IT Solution Architect - Value Based Care & Analytics

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.

Candidates must be local to the State of Michigan. Position will have expectation to work onsite at times.

About the Role:
This Solution Architect role on the Value-Based Analytics team will design and deliver end-to-end analytics solutions, with responsibility for data quality, validation, and automation. Experience with Microsoft Fabric architectures (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Pipelines, Notebooks, and Semantic Models) is strongly preferred, along with exposure to value-based analytics environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Design: Own end-to-end technical designs for data pipelines, data warehouses, and semantic models tailored to value-based contracts.
• Data Integration & Quality: Establish reliable ingestion patterns for disparate data sources like Electronic Health Records (EHR) and medical claims, maintaining rigorous standards for data validation and automation.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Act as a technical bridge between various clinical, finance, project management, and external vendors.

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor's Degree or 15+ Years IT Experience.
• Ten plus (10+) years of IT experience.
• Technical Stack: Strong proficiency in cloud data platforms (such as Microsoft Fabric) alongside tools like SQL, Python, and BI visualization platforms.
• Domain Knowledge: Understanding of healthcare data interoperability, medical coding systems (ICD-10, CPT), and alternative payment/risk models.
• Must act as a technical leader in all aspects of the role.
• Must be able to set aside personal opinions and vendor loyalties to design standards and solutions that provide safe and reliable I.T. solutions to the health care system.
• Must be able to act as a natural moderator between I.T. Architects, Vendors, and industry experts on debated topics.
• Must have a general understanding of all I.T. systems and he ability to speak to technical solutions with all levels of leadership.

Certifications preferred, but not required:

• Technical Certifications preferred.
• ITIL certifications preferred.
• PMP certification preferred.