Data Architect Manager​/UKHC

Overview

Job Title
:
Data Architect Manager/UKHC

Requisition Number
: RE53075

Working Title
:
Data Architecture Manager

Department Name
: H3997:

EVPHA Information Technology

Work Location
:
Lexington, KY

Grade Level
: 14

Salary Range
: $93,/year

Type Of Position
:
Staff

Position Time Status
:
Full-Time

Required Education
: BA

Equivalent Qualifications
:  for more information about equivalencies: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./equivalencies

Required Related Experience
: 7 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification
:
None

Physical Requirements
:
Mobility to work from several locations depending on business needs; occasionally lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 50lbs; occasionally standing or walking with objects up to 10lbs; regularly sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time with regular repetitive motions (such as typing); occasionally dealing with combative/violent people; and occasional job-related travel.

Shift
:
Monday through Friday; 8:00am – 5:00pm, with some evening, nights, and weekends required per business needs.

This key leadership role will support UK’s transformation by advancing data analytics and business intelligence capabilities and helping the organization leverage data as a strategic asset. This position provides both people leadership and hands-on technical direction for a growing team that supports Epic EMR data, Azure-based analytics platforms, and enterprise reporting. The Manager sets direction, establishes standards, and ensures reliable delivery while fostering a collaborative, communicative, and high-performing team culture.

The Data Architecture Manager leads the data architecture function of the Enterprise Data Warehouse within UK ITS, ensuring it remains adaptable to evolving industry standards and organizational needs. This position serves as a subject matter expert in data warehousing, data engineering, staging and integration—including data mapping, extraction, transformation—along with data modeling, database design, and the performance and capabilities of enterprise analytics platforms.

As part of the analytics and data warehousing leadership structure, this role guides the Data Architecture team, contributes to strategic decision making, and helps drive the maturation of UK’s enterprise data environment. This role manages supervisors and/or individual contributors and provides operational and technical leadership for cloud-based data platforms, data integration, and analytics environments. The position applies advanced knowledge of data engineering, analytics platforms, and healthcare data processes to manage moderately complex to complex work activities.

The Manager sets operational direction for staff, ensures alignment with departmental policies and objectives, and contributes to continuous improvement of data platforms supporting clinical, operational, and administrative decision making. The position requires staying current with rapidly changing industry requirements and recommending advancements that align with organizational goals.

• Management & Supervision
  • Manages supervisors and/or individual contributors within the data engineering and analytics platform function.
  • Directs daily work activities, assigns resources, and establishes priorities to meet operational goals and service expectations.
  • Conducts performance reviews and participates in employment actions including hiring, corrective action, and termination.
  • Provides coaching, mentoring, and professional development to staff to build technical and operational capabilities.
  • Maintains frequent communication with team members to ensure clarity of expectations, progress, and priorities.
• Technical & Operational Leadership
  • Oversees the design, development, and operation of enterprise data platforms supporting analytics, reporting, and AI-enabled solutions.
  • Manages data ingestion, transformation, integration, and delivery processes across cloud-based platforms.
  • Applies advanced technical knowledge of data engineering, data architecture, and analytics platforms to resolve complex operational and system issues.
  • Ensures adherence to established standards for data…