Data Analyst / Architect at PathCare

Responsibilities:

• Analyse the data architecture for new and existing software application platforms
• Define data standards and/or reference architectures for use by project teams in developing technical designs
• Define and implement data governance across multiple project teams or systems
• Assess industry standards for information models and translate them into improvements in the company’s software development framework
• Deliver well-defined data design documentation and data models that guide, inform and assist project software development and implementation teams
• Work closely with business and technical teams to establish and validate data requirements
• Work collaboratively with and across development and implementation teams to align and document data architecture and management
• Define and develop a data migration or bridging strategy, plan and algorithms for existing systems that need to migrate to next generation application software platforms
• Data quality improvement initiatives
• Map information flows
• Implement data governance to comply with the POPI Act

Required Qualifications, Skillsets and Abilities:

• An applicable tertiary qualification, preferably degree(s) and relevant certifications
• Solid experience working in technical data specialist role(s)
• Analytical thinker, able to understand how data relates to operations and the effect of process changes on data quality and requirements
• Ability to translate business needs into data architecture requirements
• Ability to maximise data assets by reducing redundancy, enabling accessibility within security and confidentiality boundaries, fostering corporate understanding of the meaning of the data (meta data management)
• Ability to serve as the liaison between business users and different IT teams
• Ability to develop and implement standards for naming, describing, governing, managing, modelling, storing, cleansing, transforming, searching and delivering data
• Experience in data integration, migration and data conversions
• Excellent skills in data management, data manipulation, data modelling, data services, reporting and analytics as well as the tools used to support these areas
• Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution
• Strong written and verbal communication and documentation skills required
• Attention to detail and appreciation for consistency
• Recommended experience in the healthcare environment