Healthcare Data Architect — Enterprise Analytics Leader

Valley Health; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-Deductible Health Plan

Dental and vision insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Savings Match

Employee Assistance Program

Healthy U Wellness Program

HSA/FSA for childcare

Job summary

Valley Health is seeking a Senior Data Architect to design, implement, and manage enterprise data architecture supporting analytics across clinical, operational, and financial domains. The role includes building scalable data models, ETL pipelines, and governance frameworks to ensure HIPAA compliance and data quality.

You will collaborate with data engineers, BI teams, and stakeholders to deliver secure, interoperable data solutions using cloud and on-prem architectures, integrating EHR/EMR

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field is required.

Responsibilities

• Architecture Design: Develops and maintains robust data architectures (cloud and on-prem) that support analytics, reporting, and operational workflows and integrate EHR/EMR systems (e.g., Epic, Cerner), claims data, HL7/FHIR interfaces, and patient-reported outcomes.
• Data Modeling: Creates and manages conceptual, logical, and physical data models that reflect business processes and analytical needs.
• ETL & Data Integration: Designs and oversees ETL pipelines and data integration strategies to ensure efficient, accurate, and timely data flow from diverse sources.
• Data Governance & Quality: Defines and enforces data standards, metadata management, and data quality frameworks to ensure trust in enterprise data assets. Implements frameworks to ensure HIPAA compliance, PHI protection, and adherence to ONC/CMS interoperability rules.
• Collaboration: Partners with data engineers, BI developers, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Security & Compliance: Implements data security protocols, access controls, and compliance measures (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR) to protect sensitive information.
• Terminology & Standards: Normalizes data using SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10, CPT, and RxNorm to support semantic interoperability.
• Performance Optimization: Continuously monitors and enhances data system performance, including indexing, partitioning, and query tuning.
• Documentation & Communication: Maintains comprehensive documentation of data architecture, lineage, and best practices; communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Skills

SQL

Python

HIPAA knowledge

Data governance

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Epic Caboodle

Clarity

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Valley Health is seeking a Senior Data Architect to design, implement, and manage enterprise data architecture supporting analytics across clinical, operational, and financial domains. The role includes building scalable data models, ETL pipelines, and governance frameworks to ensure HIPAA compliance and data quality.

You will collaborate with data engineers, BI teams, and stakeholders to deliver secure, interoperable data solutions using cloud and on-prem architectures, integrating EHR/EMR