
Managing Consultant – Data Architect, Commercial Health
Guidehouse
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $118,000 - $196,000 per year
About the role
- Lead the design and delivery of modern healthcare data platforms that enable trusted analytics and advanced analytics use cases.
- Translate business and analytics requirements into implementable architecture designs in partnership with engineers, analysts, and data scientists.
- Design and deliver modern healthcare data architectures (e.g., data lake, lakehouse, cloud data warehouse) to support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML use cases.
- Develop data models supporting clinical, claims, operational, and financial analytics.
- Work in Azure and AWS environments to develop pipelines, data flows, data lakes and data lakehouses.
- Lead design and implementation of data ingestion and transformation pipelines, including batch and near‑real‑time integrations from EHRs, claims systems, and third‑party sources.
- Partner with analytics engineers and data scientists to ensure platforms support advanced analytics and machine learning workflows.
- Drive adoption of scalable, repeatable delivery patterns (e.g., curated datasets, shared metrics layers, standardized pipelines).
- Lead implementation of data governance capabilities, including metadata, lineage, classification, and access controls.
- Define and oversee data quality and certification approaches to ensure datasets are trusted and reusable.
- Ensure solutions align with healthcare privacy and compliance requirements, including HIPAA‑aligned handling and auditability.
- Lead client workshops to gather requirements, review designs, and communicate technical concepts clearly.
- Develop client‑facing deliverables, including architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and implementation roadmaps.
- Collaborate across clinical, operational, and technical stakeholders.
- Support proposal development and business development activities (solutioning, estimating, content development, reusable assets).
- Build and maintain internal accelerators and templates (e.g., reference architectures, governance playbooks, data product patterns).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field.
- 7-10 years of experience in data, analytics, or solution architecture roles, including experience in healthcare environments (payer, provider, life sciences, or health associations).
- Demonstrated experience leading technical delivery for data architecture or analytics programs in healthcare.
- Strong hands‑on knowledge of:
- Data architecture patterns (lakehouse/warehouse), data modeling, and data product design
- SQL and data transformation approaches (ETL/ELT)
- Cloud data platforms (Azure and/or AWS) and cloud data warehousing (e.g., Snowflake or equivalent)
- Ability to translate client objectives into clear, implementable technical approaches.
- Experience leading workstreams and mentoring team members in a consulting environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data architecturedata modelingdata product designSQLETLELTcloud data platformscloud data warehousingdata ingestiondata transformation
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationmentoringclient engagementrequirement gatheringtechnical documentationsolutioningbusiness developmentorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information SystemsBachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Analytics