How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Who We Are

Health Information Technology & Services (HITS) plays an integral role in the success of Michigan Medicine by providing clinicians, educators, researchers, students, and staff with exceptional technology-related information, products, services, and support. HITS also provides institutional expertise related to IT strategy, security, infrastructure, and resource management. 

Enterprise Data & Information Systems

The HITS Enterprise Data & Information Services (EDIS) division collaborates with partners throughout Michigan Medicine, the U-M, and the state of Michigan, to create data resources which can be used across the enterprises.  Their work enables enterprise analytics which supports strategic, data-driven decisions by leaders, researchers, clinicians, educators, and administrators.  EDIS provides services across the clinical, education, research, and administrative mission domains and is organized around the following core capabilities:  Data Foundations, Analytics, Health Information Exchange, and Enterprise Data Solutions.

The Data Integration and Architecture (DIA) Team at Michigan Medicine is seeking a candidate to fulfill the role of Data Architect. The Data Integration and Architecture team designs, develops, and supports data pipelines to enterprise data stores.

Job Summary

Health Information Technology and Services (HITS) at the U-M Michigan Medicine has an exciting opportunity for a Data Architect Senior on its Enterprise Data and Information Services (EDIS), Data Integration and Architecture Team.  EDIS is responsible for supporting and building Michigan Medicine's Enterprise Data Warehouse environment and application integration activities. Michigan Medicine's Enterprise Data Warehouse serves as a vital conduit of information to leaders across the institution.

A candidate for this position should possess experience in database design and development.  That experience should include extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) data between systems. The preferred candidate will have experience integrating data using a variety of approaches, that may include flat-file extracts, Enterprise Service Buses (ESB), ODBC API's, Restful API's, Cloud services.

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Responsibilities*

• Work with business analysts in identifying key measures that support university business drivers. 
• Translate business requirements into actionable design and development of data structures, ETL applications and data pipelines.
• Model information in a way that customers can easily consume it for reporting and complex analyses.
• Responsible for enterprise data management activities like design, archive, recovery, load strategies, and access analysis. 
• Work with subject matter experts to validate data structures.
• Research and share emerging data integration methodologies, frameworks, and data management solutions.
• Promote teamwork through positive collaboration with business intelligence analysts, data architects, ETL developers, and DBAs in implementing enterprise solutions.
• Proactively identify and recommend application and architecture improvements to the reliability, relevance, timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of the data we support.
• Plan, conduct and lead efforts, in one or more concurrent projects.
• Analyze, compare and evaluate various courses of action and make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities. 
• Actively monitor and respond to production support issues.
• May require on-call availability and work outside of normal working hours.

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and/or equivalent combination of education, certification and experience. 
• 5+ years of IT related experience
• In-depth knowledge of data integration patterns and data warehouse design concepts.
• Strong SQL programming language skills and experience developing on enterprise RDBMS platforms like Oracle and SQL Database.
• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Solid and effective written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience building new data models while ensuring consistency and integration with mature warehouse structure. 
• Demonstrated skills in data analysis and process modeling tools and techniques.
• Experience building data integration solutions that leverage restful APIs or message-based technology.

Desired Qualifications*

• Experience with scripting and/or object-oriented programming languages.
• Experience using ETL development platforms like Informatica or MS SSIS.
• Experience building and managing solution architectures that leverage Azure Cloud services, on-premises data centers and hybrid environments.
• Experience in one or more disciplines such as Health Care, Financial, Human Resources, Student Administration, and Sponsored Research.
• Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Enterprise Medical Record (EMR) solutions
• 3-5 years of demonstrated experience in a related role requiring confidentiality, timeliness, customer service, organization, prioritization, troubleshooting, and working independently.
• 3-5 years of experience with the full software lifecycle of system implementation including requirements analysis, design, implementation, quality assurance testing and documentation.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a dynamic development environment and adjust to frequently changing priorities and project plans.
• Ability to work effectively with management, team members, and colleagues from other departments and projects.

Work Locations

This position is being made available with the ability for you to negotiate alternative work schedules and remote/on-site options to suit your work-life balance.  Non-Michigan residents should inquire about potential employment while working remotely in a state other than Michigan. Apply to be part of a strong team that partners with our institution, community, and each other.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

Benefits

We offer a benefits package that includes comprehensive training and career development opportunities, generous retirement savings plans, ample paid time off, and a wealth of family care support: https://careers.umich.edu/benefits

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.