McKesson

Healthcare

LeadDataArchitect

$148–246k Irving, Texas, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Lead Data Architect at McKesson. Skills: Data architecture, Cloud platforms, Data governance, Healthcare data. Define technical strategy. Define architecture standards”

What You'll Achieve.

Accelerate innovation; Improve patient health outcomes; Enable AI/ML environments; Enable analytics environments

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Solve complex challenges; Analytical skills

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years in technology roles, 10+ years architecture experience, Degree or equivalent experience, 10+ years relevant experience

Nice to Have

Startup experience (2+ years)

What You'll Do.

Define technical strategy

Define architecture standards

Lead design and planning

Establish best practices

Establish reusable patterns

Oversee architectural execution

Evaluate emerging technologies

Recommend innovative solutions

Provide technical governance

Conduct architecture reviews

Embed regulatory compliance

Operationalize metadata management

Operationalize data lineage

Integrate enterprise data assets

Ensure consistent capture

Ensure metadata enrichment

Ensure metadata stewardship

Develop documentation

Maintain documentation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with business leaders; Partner with technology leaders; Collaborate with Data Governance; Partner cross-functionally; Partner with Compliance; Partner with Privacy; Partner with Governance

Communication Scope

Influencing audiences

Full Job Description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you. **Overview** 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. This role partners with business and technology leaders to define architectural strategy, drive interoperability, and enable AI/ML and analytics-ready environments. **Key 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

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