Public Health Data Architect

Job Description: • Lead the design and development of enterprise-level data architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models for public health data environments. • Develop schemas, integration patterns, crosswalks, and APIs to enable interoperability between disparate data sources (EHR, vital statistics, immunization registries, environmental health, MAVEN, etc.). • Establish scalable data infrastructure using platforms such as Snowflake, AWS, Salesforce Public Sector Solutions, and Informatica. • Design ETL/ELT pipelines to extract, transform, and harmonize data across structured and unstructured public health sources. • Support implementation of FHIR, HL7, LOINC, ICD, and/or OMOP CDM standards to ensure semantic consistency and future-proofed system integration. • Guide technical teams in implementing data lakes, data warehouses, and data marts for analytics and operational use. • Establish standards for data modeling, metadata, interoperability, provenance, and quality monitoring. • Collaborate with data governance experts to align architecture with stewardship, compliance, data classification, and security protocols. • Ensure architecture supports high-priority use cases, including ELR, CDR, reportable condition surveillance, and Health Equity data monitoring. • Collaborate with epidemiologists, IT teams, analytics staff, and public health program leads to translate business needs into data solutions. • Serve as the technical liaison across state agencies, vendors, and modernization partners (CDC, HIEs, providers, etc.). • Recommend architecture scaling strategies for multi-agency interoperability and sustained modernization. • Lead or advise teams on platform configuration, environment setup, identity and access management, and cloud deployment. • Monitor emerging tools, data fabrics, and national DMI standards to future-proof system design. • Communicate architectural decisions, principles, and implementation roadmaps to both technical and non-technical audiences. Requirements: • Master’s degree in Informatics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Public Health Informatics, or a related field. • Minimum 7 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or system integration, ideally in public health or healthcare. • Demonstrated experience designing data warehouses, API-driven data exchanges, and cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Snowflake, Azure, Salesforce). • Strong working knowledge of interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, LOINC, OMOP, ICD-10, etc.) and applying them to real-world system integration. • Expertise in designing ETL/ELT workflows, data models, and system mapping for public health reporting and analytics. • Strong proficiency with SQL, data modeling tools, metadata management, and data security best practices. • Excellent ability to communicate complex technical concepts to stakeholders at varying levels of technical fluency. Benefits: • 6+ weeks total leave, including paid vacation, sick time, personal leave, and floating holidays • Health, dental, and vision insurance • Health FSA and dependent care FSA • 401(k) with employer match • Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance • One-time technology stipend • Opportunities for professional development and career growth Apply tot his job Apply To this Job