Principal Solutions Architect

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As the Principal Solutions Architect, you will serve as a technology visionary, responsible for supporting groundbreaking neuroscience-based clinical practice and research, by enabling advanced technological platforms. This is a high-impact, individual contributor role, where you will design and lead the architectural strategy for mission-critical initiatives and advanced neuro-technology capabilities, directly serving Barrow Neurological Institute's world-renowned clinicians, researchers, and educators.  You will bridge software engineering excellence with a robust enterprise architecture discipline, to accelerate the modernization of Barrow's unique and complex technological ecosystem.

Every day, you will be responsible for specific application, database, network, infrastructure, and/or engineering portfolios/platforms, and will support high-performance computing architecture. This involves driving successful solution adoption from technology planning, investment decisions, implementation, to ongoing operational support for medium complexity portfolios. You will actively identify and accelerate the elimination of non-strategic technology platforms, optimizing our landscape. To be successful in this role, you will possess a strong combination of business, technical, and leadership skills, with extensive experience in solution architecture and technology strategy. You will demonstrate exceptional problem-solving abilities, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of application, infrastructure, and network technologies.

This encompasses highly specialized requirements for:

Clinicians: Developing intuitive tools for enhanced patient care delivery, clinical decision support, secure data access, and streamlined workflows.Researchers: Architecting advanced platforms for high-compute environments, complex data analysis, AI/ML model deployment, and collaboration that accelerate discovery.

Educators: Designing innovative solutions for simulation, virtual learning, curriculum delivery, and knowledgesharing that elevate neuro-education.

This role is not just about system architecture; it's about igniting innovation and transforming neuroscience through advanced technology. Acting as a thought-leader, chief architect, and technical mentor, you will work cross-functionally with neuro-clinical teams, research scientists, educators, data science professionals, and Barrow's dedicated IT infrastructure teams. Your goal will be to build scalable, secure, and intuitive digital and high-performance computing experiences that directly impact the discovery of new treatments, the delivery of cutting-edge patient care, and the education of future neuroscience leaders.

As a member of CommonSpirit Health, with focus on Barrow Neurological Institute, you will leverage your specialized and unique skill sets to work with other chief architects and technical leads within the broader CommonSpirit system, to architect and deploy innovative technologies across shared, scalable platforms. You will be an advocate for innovation, change, and clarity across both Barrow and CommonSpirit, supporting and motivating both local and system-wide teams. Assignments will include complex initiatives with direct clinical relevance, significant scientific scope, and deep organizational impact. You will be an experienced product engineering leader, championing software engineering best practices, while delivering technology products through modern cloud platforms, on-premise high-performance computing environments, and full-stack development frameworks. You will have the autonomy to make critical architectural decisions within Barrow's domain, directly influencing the selection, delivery, and adoption of the new technologies that will define the next generation of neurological care, research, and education.

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for complex digital health platforms and clinical enablement solutions, focusing on scalability, security, and usability. Represent, own, and influence with expertise the Digital Solutions in architectural review boards and enterprise IT strategy forums.
• Align architecture with business goals, KPIs, and OKRs related to patient engagement, digital front door, care navigation, remote care enablement, and the centralized Care Base and Patient Connection Centers.
• Serve as a primary technical adviser and architecture SME to senior leadership, digital product teams, and clinical and business partners on key technology decisions, providing insights and recommendations based on deep understanding of the digital health landscape.
• Accountable for rationalizing and streamlining third party applications in the Consumer and Clinical enablement portfolio, keeping the technology foundation and consumer, patient and staff experience top of mind.
• Develop, launch, and scale an architecture board review, as the accountable leader for its technology success, streamlining and rationalizing the Consumer and Clinical Enablement technology stacks.
• Establish and advocate for architecture standards, patterns, and design principles.

Job Requirements

Required 

• Bachelors Degree in either Business Administration, Information Technology, Education, Management, or related fields 
• Ten (10)+ years of experience in software engineering and/or application architecture OR
• Ten (10)+ years of experience in a senior technical role, technical leadership role, or principal-level role
• Demonstrated experience in health-care IT, digital health platforms, or clinical systems integration
• Expert level understanding of cloud architecture (GCP, AWS, or Azure), APIs (REST, GraphQL, FHIR), mobile/web development and Artificial Intelligence
• Expert level understanding in modern backend full-stack systems and frontend language/frameworks
• Advanced proficiency with modern API-led architecture, event-driven design, data driven services and health-care interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7, SMART on FHIR)
• Systems thinking and the ability to abstract and decompose complex problems
• Demonstrated experience engaging, translating and influencing with both technical and non-technical executive level stakeholders; Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to align technical decisions to broader organizational strategy and goals
• Deep experience working in Agile product environments and DevOps cultures
• High emotional intelligence and cross-functional leadership ability in matrixed enterprise environments
• A proven track record of driving innovation and delivering impactful results in a complex, enterprise environment

Preferred

• Masters Degree
• Agile certifications 

Where You’ll Work

Hello Humankindness: Join a Legacy of Healing at Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC) 

Ready to make a real difference? Join SJHMC in Phoenix AZ., a 571-bed nonprofit founded by the Sisters of Mercy over 125 years ago. We're more than a hospital; we're a global destination for life-changing care, embracing patients with humankindness.

Here, your calling will flourish. We're not just a workplace; we're a community dedicated to a mission of service.

Leaders in Specialized Care:

• Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI): A world-renowned center for groundbreaking neurological research and innovative treatments.
• Norton Thoracic Institute (NTI): A national leader in advanced thoracic care with pioneering surgical techniques.
• Level I Trauma Center: One of Arizona's busiest ERs, providing immediate, comprehensive care for critically injured patients 24/7.

Why SJHMC?

• Culture of Excellence & Well-being: We care for our people, fostering professional and personal growth.
• Community & Collaboration: Be part of a network committed to global health and well-being.
• Join a Legacy, Shape a Future: Over 20% of our patients travel internationally for our specialized care.

This is an invitation to join a family of dedicated professionals at the forefront of medical innovation, united by the power of humankindness.