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*Job Title: Principal Data Architect - Azure Specialist in Healthcare and Oncology*
*Overview:*
This is a pivotal role within PSaS s Data Architecture and Engineering service, focused on designing and implementing data architectures that are integral to the development of data products within the healthcare and oncology sectors. The role requires profound expertise in Azure-based data solutions to analyze, design, and implement complex systems that ensure robust, scalable solutions supporting our healthcare-focused business goals.
### Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- *Azure-Centric Data Architecture Leadership:*
- Design and implement a robust, scalable, Azure-based data environment across the organization, with a particular focus on healthcare and oncology data.
- Lead and influence projects to make strategic decisions related to data quality, architecture, and management best practices using Azure-native tools and services.
- Leverage Azure resources to plan, evaluate, and execute strategic initiatives, mapping relational healthcare data entities to use cases or business requirements, and assisting in the development of specialized data products for oncology.
- *Advanced Data System Design in Healthcare:*
- Architect complex data systems on Azure that support scalable integration and optimal functioning of business-critical healthcare and oncology applications.
- Employ advanced design principles to model data flows and structures, enhancing the accessibility and utility of healthcare data within Azure.
- Manage the creation of data design deliverables, including data models, diagrams, flows, and corresponding documentation, tailored to the specific needs of healthcare and oncology.
- *Innovation in Azure Data Solutions:*
- Drive the adoption of cutting-edge Azure technologies and methodologies in data architecture and engineering, with a focus on transforming healthcare data handling and oncology analytics.
- Develop innovative Azure-based solutions that leverage machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cloud technologies to enhance healthcare data management and analytics.
- *Stakeholder Collaboration in Healthcare and Oncology:*
- Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders in the healthcare and oncology sectors to ensure that data architectures and strategies comprehensively meet business needs.
- Translate stakeholder requirements from healthcare and oncology into actionable Azure-based technical strategies and solutions.
- *Governance and Standards:*
- Implement data governance practices and standards specific to healthcare and oncology, ensuring data integrity, compliance with healthcare regulations (such as HIPAA), and security across all data systems and platforms on Azure.
- Lead the evaluation and selection of data management technologies within Azure to support the security, quality, and efficiency of healthcare and oncology data.
- *Problem Solving and Strategic Input:*
- Tackle complex data-related problems within the healthcare and oncology domains with strategic Azure-based solutions that contribute to long-term business success.
- Provide thought leadership in developing strategies that leverage healthcare data assets on Azure to drive business innovation and competitive advantage, particularly in the oncology space.
### Critical Skill Requirements:
- *Proven Azure Expertise:*
- Minimum of 10 years in enterprise data architecture with extensive experience in Azure, including Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, and other Azure services.
- In-depth knowledge of Azure healthcare-specific solutions, such as the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, FHIR, and Azure API for FHIR, to manage healthcare and oncology data.
- *Healthcare and Oncology Focus:*
- Experience working with healthcare data, particularly oncology, including understanding of EMR systems, clinical data, and healthcare analytics.
- Familiarity with oncology-specific data sets and the ability to architect data solutions that support oncology research, treatment, and analytics.
- *Advanced Education:*
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, with a preference for advanced degrees in healthcare informatics, data science, or a related discipline.
- *Leadership Skills:*
- Exceptional ability to lead, mentor, and inspire teams working on Azure-based healthcare projects, fostering an environment of accountability and innovation.
- *Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving:*
- Strong analytical skills and innovative problem-solving abilities, with a particular focus on addressing complex challenges in healthcare and oncology using Azure technologies.
- *Experience:*
- A career history that demonstrates a trajectory of growth into high-level roles through significant contributions to healthcare-focused business needs and technical innovations.
- *Cloud and Data Governance Expertise:*
- Experience with cloud migration strategies for healthcare data to Azure, including big data technologies and architecting large-scale data lakes and warehouses on Azure.
- Expertise in healthcare data governance, including Data Quality, Master Data Management (MDM), and Metadata management within Azure environments.
- *Critical Thinking and Leadership:*
- Ability to analyze and develop structured solutions to complex healthcare data challenges using Azure, while leading teams to deliver architecture that aligns with enterprise healthcare goals.
### Required Job Qualifications:
- *Bachelor s Degree:*
- Minimum 12 years of technical experience, including significant experience in Azure-based data architecture within the healthcare sector.
- Proven track record of developing solution architectures for large healthcare enterprises, with a focus on oncology data management.
- *Azure and Healthcare Expertise:*
- Experience in Azure platform strategy, cloud migrations, and architecting data solutions that support healthcare and oncology data processing and analytics.
- Deep understanding of healthcare data compliance, security, and regulations, particularly in the context of cloud architectures.
### Preferred Qualifications:
- *Healthcare Data Architecture Experience:*
- Minimum of 8 years working in healthcare data architecture, governance, and information management, with a focus on Azure solutions.
- Experience overseeing the production and implementation of Azure-based solutions across multiple cloud technologies and associated healthcare applications.
- *Communication Skills:*
- Ability to communicate complex Azure-based technical solutions in a straightforward way to healthcare decision-makers, enabling informed investment decisions.
- *Oncology Data Expertise:*
- Experience with oncology-specific data management and the development of data solutions that support oncology research and clinical decision-making.