Strategic Data Management & Governance Lead

Jefferson Health; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Jefferson Health in Fort Washington, PA, seeks a Senior Data Architect to design enterprise data management strategies and govern data assets across on-premises and cloud platforms. You will lead modernization and data integration initiatives, aligning data initiatives with healthcare business goals.

The role requires expertise in data modeling, architecture, and governance, with leadership responsibilities mentoring DBAs and developers while ensuring regulatory compliance and secure data

Qualifications

• Requires related work experience in data management and architecture.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, ER modeling, normalization, and schema design.
• Experience with HA/DR strategies, encryption, auditing, and RBAC.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-level database architecture and standards.
• Develop strategies for scalability, security, and high availability.
• Plan and lead database modernization and migration projects.
• Establish data governance frameworks and policies.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Analyze and optimize database performance across platforms.
• Plan for future capacity and resource requirements.
• Implement automation for provisioning and maintenance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and integrate best practices.
• Work with cross-functional teams on architecture decisions.
• Mentor DBAs and developers on database best practices.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, SOPs, and compliance documentation.

Skills

Data modeling

Data architecture

High availability & DR

Automation & scripting

Regulatory compliance (HIPAA/GDPR/SOX)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree Computer Science or related field

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Azure SQL Database

AWS RDS

Google Cloud SQL

Job description

Jefferson Health in Fort Washington, PA, seeks a Senior Data Architect to design enterprise data management strategies and govern data assets across on-premises and cloud platforms. You will lead modernization and data integration initiatives, aligning data initiatives with healthcare business goals.

The role requires expertise in data modeling, architecture, and governance, with leadership responsibilities mentoring DBAs and developers while ensuring regulatory compliance and secure data