Job Posting
Job# : 2078115
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include the Following. Other Duties May Be Assigned :
Data Governance & Compliance : Ensure compliance with healthcare data regulations, data governance policies, standards, and best practices. Document data lineage, metadata, and ownership in collaboration with Data Stewards.
Data Quality & Integrity : Identify and resolve data quality issues through validation rules, cleansing, and monitoring. Implement data quality metrics and dashboards to track accuracy, completeness, and consistency. Work with data engineers to automate data quality checks in pipelines and databases.
Business & Technical Requirements : Gather and translate business needs into technical specifications for data models, warehouses, and MDM (Master Data Management) solutions. Analyze existing data systems and recommend improvements for efficiency and scalability.
Stakeholder Collaboration : Act as a bridge between business teams (Finance, Operations, Compliance) and technical teams (Data Engineers, DBAs). Train data users on data governance tools and self-service data access.
Tool & Process Optimization : Support data management process and tools; identify and implement opportunities for efficiency improvement. Assist in designing and testing ETL / ELT workflows, APIs, and data integration solutions.
Reporting & Documentation : Maintain data dictionaries, business glossaries, and process documentation. Develop reports and dashboards to monitor governance KPIs (e.g., data quality scores, policy adherence).
Supervisory Responsibilities : No supervisory responsibilities
Client Responsibilities : This is an internal and external client facing position that requires excellent customer service skills and interpersonal communication skills (listening / verbal / written). One must be able to; manage difficult or emotional client situations; respond promptly to client needs; solicit client feedback to improve service; respond to requests for service and assistance from clients; meet commitments to clients.
Qualifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and / or Experience : BS / BA and 6+ years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, and 2 years of SME in respective areas.
Computer Skills : Hands-on experience with SQL, data profiling tools, and metadata management. Familiarity with common database management systems, data warehousing, ETL tools, and governance frameworks.
Other Skills and Abilities : Strong understanding of data lifecycle management and regulatory requirements. Ability to analyze complex data flows and identify root causes of issues. Excellent written and verbal communications skills with emphasis on translating technical concepts to non-technical audiences and advocating for best practices across teams. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively on project teams and / or matrix-managed teams. Ability to appropriately schedule and prioritize multiple projects to ensure timely and effective delivery of solutions. Results oriented and ability to juggle multiple concurrent projects with changing priorities and deadlines. Expertise of Agile / Scrum methodologies and experience in Scrum Master role & responsibilities.
Reasoning Ability : Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Mathematical Skills : Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Language Skills : Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Competencies : To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies :
Composure
Decision Quality
Organizational Agility
Problem Solving
Customer Focus
Drive for Results
Peer Relations
Time Management
Dealing with Ambiguity
Learning on the Fly
Political Savvy
Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position may regularly be exposed to or encounter moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock or vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (examples : business office with computers and printers, light traffic).
Work Location : This position must work on-site at the San Diego Headquarters or at the Tempe, Arizona site for purposes of providing adequate support to internal clients; being available for face-to-face interactions and coordination of work with other employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors; as well as for facilitation of quick and effective decisions through collaboration with stakeholders. Remote work is not an option for these purposes.
Working Hours : This is an exempt level position requiring the incumbent to work the hours required to fully accomplish job responsibilities and reasonable meet deadlines for work deliverables. The individual must have the flexibility to work beyond traditional hours and be able to work nights, weekends or on holidays as required. Work hours may be changed from time to time to meet the needs of the business. Typical core business hours are Monday through Friday from 8 : 00am to 5 : 00pm.
Travel : This position requires no travel however attendance maybe required at various local conferences and meetings.
EEO Employer : Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
System Analyst • San Diego, CA, US