W2 - Data Architect - MDM (Healthcare) - Remote

Title: Data Architect - MDM

Location: Remote

Job Description

Extensive MDM. Candidates must have experience with provider/physician healthcare data. Health insurance experience will not work. Very Strong SQL Role is remote, but candidates must work PST hours.

Job Summary

The Architect Master Data Management (MDM) is responsible for designing, implementing, and advancing the enterprise MDM architecture with a focus on provider and physician data. This role will lead the technical vision, architecture, and hands-on development of MDM solutions that ensure data accuracy, consistency, and usability across the healthcare system.

The Architect will partner with business stakeholders, data engineers, and clinical/operational teams to stand up and scale an MDM ecosystem that supports enterprise-wide data governance, analytics, interoperability, and digital transformation. This role requires deep experience with Databricks, modern data engineering, and healthcare provider data, and may be an ideal next step for a senior engineer who has operated within health systems in an MDM capacity.

Essential Duties

• Architecture, Design & Development
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of a physician-based MDM architecture, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and alignment with enterprise data strategy.
• Architect and build MDM components including data models, match/merge logic, survivorship rules, workflows, and reference data structures.
• Apply advanced knowledge of Databricks to build scalable pipelines, quality frameworks, and integrations supporting MDM assets.
• Define and implement enterprise standards for MDM solutions, data quality, and metadata management.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Collaborate with business leaders, clinicians, analysts, and data engineering teams to understand provider data requirements and convert them into technical solutions.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for MDM technologies, architecture patterns, and healthcare provider data domains.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Data Governance & Quality

• Partner with Data Governance to establish stewardship practices, data definitions, and quality controls for provider data.
• Identify root causes of data quality issues and lead corrective action across multiple data sources and systems.
• Ensure MDM solutions support compliance, trust, and enterprise usage of provider data.

Project Delivery & Execution

• Manage and execute multiple complex initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Provide architectural direction and hands-on development to accelerate delivery of MDM projects.
• Conduct technical reviews, perform optimization of solutions, and ensure adherence to development and architectural standards.
• Operational Support & Continuous Improvement
• Monitor performance of MDM solutions and proactively optimize efficiency and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, performing root-cause analysis and implementing sustainable countermeasures.
• Evaluate emerging MDM and data engineering tools and recommend improvements to enhance scalability and capability.

Required Qualifications

• Strong SQL
• Strong, hands-on experience in Master Data Management, preferably within a healthcare or health-system environment.
• Deep expertise with Databricks, distributed data processing, and modern data engineering practices.
• Experience working with healthcare provider/physician data, credentialing systems, EHR integration, or provider rosters.
• Demonstrated ability to architect and implement enterprise data solutions using MDM tools and frameworks.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to lead without formal authority across cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MDM platforms (e.g., Unity Catalog, Informatica MDM, Reltio, Semarchy, Profisee, IBM MDM).
• Familiarity with healthcare data standards (NPI, credentialing sources, Epic provider master, HL7/FHIR).Prior participation in data governance programs or stewardship roles.