Principal Solution Architect

Principal Solution Architect

The Principal Solution Architect designs and guides the implementation of complex, enterprise-wide technology solutions supporting Dell Medical School's evolving academic health enterprise. This role provides architectural leadership across clinical, research, operational, administrative, and facility technology environments, including EHR and ERP platforms, medical devices, biomedical equipment, imaging systems, clinical technologies, cloud infrastructure, and other integrated solutions.

The Principal Solution Architect designs and guides the implementation of complex, enterprise-wide technology solutions. This role transforms strategic vision into actionable roadmaps and mobilizes cross-functional teams by building strong coalitions across the institution.

The Principal Solution Architect leads requirements development activities, drives technology portfolio cataloging and optimization, translates business requirements into technical solutions, delivers global and local solution designs for key initiatives, and provides architectural oversight of project execution. This position plays a critical role in evaluating emerging technologies, integrating clinical and administrative systems, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and standards. The Principal Solution Architect works directly with leadership and staff throughout the technology organization, as well as with research and clinical leaders.

Responsibilities

• Leads Enterprise Solution Design
• Translate institutional vision into tangible architectural roadmaps and actionable designs.
• Develop solution and integration architecture between EHR platforms, ERP, digital technologies, medical devices, imaging systems, facilities, and IT transformation initiatives.
• Develop architecture standards and integration patterns for medical devices, biomedical equipment, clinical monitoring systems, and IoT-enabled healthcare technologies.
• Design secure, scalable, and interoperable technology solutions that optimize clinical workflows, caregiver experiences, and patient outcomes across inpatient, ambulatory, and research environments.
• Establish architecture principles and an escalation model for resolving project-level disagreements.
• Support technology planning, design, activation, and operational readiness activities for new healthcare facilities and care environments.
• Deliver solution architectures to support human health research and hospital build initiatives.
• Drives Technology Strategy and Road Mapping
• Develop and maintain the architecture and technology roadmap aligned with platform milestones.
• Map and triage current technology solutions across UT Medical Center, main campus, and research teams.
• Develop long-term roadmaps for clinical technology integration, device interoperability, and intelligent hospital operations.
• Evaluate new technology requests for platform strategy fit and vendor viability.
• Identify opportunities to leverage device-generated clinical data to improve care delivery, operational performance, and health system analytics.
• Produce executive-level presentation materials to communicate roadmap and platform strategy.
• Collaborates with Stakeholders and Builds Coalitions
• Collaborate with facility planners, designers, and construction partners.
• Engage with clinical, operational, biomedical services, research, and administrative leaders to define medical technology requirements and integration priorities.
• Build institutional coalitions to drive adoption of architectural standards and strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate design workshops and solution reviews across departments.
• Communicate architectural decisions and roadmaps to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead change across short- and long-term objectives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Establishes Architecture Governance and Standards
• Define and enforce architectural principles, standards, and templates.
• Maintain a current and complete technology solution catalog.
• Lead architecture governance reviews and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.
• Mentor junior architects and technical staff on best practices and frameworks.
• Supports Project Execution and Integration
• Provide architectural oversight for major IT initiatives and transformation programs.
• Oversee integration activities involving patient monitoring systems, imaging platforms, laboratory systems, biomedical equipment, and operational technologies.
• Ensure alignment of project execution with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and platform strategy.
• Coordinate integration of cloud, on-premises, and hybrid systems.
• Validate system performance, scalability, and security in collaboration with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams.
• Marginal or Periodic Functions
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to assess solution effectiveness and alignment with architectural goals.
• Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity planning exercises.
• Represent the organization at industry conferences, vendor briefings, and technical forums.
• Support merger and acquisition due diligence and integration planning for acquired systems and platforms.
• Contribute to IT capital planning and long-term investment strategies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Strategic Agility

• Anticipate future consequences and technology trends.
• Translate institutional vision into actionable roadmaps.
• Align architecture with long-term clinical, research, and operational goals.
• Anticipate technology shifts and position the organization to adapt.

Technical Learning

• Demonstrate expertise designing complex integrations across clinical, operational, research, and facility technologies.
• Rapidly assimilate new technologies, platforms, tools, and frameworks.
• Apply new technical knowledge and emerging technologies to improve architectural outcomes and address institutional challenges.
• Encourage innovation and continuous learning within the architecture team.

Organizational Agility

• Understand how to accomplish objectives through formal and informal organizational channels.
• Build coalitions across departments to drive change.
• Navigate complex governance structures and stakeholder dynamics.
• Align architecture initiatives with institutional priorities and culture.

Dealing with Ambiguity

• Effectively manage change and shifting priorities.
• Lead through uncertainty in large-scale transformation programs.
• Make sound decisions using evolving or incomplete information.
• Maintain clarity and direction throughout complex, multi-year initiatives.

Healthcare Ecosystem Knowledge

• Demonstrate understanding of healthcare technology ecosystems, including clinical, research, academic, operational, and administrative environments.
• Understand the interdependencies among EHR platforms, medical devices, imaging systems, analytics platforms, cybersecurity controls, and healthcare operations.
• Apply healthcare interoperability and data-sharing principles to support patient care, research, and operational performance initiatives.

Influence Without Authority

• Influence others without direct authority.
• Gain buy-in for architectural standards and transformation roadmaps.
• Lead through credibility, expertise, and strategic communication.
• Drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.

Drive for Results

• Demonstrate a proven ability to meet and exceed established goals.
• Deliver tangible outcomes from strategic roadmaps.
• Track progress and adjust plans to meet milestones.
• Ensure architecture contributes to measurable institutional success.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of eight years of experience developing and overseeing solution architecture, enterprise systems design, or IT strategy.
• Experience in vendor relationship management.
• Experience leading IT transformational initiatives in complex environments.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Information Technology, Health Informatics, or a related field.
• Minimum of ten years of experience in enterprise architecture or solution design.
• Experience supporting the planning, design, activation, or opening of new healthcare facilities, smart hospitals, or digital hospitals, including technology design and activation initiatives.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise architectures that integrate medical devices, biomedical equipment, imaging systems, and clinical technologies within healthcare environments.
• Familiarity with healthcare device interoperability standards, including HL7, FHIR, DICOM, and related integration technologies.
• Experience with EHR systems such as Epic, ERP platforms, cloud infrastructure such as Microsoft Azure, DICOM, and healthcare interoperability standards including HL7 and FHIR.

Salary Range

$189,279+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Standard office environment and equipment.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard and computer.
• May be exposed to occupational hazards such as communicable