The American College of Cardiology is looking for collaborative innovators who are passionate about making their mark on emerging enterprise software products. As the Enterprise Data Architect, you will work as part of the team dedicated to ensuring that we are maximizing efficiency and value of our Data. You will provide hands-on Extract Transact Load (ETL) customization for our member systems and National Cardiovascular Data Registries (NCDR). 

The Senior Data Manager is a member of the Enterprise Architecture and Application Development Team, working in a dynamic cross-functional environment to guide the strategic direction and the meaningful use of data.

This position is based in Washington, DC where we have a hybrid work environment (roughly 40% of the time in the office).

Major Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Translate business requirements into technical specifications, including data streams, integrations, transformations, databases, data warehouses, and data lakes 

• Define the data architecture framework, data reference architecture, standards, and principles, including modeling, metadata, security, and reference data 

• Partner with other Architects to ensure consistent translation of enterprise architecture decisions to solution architects, conduct solution design reviews, and arbitrate solution design conflicts across domains 

• Engage with internal customers, scrum teams and senior levels of leadership (both technical and business) with clear communication, appropriate levels of context and explanation, to effect decisions and direction of strategy. 

• Implement and adapt database systems and architecture as necessary to meet the needs of the College 

• Establish methods and procedures for tracking data quality, completeness, redundancy, compliance, and improvement 

• Create strategies and plans for data capacity planning, data security, life cycle data management, scalability, backup, and data archiving 

• Review information architecture deliverables throughout development process to ensure quality and traceability to requirements and adherence to all plans and standards. 

• Provide governance oversight to ensure project adherence to information architecture strategy, principles, standards, policies, and procedures throughout all project phases. Partner with other architects to ensure alignment and integration across portfolio boundaries and promote an enterprise focus on data management. 

• Other duties as assigned 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related area (data science, mathematics, statistics, economics, etc.) 

• Ten plus years of Data Modeling Experience (both physical and logical). Candidate must have experience with designing Data Warehouse schemas (3NF model or other data modeling patterns) as well as Data Mart schemas (Dimensional model) 

• Five plus years of experience with SSRS, SSAS, PowerBI, and or other data analytic and reporting platforms 

• Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise data warehouses 

• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing enterprise data lakes

• Familiarity with Snowflake, Azure, cloud data architectures, and tools 

• Demonstrated experience in handling large data sets and relational databases 

• Knowledge and experience working with ETL processes 

• Experience with software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing 

• Demonstrated ability to manage and see-through long-term projects 

• A willingness to continually improve processes and share lessons learned 

• Excellent client-facing written and verbal communications skills, particularly those relevant to translating highly technical information for non-technical audiences 

• 3 plus years of experience in healthcare related informatics, performance measurement, or analysis with strong exposure to data modeling 

Desired Qualifications: 

• Self-directed and proactive; thinks beyond the immediate problem 

• Strong interpersonal skills 

• Flexibility to adjust to shifting priorities and possess strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities 

• A willingness and aptitude to learn new technologies 

• Experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented collaborative environment 

• Experience in Agile software development methodology is a plus 

About Us:

At the American College of Cardiology, we bring our hearts to work. 

We are a 500-person organization dedicated and committed to our mission to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health for the past 70 years. When you join our team, you become part of a passionate culture that envisions a world where innovation and knowledge optimize cardiovascular care and outcomes. 

Every day, we are committed to supporting our more than 54,000 members and their patients around the globe and in doing so, ensure our staff have a positive environment of teamwork, collaboration, professionalism and excellence. To learn more about why ACC has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work in Healthcare please visit our site at: www.acc.org/jobs. 

COVID Considerations: 

As an employer in the public health space, and an organization that serves members who are essential medical personnel, ACC requires all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 upon hire. Proof of vaccination will be required. Individuals can request an exemption from this requirement due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief, and those requests for reasonable accommodations will be evaluated individually. 

ACC is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all candidates and employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and veterans. 

ACC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact Crystal Nott, Sr. Director, People Resources & Engagement at cnott@acc.org or (202)375-6423.