Digital Medicine Data Architect

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The Data Analytics Architect designs and implements enterprise data architecture that enables advanced analytics, reporting, and data‑driven decision‑making across the healthcare system. This role ensures data integrity, security, and accessibility while supporting clinical, operational, and financial priorities. The architect collaborates with stakeholders to define data strategies, optimize data pipelines, and leverage modern technologies to improve patient outcomes and overall organizational performance.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company’s discretion.

Education

• Required - Bachelor's Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field.
• Preferred - Master's

Work Experience

• Required - 7 years data architecture, data engineering, or advanced analytics roles within a healthcare environments.
• Preferred - 10 years in healthcare, with a strong understanding of healthcare data standards and interoperability frameworks (e.g., HL7, FHIR, X12).
  Hands on experience with Erwin or other data modeling tools.
  Excellent communication, facilitation, and technical documentation skills, with the ability to convey complex data concepts to both technical and non technical audiences.

Certifications

• Preferred - Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
• Preferred - AWS/Azure Data Architect Certification
• Preferred - Healthcare-specific certification (e.g. CHDA - Certified Health Data Analyst)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Expertise in SQL, ETL tools, and data modeling. Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) and advanced analytics frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to build trusted relationships.
• Skilled at presenting to stakeholders across all organizational levels to strengthen alignment and understanding of analytics strategy and results.
• Expertise in Data Architecture and Data Modeling (conceptual, logical, and physical), including dimensional modeling and Master Data Management (MDM).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP, and modern data technologies including Snowflake, Databricks, and ETL/ELT tools such as Azure Data Factory, dbt, and PySpark.
• Strong understanding of healthcare data domains, including payer and provider data, clinical workflows, interoperability standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Advanced SQL skills, with experience in performance tuning and cost optimization in cloud data warehouse and lakehouse environments.

Job Duties

• Develops and maintains scalable data architecture frameworks that support enterprise analytics and reporting.
• Designs clinical, operational, and financial data models that comply with healthcare interoperability standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR).
• Establishes and implements best practices for data governance, data quality, and lifecycle management.   
• Builds and optimizes data pipelines that support advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives.
• Partners with data scientists and analysts to ensure high-quality, accessible data for predictive modeling and population health use cases.      
• Evaluates, recommends, and implements modern data platforms, including cloud data lakes and data warehouse architectures.
• Integrates data from diverse sources such as EHRs, claims systems, patient engagement tools, and IoT devices.       
• Ensures adherence to HIPAA, HITECH, and other regulatory requirements governing healthcare data privacy and security.
• Implements robust security practices, including access controls, data encryption, and auditing mechanisms.          
• Collaborates with IT, clinical, and business teams to align data architecture strategies with organizational priorities.
• Provides technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to data engineering and analytics teams. 
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns. The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (occasionally means activity or conditions exist up to 1/3 of the work day), and/or, a negligible amount of force frequently (frequently means activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the work day) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.
The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases .

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

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