Data Architect
The Emily Program•Roseville, MN
•$109,300 - $141,900•Remote
About The Position
The Data Architect defines and governs the enterprise data architecture for a modern Azure-based platform integrating Avatar NX, Salesforce, and financial systems. This role establishes a scalable, consistent, and governed data ecosystem aligned with business and regulatory requirements. A critical responsibility is reverse engineering the Avatar NX EHR data model, due to limited vendor documentation, to enable accurate integration, reporting, and long-term data governance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related technical field
- 7+ years in data architecture, data modeling, or enterprise data engineering
- Hands-on experience designing data platforms in Azure (ADF, Synapse, Data Lake, SQL)
- Demonstrated experience integrating EHR, CRM, and financial systems
- Proven experience working with EHR vendor databases (e.g., Netsmart Avatar NX, Epic, Cerner, or similar)
- Hands-on experience reverse engineering undocumented or poorly documented schemas, including: Identifying table relationships and key linkages, Reconstructing data models from source systems, Building ERDs from live databases rather than vendor documentation
- Experience translating complex clinical and billing data structures into usable enterprise models
- Ability to work with stakeholders to validate inferred logic (e.g., encounter flows, billing rules, documentation timing)
- Strong expertise in relational and dimensional data modeling
- Experience establishing canonical data models across domains (clinical, financial, operational)
- Experience implementing data governance frameworks, lineage, and data quality controls
- Advanced SQL Server expertise (querying, schema analysis, performance tuning)
- Experience with large, complex, highly normalized transactional systems
- Proficiency with source control and version management tools (e.g., Git), including branching strategies, pull requests, and versioning of data models, pipelines, and schema definitions
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the Healthcare industry, data domains (clinical workflows, RCM, compliance)
- Experience supporting finance and revenue cycle reporting (AR, billing, reconciliation)
- Familiarity with Power BI, SSRS, or other reporting platforms
- Experience working in environments with limited vendor transparency or documentation
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end Azure data architecture (ingestion, staging, curated, reporting layers)
- Define enterprise data domains (Clinical, RCM, CRM, Finance)
- Establish canonical data models (e.g., Patient, Encounter, Claim, Revenue)
- Reverse engineer and document the Avatar NX data model, including: Table structures, relationships, and data flows, Enterprise ERDs and logical models, Mapping vendor-specific schemas to normalized structures, Interpreting and modeling data from a non-traditional database architecture (InterSystems Caché/IRIS), where the SQL layer represents an abstraction over a non-relational core, resulting in limited schema transparency, minimal documentation, and increased complexity in reverse engineering
- Define integration patterns across: Avatar NX (EHR and billing logic), Salesforce (CRM and engagement), Financial systems (GL and revenue recognition)
- Standardize data contracts and exchange patterns (batch, API, event-driven)
- Establish standards for naming, definitions, and data quality
- Implement governance for billing rules and derived logic
- Lead development of a data catalog, business glossary, and lineage framework
- Ensure reverse-engineered models are documented and version-controlled
- Ensure data models, pipelines, and architectural artifacts are managed using enterprise source control practices (e.g., Git) to support auditability and traceability
- Define architecture for rule outcome (inferred) tracking within Azure
- Enable reconciliation between NX and downstream financial systems
- Ensure billing logic is auditable, traceable, and explainable
- Partner with Finance, RCM, Operations, IT, and Analytics leadership
- Provide architectural guidance to Data Modelers, Developers, and DBAs
Benefits
- HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
- Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
- Vision insurance (EyeMed)
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- 401(k) plan available two months after start date
- Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation
- Generous PTO plan accrues annually
- Seven paid holidays
- One floating holiday
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
