Enterprise Data Architect

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery - CI/CD, Data Architecture, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Leadership Skill, Machine learning techniques, Presentation skills, SDLC, US Healthcare Recruitment

Job Description

is role will report directly to the Director of Enterprise Technology & Architecture focusing on the company’s enterprise data strategy shaped by established guiding principles. This individual will directly collaborate with and influence key stakeholders across all HCA services lines to mature data platform capabilities and existing software applications. This individual will translate strategic business objectives and vision into reference architecture, shape technical and non-functional requirements, and lead data driven project teams to enterprise scale solutions built for the future.

The ideal candidate will possess advanced knowledge of best practices to support modern data integration, data pipelines, data storage, streaming, emerging data science and advanced analytics platform technologies and capabilities, cloud native infrastructure and services, and software development lifecycle (SDLC) standards such as CI/CD, change management, and Quality Assurance (QA) processes. This includes, but not limited to, the maturing landscape of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), and enterprise scale analytics. Additionally, the position will evangelize public cloud policies, standards, and best practices in partnership Information Protection to ensure consistency and adherence across state/federal regulatory and privacy requirements.

The ideal candidate will champion the delivery of well-governed, high quality clinical and operational data products integrated with generative AI/ML functions as part of a broad enterprise platform. This will be the key focus area to ensuring data trustworthiness and utilization across all stakeholders and domains within HCA Healthcare.

This position will be expected to work with entities outside of HCA to stay abreast and informed of trends and opportunities that might improve or affect HCA’s direction relative to the use and deployment of data architectures, inclusive of both on-premise and cloud-based capabilities.

As a member of the Enterprise Technology & Architecture team, this individual will participate and facilitate activities such as Architecture Reviews, consult on technical design and process guidance, and work directly with ITG leadership in the selection and review of technologies.

General Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Director of Enterprise Technology & Architecture, the Enterprise Data Architect will be responsible for:

• Guiding ITG product teams on technology roadmaps, serving as a lead change agent in the identification of emerging technologies and adoption strategies, where necessary.
• Serving as a lead architect on data initiatives, working closely with all project stakeholders to establish and validate designs that honor the current data strategy.
• Extracting and translating business strategy into architectural requirements in support of modern data platform capabilities.
• Continuously building strong relationships with ITG leaders, Business leaders, product managers, project managers, and other technical domain experts.
• Understanding long-term business objectives and suggesting technical strategies to meet those objectives.
• Effectively communicating design considerations, direction, methodology, and decisions directly with customers and stakeholders to ensure projects follow Enterprise Architecture standards.
• Highlighting architectural anti-patterns and blockers related to the project activities and work with Project Manager, Solution Architect and technical teams to resolve.
• Collaborating across multiple development teams to align data architecture to strategy.
• Working with security, networking, and cloud engineering to ensure that data solutions meet all established policies.
• Defining a data migration or bridging strategy for existing systems that need to migrate to a next generation application software platform.
• Assessing data management industry trends and ever-changing technologies to ensure developed solutions are following both internal and industry “best practices”.
• Demonstrating strong personal and organizational leadership skills.

Education, Experience and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree – Required
• Master’s Degree – Preferred
• 7+ years relevant years experience – Required
• Experience in Data principles and AI/Machine learning technologies – Preferred

ThOther Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to communicate complex concepts
• Strong presentation skills
• Must exhibit a strong attention to detail coupled with an ability to multi-task
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills
• Must be able to communicate effectively with individuals at various levels within the organization
• Detail-oriented
• Detailed knowledge of key technologies in a healthcare setting
• Must be able to execute and move efforts forward
• Must be able to demonstrate strategic thinking and adaptability
• Must be able to influence others and drive change

HCA Healthcare’s Information Technology Group (ITG) delivers healthcare IT products and services to HCA Healthcare's portfolio of business and partners, including Parallon, HealthTrust and Sarah Cannon.

For decades, ITG has been a pioneer in the industry, leading the transformation of healthcare into a new era of quality and connectivity. ITG relies on the breadth of the organization and depth of technical expertise to advance and enhance today’s healthcare and to enable our physicians and clinicians to provide world-class, innovative care for patients.

ITG employees rally around the noble cause of transforming healthcare through technology and find inspiration in the meaningful work they do—creating a culture that follows our mission statement which begins by saying “above all else we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.”

If you want a career in technology and have a heart for healthcare, apply your expertise to a mission that matters.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelors Degree

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.