Data Architect
On-site · Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Job Summary
Lead the design, governance, and evolution of enterprise imaging and multi-modal data ecosystems, ensuring alignment with GxP, SaMD, FAIR, and clinical data governance frameworks. Define enterprise data architecture strategy and standards for metadata, interoperability, lineage, and AI-ready data models. Enable scalable analytics and AI/ML workflows for Research and Product Development while modernizing imaging data platforms in partnership with engineering, informatics, and governance teams. Act as the primary architecture lead for imaging and multi-modal data ecosystems, coordinating with gRED, pRED, PD, RDT, RIS, and enterprise IT; drive data ingestion, transformation, storage, access patterns for AI/ML; ensure compliance with HIPAA/GDPR and data governance across initiatives; promote reusable data models, APIs, and semantic frameworks to improve data accessibility and reproducibility; oversee architecture reviews, governance, and cross-functional decisions to ensure scalability and operational excellence.
Required Qualifications
- 8-10 years of industry experience in data/healthcare/life sciences
- Demonstrated experience defining technical direction and driving enterprise data initiatives
- Experience with modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Expertise in data modeling, metadata management, data lineage, and governance frameworks
- Strong understanding of healthcare interoperability standards (DICOM, HL7/FHIR, OMOP, CDISC, SDTM)
- Experience architecting AI/ML-ready data environments for analytics and model deployment
- Experience with IaC, CI/CD, and automated deployment patterns for cloud data platforms
- Strong security, privacy controls, and regulatory compliance knowledge in healthcare or life sciences
- Excellent stakeholder management and ability to translate technical concepts into business value
- Experience working with regulatory, quality, and governance teams to align data practices with governance requirements
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