NextGen Healthcare · 1 month ago
Principal Data Platform Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
10+ years expNextGen Healthcare is revolutionizing healthcare through AI and generative AI technologies. The Principal Data Platform Architect will be instrumental in architecting a healthcare analytical data platform and transforming healthcare data into actionable insights while ensuring compliance with industry standards.
AnalyticsElectronic Health Record (EHR)Health CareInformation ServicesMedical
Responsibilities
Collaborate with the business analysts and data architects in the design and build of a comprehensive common healthcare analytical data model following modern data architecture principles
Design, implement, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines to support data ingestion and transformation from diverse healthcare data sources
Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines for real-time and batch processing to meet traditional BI application and advanced AI/ML needs
Work with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data to create usable datasets for reports and dashboards along with AI model training and deployment
Manage and optimize a variety of databases, including Postges, NoSQL, graph databases, and cloud-based databases like Snowflake and Redshift
Ensure efficient storage, retrieval, and integration of data across different systems
Collaborate with data scientists and AI engineers to create datasets for a variety of use cases
Implement data annotation, curation, and augmentation techniques to enhance data readiness for AI/ML applications
Apply knowledge of healthcare data standards such as HL7 and FHIR, ensuring adherence to HIPAA compliance and other regulatory requirements
Address challenges related to unstructured data extraction and large-scale data ingestion in EMR/EHR systems
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including healthcare specialists, to understand and address data needs
Ensure data quality, integrity, and security, especially when dealing with sensitive healthcare data
Stay updated with emerging technologies and frameworks in data engineering, AI, and healthcare
Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and tools within the data engineering team
Perform other duties that support the overall objective of the position
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
10+ years of proven experience as a technical lead or manager on projects following modern architectural paradigms such as Data Lake, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh for high volume analytics
Hands on experience with ETL/ELT development using tools such as dbt, Fivetran, Spark, Snowpark including orchestration via Airflow or similar
Hands on experience orchestrating data pipelines in implementing star-schema data models for traditional BI applications
Experience working with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Familiarity with big data frameworks such as Apache Spark, Kafka, and Hadoop
Knowledge on preparing and managing datasets for AI/ML model training and deployment
Understanding of data processing for voice, image, and text-based AI solutions
Familiarity with healthcare data standards and interoperability protocols
Knowledge of EMR/EHR systems and healthcare data management challenges
Strong programming skills in Python, and/or Scala,/Java, and SQL
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
Strong communication and collaboration abilities to work with diverse stakeholders
Ability to handle diverse data types and ensuring scalability in a complex environment
Company
NextGen Healthcare
NextGen Healthcare offers a range of software, services, and analytics solutions to medical and dental group practices. It is a sub-organization of Quality Systems.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (4)
2023 (4)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Mumbai Angels
2025-05-02Acquired
2015-02-16Series Unknown
Leadership Team
David Sides
Board Member
Recent News
Behavioral Health Business
2025-12-21
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