to $171,000 (highly experienced).
This listing is sourced directly from Edwards Lifesciences's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.