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Convergenz · 7 hours ago

Health Systems Architect

United States

Contract

Remote

Senior Level

$50/hr - $90/hr

7+ years exp

Convergenz is a company focused on providing innovative solutions in healthcare technology. They are seeking a Health Systems Architect to provide architectural guidance across multiple technical components and ensure the alignment of system designs with program objectives.

Human ResourcesStaffing Agency

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Dan Greenberger

Responsibilities

Provide program-level architectural guidance across multiple technical components, including data aggregation, new data generation, and shared data infrastructure

Advise on end-to-end data flows, from source systems through curation, access, evaluation, and downstream reuse

Review and assess technical architectures and system designs proposed by external teams for feasibility, scalability, security, and alignment with program objectives

Provide guidance on data governance, privacy, and security models, including access control, auditing, and compliance considerations

Advise on dataset construction, documentation, versioning, and lifecycle management to support reproducibility and reuse

Provide technical input on synthetic data strategies, including appropriate use cases, limitations, and validation considerations in healthcare contexts

Assess infrastructure and compute considerations, including scalability, interoperability, and cost tradeoffs

Identify system-level risks (e.g., fragmentation, misaligned interfaces, governance gaps) and recommend mitigation strategies

Serve as a technical liaison between infrastructure teams, data contributors, AI developers, clinical SMEs, and program leadership

Support program leadership with technical assessments, architectural recommendations, and tradeoff analyses

Contribute to technical documentation, architecture briefs, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders

Help ensure that technical decisions support long-term sustainability, interoperability, and real-world clinical relevance

Qualification

Healthcare data typesData governance principlesData platform designTechnical architecture reviewSynthetic data generationInfrastructure tradeoffsHealth data interoperabilityTechnical advisory experienceTechnical documentationCommunication skills

Required

7+ years of experience designing, evaluating, or overseeing complex data-intensive systems, preferably in healthcare or life sciences

Deep familiarity with healthcare data types (e.g., EHR, imaging, genomic, multimodal) and their architectural implications

Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, and security principles relevant to health data

Experience designing or evaluating data platforms, data commons, or shared research infrastructure

Ability to reason about infrastructure, compute, storage, access control, and scalability tradeoffs at a system level

Demonstrated ability to review and critique technical architectures and system designs proposed by external teams

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing high-quality technical documentation and presentations

Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Systems Engineering, Data Science, or a related field

Preferred

Familiarity with synthetic data generation and validation in healthcare or biomedical contexts

Prior experience in technical advisory, evaluation, or SETA-style roles

Experience working across multi-institution or multi-performer programs

Familiarity with health data interoperability standards and their application in large-scale data systems

Experience working in early-stage, fast-paced, startup environments

Company

Convergenz

Convergenz is a staffing and recruiting company providing contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent placement services.

Founded in 2000

Vienna, Virginia, USA

201-500 employees

http://conv.com

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