Data Architect

Overview

We're looking for a Data Architect, someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, youll ensure a high level of data quality across the enterprise through the creation and management of sound data management processes. This individual is responsible for establishing metadata and registries, standardizing data naming, establishing consistent data definitions, associated business rules and monitoring overall data quality. The Data Architect will sponsor the evaluation and selection of all infrastructure components (such as software) for data management systems. Think youve got what it takes?

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinate with business areas in the development, documentation and maintenance all data definitions for data warehouse, business intelligence tools, and clinical integration and quality reporting
• Ensure that Data Governance program is aligned with corporate goals
• Act as liaison among leaders and staff, ensuring effective communication and coordination
• Identify system or application needs
• Analyze current business practices, user needs, and workflow processes
• Lead the architectural design, development, deployment, and technical quality of large enterprise solutions that span multiple technologies and disciplines
• Conduct research and make recommendations on products, tools, services, protocols, and standards that will support the data management strategy
• Create and implement a data management strategy for achieving and maintaining high data quality
• Develop and enforce methods and validation mechanisms for ensuring data quality and accuracy at the point of entry
• Identify and ensure the resolution of data quality issues, such as uniqueness, integrity, accuracy, consistency, and completeness in a cost-effective and timely fashion
• Represent IS as a participating member of designated committee

Skills & Requirements

About Texas Childrenu2019s

Since 1954, Texas Childrens has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best childrens hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this citys Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Childrens comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics / gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children s care for communities north of Houston; Texas Childrens Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children s Health Plan, the nation s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

Texas Childrens is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State / Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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