Data AI Architect at MGMA-ACMPE Englewood, CO

Job Description

Data AI Architect, MGMA-ACMPE. Englewood, CO. The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is seeking a Data AI Architect to join our Denver/hybrid team. This role designs, implements, and optimizes data & AI solutions to support the organization’s strategic goals and operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Design data and AI/ML architectures to implement business strategies and roadmaps.
• Create and maintain data models that support business requirements.
• Collaborate with Data Governance and Security Leads to oversee and enhance data governance and security protocols to protect data integrity and confidentiality.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams to understand data needs and ensure alignment with architectural standards.
• Evaluate and optimize data storage and retrieval systems to improve efficiency and performance.
• Establish and enforce data standards and best practices to ensure consistency and quality across the organization.
• Research and recommend new technologies and methodologies that can enhance data architecture and address evolving business needs.
• Other duties as required and necessary to ensure the success of the organization.

Supervisory Duties

• None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to consistently promote, support, work, and act in a manner in support of MGMA’s mission, vision, and values/behaviors.
• Expertise in creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models that accurately represent business requirements and facilitate efficient data management and AI practices, and patterns.
• Expertise in modern data architectures.
• Strong knowledge of database management systems; data warehousing, lakehouse, and data lake solutions; and data integration and wrangling tools and approaches.
• Deep expertise in SQL, Python, R, and Bash.
• Strong expertise in machine learning algorithms and approaches.
• Practical experience with AI tools.
• Knowledge of MLOps best practices.
• Expertise in Power BI, Tableau, or similar applications for data visualization.
• Ability to implement and maintain data governance frameworks and security protocols to ensure data integrity, compliance, and protection.
• Awareness of current trends and emerging technologies that support organizational data maturity.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, or relevant discipline, or equivalent skills developed through related work experience
• MS in data science or related field preferred

Experience

• Experience in designing and implementing modern data architectures on cloud platforms, preferably on Azure
• Experience developing data architecture, strategy, and roadmaps
  • Define data models, data flow diagrams, and architecture blueprints to guide the implementation of data solutions.
  • Create and maintain an enterprise architecture strategy that aligns with the organization's goals for managing and leveraging internal, product, and customer data.
• Architectural Design and Planning
  • Lead proof‑of‑concept initiatives to validate technology choices.
  • Design and document architecture blueprints that outline the structure and integration of data systems, applications, and technology infrastructure to support data management.
  • Present complex ideas and architectural designs to various stakeholders, including business stakeholders, engineers, and executives.
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Technology Evaluation and Selection
  • Identify, evaluate, and recommend technology solutions and platforms that enhance the organization's ability to capture, store, analyze, visualize, gain insight from, and utilize data effectively.
  • Routinely assess data storage solutions, ensuring alignment with security, compliance, and performance requirements.
  • Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends related to data management, data science and AI, and customer experience, and identify opportunities to innovate and enhance the enterprise architecture.
• Integration and Interoperability
  • Design scalable data integration frameworks that enable seamless data flow across diverse systems and platforms.
• Data Governance and Security
  • Integrate data governance tools into the data architecture, including managing ingestion processes, configuring data connections, and ensuring alignment to governance standards to maintain data quality, compliance, and security across systems.

Additional Requirements, Licenses, Certifications

• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.

Working Environment

• Work is generally performed in an indoor, professional office environment.
• Will need to attend conferences and MGMA events in various locations around the United States on a regular basis.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, fax machines, and scanners.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.

Physical Activities

• Ability to read, write, edit.
• Ability to converse, discuss, convey.
• Also includes interactive engagement with software applications, computer graphics, and the ability to conduct internet research.
• Ability to perceive, identify, recognize.
• Ability to detect, determine, discern, judge.
• Ability to assess, estimate, compare.
• Ability to operate PC/keyboard and other office productivity equipment.
• Ability to position self to traverse/navigate around typical office setting.
• Ability pull/push, lift, open/close, grasp/manipulate, transport up to 10 lbs.

Why Work for Us

MGMA provides a comprehensive benefits package, inclusive work environment, professional development, 401(k) plan with company match, profit‑sharing, paid time off, flexible spending account, on‑site fitness center, and tuition assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants shall be considered according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experience, and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Other Important Information

MGMA does not engage in immigration sponsorship or relocation assistance.

Application deadline: November 10, 2025 . The approximate salary range for this position is $135,000 - $175,000 , depending on the skills, education, and experience of the candidate.