Data Architect, Next Platform

Overview As Data Architect at Tempus, you will shape the data backbone of a real-time, multi-modal healthcare platform. You will design enterprise data models that support complex domains like EHR, genomics, and imaging across federated hospital networks. You will enable autonomous AI agents by optimizing data access, metadata layers, and schema design for scalable, compliant operations. You will drive data governance, quality, and lineage to ground AI-driven clinical evaluations in trusted sources. This is a chance to impact patient care by advancing an agent-ready data fabric at enterprise scale. Compensation / Benefitsmedical benefitsincentive compensationrestricted stock unitsremote work optionsfull range of benefits ResponsibilitiesLead multi-modal data architecture integrating EHR, genomics, and imagingScale data solutions across federated hospital networks with multi-tenancy and high availabilityDesign data access patterns and metadata layers for AI agents enabling autonomous querying and reasoningOwn ERDs, data dictionaries, and API specifications across relational, NoSQL, and vector databasesImplement automated data quality and lineage solutions with source-system traceabilityAdvise engineering and clinical teams on data modeling standards, governance, and HIPAA-compliant practices Key requirements7+ years in data architecture or enterprise modelingExpert-level 3NF, Star Schema, and Data Vault 2.0 modelingAdvanced SQL and Python proficiencyAbility to evaluate RDBMS, MPP, NoSQL options and implement MDMDeep familiarity with HL7, FHIR, Epic/Cerner data structuresProficiency with modeling tools (Erwin, Vertabelo, Lucidchart)Collaborative communicationGovernance and data stewardshipTechnical evangelism and cross-functional impact3NF, Dimensional (Star Schema), Data Vault 2.0SQL and Python for data profilingRDBMS/MPP/NoSQL trade-offs and MDM