Information Architect

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- The Information Architect in this role will work on a sample management and bioinformatics program that requires data transfer, data mapping, reference data management, taxonomy/semantic management, and data pedigree.
- Reporting to the Manager of Information Architecture, the Information Architect will design, development, and implement information architecture solutions.
- The individual in this role will be consulted as an expert and authority leading and driving innovative solutions.
- Shares overall technical responsibility for management, planning, design, and implementation of information architecture within the research domain
- Translates business requirements into data design requirements and subsequent data models
- Ensures that operational and analytical data stores are able to support cross-functional business requirements for reporting across the organization
- Communicates overall information architecture to both technical and business constituencies
- Takes on the responsibilities associated with the establishment and maintenance of the services provided

SKILLS:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

- Undergraduate degree related to information or computer science
- Experience with the design and building of information strategies and architecture (including modelling and database design), preferably with enterprise level information/data solutions or architecture projects
- Experience with full information life cycle data warehousing or information integration efforts in large scale programs
- Experience with taxonomy management connectors and queries (preferred)
- Expertise in analytic methods and tools related to research and translational medicine, particularly around the secondary use of data, and knowledge of related regulatory and policy challenges (preferred)
- Experience in defining and enabling Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) (preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships
- Excellent skills in leadership, strategic planning, relationship management, verbal and written communications, and customer focus
- Effectiveness at collaboration across organizational boundaries and significant external research/clinical/regulatory influence
- Ability to prioritize issues and drive progress in ambiguous situations
- Ability to interact comfortably with all levels of management and actively participate on leadership teams
- Database Development
- Exchange connector

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

- Strong experience with SQL Server (2012/2008R2/2008) and Oracle (11g/10g)
- Experience with data modelling tools such as ER/Studio or Erwin
- Experience with the following BI reporting and ETL tools: Business Objects (r3 or higher), SpotFire (4 or higher), DataStage (8.1 or higher), Informatica (9.5.1 or higher)
- Familiarity with T-SQL and PL/SQL
- Enterprise Architecture modelling experience
- Exceptional data analysis skills
- Deep understanding of core ETL architectural principles such as modularity, restartability, and parallelization
- Deep understanding of information delivery principles including the creation of abstraction layers, query optimization, and report level calculations
- Experience conceptualizing and implementing reference and master data environments and taxonomy projects strongly preferred