Lead Data Architect

Opportunity Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Data Architect to join our team. This role is ideal for an architect who excels in designing enterprise grade data platforms, modern data ecosystems, and interoperability frameworks, especially in healthcare and other regulated environments. As a senior member of the architecture organization, you will define and evolve the data strategy, ensuring our cloud-native, AI enabled platforms are built for long term scalability, reliability, and industry standard compliance.

What you’ll do:

• Data Architecture: Develop a compliance-first architecture roadmap guiding product teams to build solutions aligned with regulatory and governance standards.
• Data Modeling & Design: Drive data modeling standards, review critical designs to ensure robust, scalable, and well-governed data structures.
• Security & Compliance: Embed regulatory compliance (HIPAA, FHIR, HL7) and security principles into platform design. 
• Leadership: Mentor engineers on data modeling, optimization techniques, schema design, and best practices for high-volume data systems.

What you’ll need:

• 8+ years of progressive experience across data architecture, data engineering, or platform architecture.
• Broad command of the modern data stack, spanning AWS data services (S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift), workflow orchestration (Airflow), and transformation frameworks (dbt)
• Strong data-modeling expertise across SQL and NoSQL databases, including schema design, indexing, and performance optimization.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross functionally across geographies and time zones.

Pay & Perks:

💻 Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel

🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program 

📈 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account 

🏝️ Up to 184 hours (23 days) of PTO per year + company holidays

👶 Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave 

🐶 Pet insurance  

The salary range for this position is $155,000 to $175,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

Interview Process*:

1. Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening
2. Meet your Hiring Manager!
3. Live System Design Interview 
4. Technical Discussion 
5. Cross Functional Interview 

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer-provider collaboration, cost containment, and healthcare economics. Cohere Health works with over 660,000 providers and handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually. Its responsible AI auto-approves up to 90% of requests for millions of health plan members.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners, Cohere Health drives more transparent, streamlined healthcare processes, helping patients receive faster, more appropriate care and higher-quality outcomes.

The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement: 

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all.  To us, it’s personal.

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