Principal Data Platform Architect

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Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team? At Children’s Mercy, we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference, which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital, for eleven consecutive years.

Children’s Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City – a metro abounding in cultural experiences, vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live, work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in children’s health, we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital.

Overview

A Principal Data Platform Architect provides strategic vision and leadership in the overall design of our enterprise data platform. This role will report to the Chief Data Officer and this highly consequential role will be responsible for executing our data strategy by way of the development and implementation of an enterprise data architecture that is in line with business processes.

The Principal Data Platform Architect will focus on the design and architecture of an enterprise data platform that enables the processing, governance, and utilization of clinical and operational data assets to drive the execution of analytical endeavors across all of Children’s Mercy. The architecture of our Data Platform includes, but is not limited to, ingestion, environment configuration, data modeling, and the enablement of advanced analytics and machine learning capabilities.

Through collaboration and partnership with other Data and Technology leaders and team members, the Principal Data Platform Architect will serve as an expert in the translation of business strategy into technology-based solutions. This role will be called upon to engage with hospital leadership to evangelize the overall vision for data at CMH, enabling an informed adherence to our data & technology strategy in the never-ending pursuit of data-driven insights and solutions.

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you become a finalist for this position, and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

Responsibilities

Define the technical strategy for the enterprise data platform:

• Collaborate with technology and functional leaders to understand structural requirements and define standards for how data will be stored, consumed, integrated, and managed across the organization; and then translate into a usable blueprint
• Provide leadership and occasional hands-on technical support to determine complex system setup and requirements
• Collaborate with governance functions, enterprise architects, and business analysts to understand the implications of system and information architectures
• Devise and articulate the information architecture and information management strategy for the organization to maximize the value of information assets via their creation, access, and use
• Identify data sources, both internal and external, and develop a plan for data management that is aligned with organizational data strategy
• Create a vision for how data will flow through the organization

Provide explicit and conceptual guidance to engineers, architects, and analysts to drive the design and development of our enterprise data platform:

• Maintain deep knowledge of the full life cycle of data and analytic design, production, deployment, and improvement
• Optimizing overall data/information flow by reducing redundancy and enabling accessibility within security boundaries.
• Contribute to solving unique challenges that have a broad impact on the organization
• Conduct research to determine road maps and trends that impact Children’s Mercy
• Provide direction for the buy, build, host decision process for related technologies such as data lakes, data warehouses, data models, and other related solutions
• Provide consultation to other key technologists and leaders on emerging architectures and patterns, such as cloud/hybrid, edge computing, Internet of Things, AI, graph databases and other adjacent disciplines

Provide continual oversight and guidance for our Data Platform strategy, based on the continual refinement of industry standards and best practice:

• Influence how we allocate resources to execute projects with notable risk and complexity, developing the strategy for project execution
• Responsible for conducting/overseeing technology reviews ensuring effectiveness and stability
• Recognized within and outside of the organization as an industry expert
• Proactive strategic thinker who anticipates industry trends

Qualifications

Master's Degree preferred, plus below experience 

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Information Systems, Statistics, Computer Science, or other relevant education plus 12 years' related leadership experience:

• 10 years' experience ETL/ELT/Python programming skills including experience with pipeline orchestration tools, logging, monitoring & alerting, troubleshooting, and automated testing & deployments (CI/CD)
• 10 years' experience working in all phases of the lifecycle of data analytics development: requirements, architecture, design, testing, and deployment

Remote Work/Work from Home

This position is entirely remote or work-from-home. The person hired should live in the Kansas City metro area and may attend on-site meetings, as scheduled.

EEO Employer/Disabled/Vet

Children’s Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills, expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees, patients, parents and visitors. A personal interview, formal education and training, previous work experience, references and a criminal background investigation all are factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Children’s Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

CM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our patients and families come from all walks of life, and so do we. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team so we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger and our patient care more compassionate.

If you share our values and our enthusiasm for service, you will find a home at CM. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, including education, ideas, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability and beliefs.