Lead Data Architect

At North Memorial Health, you’re part of an inclusive health team that is rooted in our values: Advocate Courageously, Rally Together, Respect Uniqueness and Create Impact. Empathy and care are at the heart of North’s culture which is designed to actively support each team member’s wellbeing and growth. Our strength lies in our diversity, and we embrace the unique contributions and experiences of each person. Together, we empower patients to achieve their best health.

Our health system encompasses two hospital locations in Robbinsdale and Maple Grove as well as a network of 23 clinics which includes 13 primary clinics, 6 specialty clinics, 4 urgent care/urgency centers and emergency care offerings covering five counties. Our Robbinsdale Hospital, established in 1954, is a 385-bed facility recognized as the top Level 1 Trauma center for 25 years, as well as serving as a Level II pediatric trauma center. Our Maple Grove Hospital was established in 2009, is a 134-bed facility recognized as a top hospital in the state for Women and Children Care, with a Level III NICU, and is the largest Family Birth Center in the state (~5,000 deliveries per year and over 60,000 babies delivered). Both have been named to the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals® list, 2023 Women’s Choice Award Best Hospitals list.

At North Memorial Health we recognize that the strength of our team lies in our diversity and make every effort to embrace the unique contributions and experiences of each person on our team. We strive to ensure that everyone feels like they are a valuable part of our community, with initiatives that reinforce our belief in diversity, equity, and inclusivity, to promote a workforce that enables authenticity, as we want to be our best when providing effective services to our patients. We acknowledge and celebrate the unique traditions, backgrounds, languages, beliefs, and customs of our community, and want everyone to feel welcome. Through our DE&I initiatives we hope to dispel myths, assumptions, and acts of implicit bias.

About this position

The Data Architect Lead, sharing in the performance of the team's work, also manages the efficient and effective delivery of IT Services provided by their team to include: IT Service Portfolio with SLEs, Incident/Problem/Request/Change/Release Management, associated project deliverables and life cycle management of services/technologies owned by the team. The Lead owns the establishment and maintenance of their team's IT Service Portfolio and associated SLEs. The Lead is responsible for the daily management of the team's incidents, problems, and standard and nonstandard service requests based on established IT Scorecard parameters. The daily management of these workflows and the staff performing the work, is in real time to identify and proactively take action on service based metrics to achieve quality outputs. The Lead partners with IT Project Managers in support of the project intake/assessment process and execution of approved project deliverables as assigned. The Lead manages the life cycle of the services/technologies their team owns by using industry standard best practices. The lead promotes a culture of teamwork, collaboration, trust, and engagement.

Requirements

• BS/BA in computer science or related field and 6+ years of technology experience.   

• 7+ years in technology field.
• Data warehousing experience required.
• Healthcare experience required.
• Requirements analysis and project management best practices, especially with regard to Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with data analysis, statistics and interpretation desired. • Strong understanding of Data Architecture [e.g., data modeling / data normalization, database design and tuning for either On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) and On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) information systems, relational and dimensional architectures).
• Strong verbal communication skills and is comfortable interacting with colleagues at various levels of the organization (including executives).
• Strong understanding of Database principles, processes, technologies and tools
• Strong understanding of Structured Query Language (SQL) - both Data Definition Language (DDL) and Data Manipulation Language (DML).
• General understanding of the Systems Development Lifecycle, project management, and other software development methodologies.
• A general understanding of statistics and/or analytical methodologies particularly as it is applied to clinical quality improvement preferred
• Healthcare delivery and administrative processes and functions preferred
• Procedural programming fundamentals preferred  

The North Memorial Health System is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may still be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Work Group: Non Contract

Hours per two week pay period: 80

Shift: Days 8 hours    

Weekend Requirement: None

Call Requirement: Off Premise Call

Remote or On-site: Hybrid Remote- Must live in MN or WI 

FLSA Status: Exempt

Benefit Eligibility: Health insurance benefits are available for this position. North Memorial Health offers multiple health plans based on work group eligibility.

Salary Range: N26 ($46.76 - $70.14), based on experience  

Shift Differential: Compensation may include shift differential pay depending on the position and shift worked.

STI Bonus Eligible: False

Employment Sponsorship: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position