Data Architect

What you’ll do

In a few words…

Abarca is igniting a revolution in healthcare.  We built our company on the belief that with smarter technology we are redefining pharmacy benefits, but this is just the beginning…

The Data Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing an enterprise-wide data architecture that aligns with the organization's data strategy and goals. This role involves collaborating with internal teams, stakeholders, and leadership to manage data solutions across multiple platforms and ensure data quality, integrity, and security. The Data Architect will lead efforts to implement data-driven solutions, streamline data management processes, and support the organization in evolving its data architecture, including future initiatives like data mesh, data fabric, and graph databases.

The fundamentals for the job…

• Coordinate with internal teams to support clients, data users, and key stakeholders to develop and achieve long-term objectives for data architecture.
• Design short-term solutions to achieve project goals and create a data roadmap for management.
• Determine procedures for identifying and collecting required data, validating processes, and recommending improvements to corporate data.
• Oversee and monitor frameworks that manage data across the organization, ensuring data quality and integrity.
• Support the Product and Data Management Team in applying methodologies that adhere to required data standards.
• Administer mapping of all data sources and data movement, analyzing them to ensure appropriate quality. 
• Collaborate with project supervisors and business leaders to manage enterprise data projects.
• Manage data-related problems such as system configuration and integration on multiple platforms.
• Provide training to staff on data management, improving operational efficiency.
• Develop key metrics for data quality tests, ensuring data architecture integrity.
• Prepare and maintain documentation for data architecture, ensuring knowledge on large data structures.
• Analyze information flow and recommend appropriate technologies to support business processes.

What we expect of you 

The bold requirements…

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business or a related area (In lieu of a degree, equivalent, relevant work experience may be considered.)
• 8+ years of experience implementing large-scale data solutions, particularly in healthcare and pharmacy data domains.
• Deep knowledge and experience with data architecture, management strategies, including data profiling, cleansing, and conversion.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills with excellent oral communication, presentation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in communicating complex data architecture designs effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven track record of designing, implementing, and managing data architectures in large environments interfacing multiple subsystems.
• Experience collaborating with architects and leads, serving as the data SME across architectural contexts.
• Expertise in providing technical advice on data management, governance, and enterprise data integration strategies.
• Demonstrated experience in data migration, transformation, and deployment in collaboration with DBAs, development, security, and operations teams.
• Experience developing SLAs and data governance standards to ensure data integrity, retention, and compliance.
• Familiarity with emerging data strategies and technologies like data mesh, data fabric, and graph databases.
• Proven ability to manage data across technologies such as Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, CosmosDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Solr, and Azure Service Bus for streaming.
• Drive the design and implementation of a data-driven strategy across all components of Darwin, fostering the concept of data products per domain.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• This position requires availability to work in a specified time zone or working schedule, accommodating the business needs of our clients and team members.
• This position may require availability for on-call hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to promptly address emergent issues or provide necessary support as dictated by operational demands (if applicable).

Physical requirements…

• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

At Abarca we value and celebrate diversity. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are guiding principles of Abarca and ensure Abarca’s workforce reflects the communities it serves.  We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Abarca Health LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify.  “Abarca Health LLC does not sponsor employment visas at this time”

The above description is not intended to limit the scope of the job or to exclude other duties not mentioned. It is not a final set of specifications for the position. It’s simply meant to give readers an idea of what the role entails.