Associate Director, Health Data Warehouse & Analytics

University of California - San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of California, San Francisco seeks an Associate Director to lead the UC Health Data Warehouse operations, oversee a team of data analysts, engineers, and architects, and partner with clinical and research stakeholders to advance data governance, integration, and visualization.

The role emphasizes discretion with sensitive data, regulatory compliance, and collaboration across UC Health to support evidence-based medicine and translational research.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in biomedical informatics, computer science, health informatics, or related field.
• 15+ years in healthcare data warehousing, BI, or analytics with 10+ years in leadership.
• Experience with modern data platforms and cloud environments.
• Experience implementing OMOP data model for clinical operations.
• Strong data governance and regulatory knowledge (HIPAA/IRB).
• Proven ability to lead cross-disciplinary teams and manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee UCHDW operations, budgets, and vendor relationships.
• Lead a team of data analysts, engineers, and architects delivering BI/analytics.
• Collaborate with clinical/research stakeholders to translate needs into solutions.
• Design and implement data integration, ETL, modeling, and visualization.
• Ensure compliance with governance, privacy, and security standards.

Skills

Leadership / management

Data governance

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Mentoring and staff development

Cross-system collaboration

Education

Master's degree in biomedical informatics or related field

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

The University of California, San Francisco seeks an Associate Director to lead the UC Health Data Warehouse operations, oversee a team of data analysts, engineers, and architects, and partner with clinical and research stakeholders to advance data governance, integration, and visualization.

The role emphasizes discretion with sensitive data, regulatory compliance, and collaboration across UC Health to support evidence-based medicine and translational research.