The Data Architect plays a critical role in driving technology initiatives to enhance health informatics and analytics within the health sciences. This role focuses on optimizing the usability, performance, and overall architecture of the enterprise data warehouse. The Data Architect will be responsible for developing data extraction, transformation, and loading processes between source and target data structures, while also supporting junior developers working on development of data warehouse, in collaboration with data architecture and other stakeholders. Additionally, the Data Architect will actively contribute to data modeling and data mapping activities.
The ideal candidate will write efficient, high-performance, and scalable code, with a thorough knowledge of the internal workings of SQL Server and other database systems. This position plays a pivotal role in supporting UCLA Health’s initiatives aimed at improving clinical, financial, and operational outcomes. Thus, the Data Architect should have a deep understanding of clinical, financial, and operational challenges, as well as the ability to identify and work with targeted healthcare datasets (both structured and unstructured) to address these issues.
Salary Range: $102,500 - $227,700 Annually
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field required
Seven years minimum of strong work experience in the design, development, and support of terabyte scale data warehouses required
Strong SQL programming skills, particularly Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle
Strong understanding of relational and dimensional modeling, data mining and ETL design processes
Proficiency with the Azure Ecosystem and Azure Data Factory
Programming expertise in languages like C# and Python
Strong experience in Business Intelligence tools like SSIS, SSRS and SSAS
Experience in analysis, data relationships, data aggregation, and summarization with the ability to consolidate data from disparate systems
Expertise in database architecture, storage and Query Optimizer
Good architectural understanding of reporting tools like Tableau and PowerBI
Experience working in agile software development environment is a plus
Knowledge of MPP databases like Azure SQL Data warehouse/Redshift is preferred
Work experience with health care data is preferred
At UCLA Health, you can help heal humankind, one patient at a time by improving health, alleviating suffering and delivering acts of kindness. As you do, you’ll achieve great things in your life and your career. We’re a world-class health organization with four hospitals consistently recognized among the nation’s very best as well as an internationally-renowned medical school, primary and specialty care clinics and much more. Within our dynamic, innovative and growing organization, you’ll find exceptional opportunities to make the most of your abilities in a supportive, empowering and inclusive environment. If you embrace our values of Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Teamwork, Excellence and Discovery we invite you to see all you can accomplish at UCLA Health.