Data Steward - Michigan

Well-designed and properly governed data structures and artifacts are critical to ensure that our clients can trust the insights they glean from our healthcare intelligence platform. As a Data Steward, you will support this mission through the design of robust data models based upon the HL7 FHIR standard; the management of metadata and code systems; the implementation and enforcement of data governance policies; and the monitoring and resolution of data quality issues. You will have the opportunity to collaborate extensively with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, design solutions, and implement production-quality data models and metadata artifacts to help ensure the success of our clients in driving improvements in healthcare. Specific responsibilities will include:

• Develop data model artifacts based upon the HL7 FHIR standard, including profiles, extensions, and implementation guides
• Author and implement data governance policies and protocols related to data management, change control, security, privacy, and access
• Discover, document, and manage metadata, including data provenance, data dictionaries, identifier systems and namespaces, code systems, code mappings, and validation rules
• Develop master data management (MDM) rules for multi-data source pipelines
• Design proactive solutions to monitor for data quality issues in a complex, multi-sourced healthcare data warehouse ecosystem including numerous upstream and downstream data processes and consumers
• Perform deep-dive and root cause analysis and lead solution development and implementation on change requests and production issues for existing operational customers.
• Shepherd projects through requirements definition, analysis, development, QA, and deployment, working closely with numerous partner teams to drive project completion, quality, and timeliness
• Multi-task effectively across a variety of projects and production triage tickets simultaneously
• Assist and support QA team members in test strategy and test case development and execution

• 3-5 years of experience in data architecture, database administration, data warehousing, or a similar discipline
• Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent experience
• Strong FHIR knowledge preferred but not required
• Strong SQL knowledge required
• Expert knowledge of data modeling and database concepts in both a relational and non-relational context
• Knowledge and understanding of healthcare data including clinical, billing, operations, insurance, and provider data
• Knowledge of standard healthcare ontologies and code systems such as SNOMED, LOINC, ICD, CPT, and RxNorm
• Knowledge of standard healthcare interchange formats such as HL7 2.x, C-CDA, and FHIR
• Solid track record in establishing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to bring projects to fruition
• Patience and persistence to sift through complex data/information to get to the core knowledge
• Experience testing data and assisting in the generation of related test cases
• Intense intellectual curiosity and an ability to view problems with a fresh perspective
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Master's Degree in a quantitative field
• Experience with or knowledge of non-relational / NoSQL databases
• Experience with or knowledge of Amazon Web Services such as S3, RDS, Athena, or Aurora
• Experience interacting with REST APIs to manage data and metadata artifacts