Data Architect - Healthcare

ZipRecruiter; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Data Architect for a contract-to-hire opportunity, focusing on designing and delivering modern data solutions in the healthcare sector. The successful candidate will work with cross-functional teams to integrate diverse data sources and drive analytics initiatives that support strategic goals, using a range of technologies including Microsoft Azure and Snowflake.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience as a Data Architect or in a similar role.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Experience in healthcare or insurance services is required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technical teams to gather requirements and create scalable data architecture.
• Design and build multidimensional and tabular data models.
• Develop architectural frameworks to support seamless data solutions.

Skills

Data warehousing

Data architecture

Business intelligence

Predictive analytics

SQL

NoSQL

ETL tools

Data governance

Data pipeline management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Snowflake

Power BI

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Data Ideology
At DI, we provide Data & Analytics expertise to drive measurable business outcomes, often solving complex business problems for our clients. Our data analytics advisory services enable our customers to transform data into insights by driving a culture of empowerment and ownership of results. Our team consists of highly motivated individuals passionate about learning, understanding, collaborating, and intellectually curious.For more information about Data Ideology, visitwww.dataideology.com

Data Architect - Healthcare - Contract to Hire
The Data Architect role is a Contract to Hire opportunity offering the chance to drive meaningful impact by designing and delivering modern, production-ready data solutions. In this role, you'll be at the center of integrating diverse data sources to support strategic business goals. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure data and analytics initiatives are aligned with organizational priorities and built for long-term success.

Key Responsibilities
To perform in this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

• Partner with business and technical teams to gather and translate requirements into scalable data architecture plans.
• Design and build both multidimensional and tabular data models to support advanced analytics and reporting.
• Establish and champion best practices for database design, ETL/ELT development, and performance optimization.
• Lead the design and development of robust ETL processes, ensuring reliability, scalability, and scheduling best practices.
• Develop architectural frameworks to support seamless data solutions across applications, platforms, and systems.
• Document architecture and provide analysis to guide teams toward strategic technical decisions.
• Collaborate across business and IT functions to deliver impactful solutions aligned with KPIs and business success metrics.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications
Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience as a Data Architect or in a similar role.
• Background in roles such as Data Architect, Data Scientist, or Data Engineer.
• Experience in healthcare or insurance services is required.
• Strong background in data warehousing, data architecture, data vault, and business intelligence.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based data platforms (Microsoft Azure, Snowflake ).
• In-depth knowledge of data pipelines and modern data architecture trends.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in enterprise data technologies (ETL tools, SQL, NoSQL, Oracle, data lakes, MDM solutions).
• Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI.
• Understanding of data lifecycle management, data governance, and security best practices.
• exposure to the Microsoft Azure BI and Analytics Stack and Snowflake.
• Solid hands-on experience with data warehouse modeling methodologies.
• Experience in predictive analytics, data mining, and machine learning.
• Familiarity with real-time and batch data pipelines.
• Working knowledge of FHIR standards.

Required Competencies:

• Demonstrates payer industry-specific knowledge of business processes.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to lead teams across diverse domains.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to work independently while fostering team collaboration.
• Knowledge of product management, agile principles, and development methodologies.

Work Environment:

• Remote work from home.
• Hours of work and days are generally Monday through Friday. Specific business hours will depend on client needs.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• The person in this position must occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, library stacks, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and printer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with clients and coworkers. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

Data Ideology is an EEO Employer

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