Lead Data Architect

About the role

MomentimRx is advancing a modern healthcare data platform and digital products to accelerate innovation and improve patient health outcomes. The Lead Data Architect will lead the design and execution of enterprise-scale, secure, and scalable data solutions, shaping the next-generation healthcare data capabilities at McKesson.

Responsibilities

• Architecture Leadership: Define technical strategy, architecture standards, and long term roadmap; lead design and planning for new platforms, products, and services; establish enterprise-wide best practices and reusable patterns.

• Technology Innovation & Delivery: Oversee architectural execution of enterprise scale data solutions; evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative, business-aligned solutions; mentor teams on modern architecture and cloud-native practices.

• Governance, Security & Compliance: Provide technical governance through architecture review boards and standards enforcement; ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and enterprise security standards; embed data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance in all data architecture designs.

• Partner closely with Compliance, Privacy, and Enterprise Governance teams to define and execute a holistic data strategy aligned with regulatory requirements and enterprise risk posture.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirement: Degree or equivalent and typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience. Less years required if has relevant Master’s or Doctorate qualifications.

• Critical Skills & Experience: 10+ years in technology roles with significant architecture experience in complex enterprises; Cloud & Data Platforms: Expertise in Azure, Databricks, multi-cloud architectures, data lakes/lakehouses, real-time streaming, Unity Catalog, and modern data governance frameworks; Data Architecture & Engineering: Strong proficiency in data modeling techniques (conceptual, logical, physical) and experience with data modeling tools; Advanced data modeling, normalization, ETL/ELT pipeline design, and batch/streaming architectures; Experience with relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB); Familiarity with data governance frameworks, data quality management, and master data management (MDM) principles; Integration of external data sources, SFTP-based ETL, and real-time pipelines; Experience integrating metadata and lineage into enterprise data governance platforms (e.g., Alation) to enable discoverability, auditability, and data quality across the organization; Interoperability & Standards: SOA modernization, service-based architectures, OAuth2/OIDC/SMART/RBAC/ABAC; Deep understanding of healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR, ICD-10) and HIPAA compliance; AI & Analytics Enablement: Architecting ML/AI-ready environments and real-time analytics platforms; DevOps & Platform Enablement: CI/CD pipelines, automated deployment, GitHub version control; Healthcare Domain Expertise: EMR systems, claims processing, MDM, and IQVIA or similar healthcare datasets.

Skills

• Ability to align diverse stakeholders around a clear and compelling technical vision;

• Strong analytical skills to solve complex, cross-functional enterprise challenges;

• Proven ability to balance business priorities, technical constraints, and risk management;

• Excellent communicator capable of influencing audiences from engineers to senior executives;

• Experience participating in and leading architecture review boards and defining reusable enterprise patterns;

• Strategic mindset with the ability to guide long-term platform and capability evolution;

• Demonstrates collaboration, accountability, and a team-first mindset;

• Deep understanding of the healthcare industry, enterprise risk management, and regulatory considerations;

• Proven ability to partner cross-functionally with Compliance, Privacy, and Governance stakeholders to drive enterprise data strategy and embed policy-driven governance controls into architecture designs;

• Startup experience (2+ years) strongly preferred.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $147,800 - $246,400.