Healthcare Enterprise Architect - Senior Manager

Position is remote, however travel up to 80% may be required to client sites once Covid-related travel restrictions are lifted.

More and more of our customers are requiring assistance in designing systems to meet their long-term goals. Enterprise architects ensure that business and technology are in alignment by linking the business mission, strategy, and processes of an organization to its technology strategy, and by documenting this using multiple architectural models or views. This results in showing how the current and future needs of an organization will be met in an efficient, sustainable, and adaptable manner.

We are looking for an individual to provide Enterprise Architecture leadership within the Systems and Process Modernization Practice. The Senior Manager - Enterprise Architecture will advise clients, and manage client and internal projects; work directly with CHC's Executive Team to develop their service line or focus area from a business development, staffing, and methodology perspective; have responsibility for FT Service delivery; and will participate as needed in CHC Company planning and management meetings. Role and responsibilities include:

General

• Development of practice, manage client related projects and deliver consulting level deliverables
• Work directly with Sr. Managers and Managers in the delivery of their services.
• Responsible for FT Service delivery
• Client Management to include:
  • Develop/manage relationship with senior management
  • Product monthly status reports
• Participate in the sales process (SOW, resource requests, project budget and other documents as needed)
• Internal Meetings - participate in management meetings and company calls and meetings
• Participate as needed, in service line or focus area bus development and methodology
• Focus on a broad set of service or focus areas
• Ability to comfortably move between multiple and varying client engagements from long term implementation projects to short and concise assessment or strategy projects

Staff Management

• Logistics/Set-up for (new) resources
• Staff meetings
• Identification of additional staffing needs
• Participation in final interview/approval process
• Staffing forecast
• Day to day staff management - Development of OKRs, performance reviews, mentoring, development

Internal Management

• Assist in the development and maintenance of designated service line
  • Business development plan in coordination with Change Healthcare Consulting Executive team and VP of Business Development
  • Related methodology/tool development and maintenance
• Meetings - participate in management meetings and Change Healthcare Consulting company calls and meetings.

IT Experience and Knowledge:

• Experience with Project Management concepts and have managed large scale projects
• Experience with multiple platforms, operating systems, RDBMS, and integrated development environments.
• Experience with relational data modeling, database design, and portal applications.
• Experience with object-oriented programming and data warehousing tools/practices.
• Working knowledge of TOGAF and UML.
• Experience developing standards and guidelines for cloud development and integrations.
• Experience with cloud native architecture and development.
• Proven expertise with modern architecture techniques.
• Experience with Core Administrative Systems (Facets, QNXT, AMISYS, Health Rules, etc.)
• Experience with ANSI transactions and standard formats a must; Experience with HL7 and FHIR preferred.

General Skills:

• Executive Presence - is comfortable speaking with senior executives and leading projects
• Management and staff development experience
• Self-Starter
• Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills are required.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to think creatively and to drive innovation.
• Ability to take initiative in finding solutions to difficult and/or sensitive problems.
• Ability to define practical solutions that align with corporate strategy, while requiring the least amount of funding and people to implement.
• Ability to collaborate while dealing with complex situations.
• Strategic and critical thinking skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong business acumen and political savvy.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people in individual and group settings.
• Strong organizing skills with the ability to prioritize and respond to shifting deadlines.
• Strong time management skills.
• Ability to manage diverse and deadline-oriented workflow.

Requirements and Education:

A minimum of 9 - 11 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture preferably with at least 5 years of experience within a Health plan

Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; or a bachelor's degree and equivalent amount of experience including 7 to 9 years of experience in e-business architecture design and support and experience with best practice software development, integration, and configuration management methodologies and project management office reporting.