[Hiring] Senior Director of Cloud Data Architecture @WellSense Health Plan

Role Description

The Sr. Director of Cloud Data Architecture is a deep technical leader with hands-on experience in all aspects of data architecture and infrastructure with a specific focus on creating and managing cloud-based data architectures. Ideal candidate will have at least 15 years of experience in advanced data analytics and 8 years of cloud-based data management. Good business acumen in the health plan and health care in general is critical for this role. The Sr. Director will not only be able to develop a data architecture strategy but provide a roadmap for transitioning from WellSense’s current data warehouse capabilities to a new cloud-based data infrastructure.

Developing and/or enhancing the strategic architecture for healthcare data to provide state of the art data management processes, data quality, technology, reporting and analytics will be fundamental to this role. This person will lead WellSense’s efforts to aggregate and modernize all the health data and convert it into actionable insights and actionable analytics, and to implement new enterprise processes and technologies to ensure compliance to healthcare regulatory requirements.

In addition, the Sr. Director role will collaborate with the leaders across the organization to leverage cross-functional data and to drive strategic decision-making at the highest levels of the company. This role ensures the integrity, availability, and security of healthcare payer data, while also championing the use of data-driven insights to optimize operational efficiency and inform strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in leading Data Architecture teams for similarly sized organizations.
• Experience in the planning and execution of on premise data warehouse(s) to cloud-based architectures.
• Deep knowledge of AWS as it relates to data management, data security, and availability.
• Experience in leading, growing, and maintaining high performing teams.
• Demonstrated experience with collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to get hands-on in the execution of the team’s work.
• Effective communicator who is comfortable presenting to junior staff through senior-level executives.
• Knowledge of cost estimation and budgeting as it relates to cloud management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in leading strategy, innovation, and architecting data projects and products, specifically cloud-based data solutions.

Benefits

• Full-time remote work.
• Competitive salaries.
• Excellent benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: In collaboration with Senior Leadership, establish and drive WellSense’s overall enterprise data strategy, in line with the organization’s vision, leveraging best practices in cloud-based technologies.
• Data Governance: Establish and enforce policies, standards, and procedures for the enterprise-wide data lifecycle to ensure data accuracy, consistency, security and compliance with their regulatory bodies; CMS, DHHS, and EOHHS.
• Data Quality: Ensure data within WellSense repositories are of the highest level of quality to pass regulatory requirements.
• Team Management: Recruit, lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of data architects, to support data management and analytics activities.
• Data Infrastructure & Architecture: Oversee the evaluation, selection, design, implementation, and maintenance of the data infrastructure.
• Budget and Cost Estimation: Work with the Vice President, Enterprise Data Analytics to determine estimated costs of setup and maintenance of the data infrastructures.
• Advanced Analytics: Be a prolific champion of the use of data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and predictive modeling to provide insights that help to drive decision-making and innovation.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional leaders to ensure data needs are understood and met.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure all data activities comply with healthcare industry regulations (e.g., HIPAA, HEDIS) and maintain the highest standards of data security.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies in data management and analytics.
• Vendor Relationship: Partner with strategic vendors to provide access to expertise and cost savings in enablement of data management strategy.

Compensation Range

$173,000 - $251,000. This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer.