Lead Of Data Architecture

Company Overview Voted 1 EHR by PC Mag WRS Health delivers a fully integrated cloud based EMR and practice management solutions to its clients We bring solutions to physicians by providing constant enhancement of our products and services including EHR practice management marketing patient coordination and billing Job Purpose and Role WRS Health is seeking a hands-on and strategic Director of Data Architecture to lead our data platform initiatives on Amazon Web Services AWS with a strong emphasis on healthcare data data lake strategy and AI enablement You will architect and manage scalable secure and high-performance data systems that support both traditional analytics and modern ML workloads including embedding models and vectorized data retrieval Key Responsibilities Strategic Data Platform Leadership Define and implement an enterprise-wide data architecture strategy that supports interoperability AI ML readiness and regulatory compliance Lead the evolution of our AWS-based data lake architecture supporting structured semi-structured and unstructured data types especially FHIR-formatted JSON healthcare data Cloud Data Lake Storage Optimization Design and maintain scalable secure and cost-effective data lakes using Amazon S3 AWS Glue Athena Redshift and Lake Formation Leverage Mountpoint for S3 to enable high-performance POSIX-compliant access to S3 objects including vectorized data files Optimize data storage and retrieval strategies for performance and cost-efficiency including partitioning file formats e g Parquet ORC and compression techniques AI ML Enablement and Vector Infrastructure Collaborate with data science teams to implement embedding models vectorization pipelines and real-time inference architectures Design and manage vector storage systems e g S3-based FAISS Pinecone or Amazon OpenSearch to support semantic search retrieval-augmented generation RAG and intelligent data access Ensure vectorized data pipelines are aligned with model training evaluation and deployment strategies Healthcare Data Architecture Interoperability Architect systems to ingest process and store FHIR-compliant JSON data from EHRs APIs and HL7 sources Ensure conformance with healthcare interoperability standards and optimize for queryability and downstream analytics Implement data normalization and enrichment pipelines for use in both clinical and operational contexts Security Compliance Governance Lead efforts to ensure data security at rest and in transit using AWS-native encryption IAM VPC controls and bucket policies Implement and manage data access controls audit logging and role-based security models across AWS environments Oversee data governance including lineage cataloging and stewardship with tools such as AWS Glue Data Catalog Lake Formation or third-party platforms Team Leadership Cross-Functional Collaboration Build and lead a high-performing team of data architects and engineers Work closely with stakeholders from engineering data science product and compliance teams to deliver data initiatives Promote data literacy and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement Qualifications Bachelor s or Master s in Computer Science Data Engineering or related field 8-12 years of experience in data architecture with 3-5 years in a technical leadership role Proven experience architecting AWS-based data lakes and analytics pipelines Deep understanding of healthcare data standards FHIR HL7 and working with FHIR JSON objects in large-scale systems Expertise with embedding and vectorization models semantic search and managing vector storage solutions Hands-on experience with Amazon S3 Mountpoint for S3 and optimizing S3-based workloads for performance and cost Strong background in data security encryption access control and compliance frameworks HIPAA HITRUST Preferred Qualifications AWS certifications e g AWS Certified Big Data or Data Analytics - Specialty Familiarity with open-source vector databases e g FAISS Weaviate and MLOps pipelines Experience in clinical systems integration claims processing or population health analytics This is an independent contractor position Job Type Full-time Location Remote Hours Available during standard US business hours 9am-5pm EST or 8 30am-4 30pm EST This job description is intended to describe the general requirements for the position It is not a complete statement of duties responsibilities or requirements Other duties not listed here may be assigned as necessary to ensure proper operations of the department Powered by JazzHR