Lead Analytics Architect

Job Description

Job Description

Job Information

Title: Lead Analytics Architect (Epic / Wisdom)
Department: Information Technology
Status: Exempt
Location: Kintegra Health Administration – Shannon Bradley
Reports To: Director of Data & Analytics
Direct Reports: Health Information Technologists and Health Data Analysts

Summary of Position

The Lead Analytics Architect is responsible for leading the design, development, and optimization of enterprise analytics solutions centered around Epic’s data ecosystem, including Clarity and Wisdom. This role drives the organization’s data strategy by transforming complex clinical, financial, and operational data into scalable, governed, and analytics-ready platforms.

The role partners closely with clinical, financial, and operational leadership to deliver high-impact insights, enabling data-driven decision-making across population health, revenue cycle, quality, and operational performance. This role will also be responsible for leading a team of data analysts to ensure compliance with data architecture.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in healthcare data architecture, analytics engineering, or data warehousing.
• Deep expertise in Epic data models, including Clarity.
• Strong experience with SQL development and performance tuning in large healthcare databases.
• Strong understanding of healthcare workflows across clinical, financial, and operational domains.
• Experience with healthcare data standards and interoperability (HL7, FHIR).
• Deep knowledge of HIPAA and healthcare data governance requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing or mentoring technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Wisdom.
• Experience with BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Knowledge of data orchestration tools (e.g., Azure Data Factory).
• Epic certifications in Clarity or related areas (preferred but not required).

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).

Key Responsibilities

Epic Data Architecture & Strategy

• Lead the architecture and evolution of Epic data platforms, including Clarity and Wisdom.
• Design scalable data models that support enterprise reporting, dashboards, and advanced analytics use cases.
• Establish standards for data modeling, naming conventions, and data lifecycle management across Epic and downstream systems.

Data Engineering & Integration

• Oversee development and optimization of ETL/ELT pipelines from Epic sources, including Clarity extracts and external systems.
• Integrate Epic data with non-Epic sources (Tableau, PowerBI, claims, financial systems, third-party applications) to create a unified analytics layer.
• Optimize performance of large-scale SQL workloads within Epic reporting databases and downstream data platforms.
• Enable analytics teams by delivering analytics-ready data layers for Power BI, Tableau, and other BI tools.
• Support advanced use cases including predictive analytics, risk stratification, and population health initiatives.

Data Governance & Quality

• Establish and enforce data governance frameworks across Epic data domains, including definitions, lineage, and stewardship.
• Ensure data quality through validation, reconciliation, and monitoring processes across Clarity and Wisdom layers.
• Maintain compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, and organizational data security policies.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and mentor a team of data analysts supporting Epic analytics.
• Collaborate with clinical, revenue cycle, finance, and operational leaders to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Act as a strategic advisor on Epic reporting capabilities, limitations, and optimization opportunities.

Performance Optimization & Standards

• Define best practices for SQL development, indexing strategies, and query optimization within Clarity environments.
• Drive performance improvements for dashboards, reporting extracts, and large-scale analytics workloads.
• Standardize development frameworks, reusable components, and documentation practices.

Kintegra Health Core Requirements

• Patient First – An approach to care that holds primary the well-being and desires of the patient.
• Build Not Blame – Focusing first on improving processes rather than assigning fault.
• Integrity and Honesty – Fostering openness, fairness, and responsible use of organizational resources.
• Cooperation and Flexibility – Working as part of an interdependent team committed to shared success.
• Culturally Sensitive – Demonstrating awareness, respect, and effectiveness in serving diverse populations.

Kintegra Health is a community-sponsored, family-centered provider of health care, health education, and preventive care services without regard to ability to pay. Employees are expected to support this mission and uphold the organization’s values while serving the communities we care for.

Our goals are:

• To provide continuing comprehensive and accessible primary care services to individuals and families of all economic levels within the counties we serve.
• To provide primary care services to meet the physical as well as social health needs of individuals and families, promoting health maintenance, providing timely diagnostics, treatment and referral services.
• To emphasize preventive care through patient and community education to help individuals become aware and responsible for their own health behaviors.
• To employ an interdisciplinary team approach in collaboration with other community providers to provide a continuum of appropriate patient/family-oriented care in a cost-effective manner.