Principal Data Architect

About ParetoHealth

ParetoHealth is redefining the way employers fund healthcare. As the largest and fastest-growing benefits captive in the United States, we help thousands of small and midsize employers take control of healthcare costs through a smarter, more sustainable model.

Our mission is simple: give small and midsize employers the scale and protection they need to eliminate volatility and lower healthcare costs.

By combining data-driven insights, innovative risk management, and the collective purchasing power of our community, we enable employers to reduce volatility, improve long-term outcomes, and reinvest savings into their businesses and their people.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, ParetoHealth is growing rapidly and transforming one of the country's largest industries. Our success is fueled by talented people who are united by our four core values: Fire in the Belly, For the Greater Good, See the Field, and Get It Done Right. These values shape how we innovate, collaborate, make decisions, and deliver exceptional results for our clients and one another.

If you're energized by solving complex challenges, thrive in a high-growth environment, and want to help reshape the future of healthcare, we'd love to meet you.

Please note that ParetoHealth does not provide employment visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship both now or in the future.

Position Summary

As Principal Data Architect, you will define and drive the enterprise data architecture strategy across ParetoHealth, enabling trusted, connected, secure, and AI-ready data products that power business intelligence, advanced analytics, and intelligent automation.

You will work across business, product, engineering, analytics, and AI teams to translate complex business needs into scalable data platforms and architectures. You will bring deep expertise in modern data architecture, strong technical judgment, and the ability to navigate complex data ecosystems, ideally within healthcare, health insurance, employee benefits, or financial services.

This is a hands-on architecture leadership role for someone who can think strategically, influence across the organization, and drive implementation from vision to execution.

Key Responsbilities

Enterprise Data Architecture & Strategy

• Define and evolve the enterprise data architecture, data models, integration patterns, and technology standards to support ParetoHealth’s business and technology strategy.
• Design scalable, resilient, and cost-effective data architectures across operational systems, analytical platforms, and data products.
• Establish canonical data models and shared business entities across domains, enabling consistent definitions and reliable data exchange.
• Drive architectural decisions that balance immediate business needs with long-term scalability, flexibility, and maintainability.

Modern Data Platforms & Engineering

• Architect modern cloud-based data platforms and lakehouse or warehouse solutions that support batch, streaming, and near-real-time data processing.
• Establish patterns for data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, data quality, metadata management, lineage, and observability.
• Enable interoperable data products and APIs that make trusted data accessible to applications, analytics, and AI systems.
• Partner with engineering teams to establish best practices for data modeling, platform reliability, performance, security, and cost optimization.

Healthcare & Insurance Data

• Design data architectures that integrate complex, fragmented data across healthcare, health insurance, employee benefits, employer groups, claims, eligibility, provider networks, and financial systems, as applicable.
• Develop a strong understanding of healthcare benefits and insurance business processes, data entities, and industry-specific interoperability requirements.
• Enable secure and governed access to sensitive healthcare and personally identifiable information, incorporating HIPAA and other applicable regulatory and privacy requirements.