Senior LeadVP, Data, Technology & Analytics

TITLE:Senior Lead/VP of Data Technology & Analytics

ORGANIZATION:Colorectal Cancer Alliance

LOCATION:Washington DC Based (Remote Eastern Time Zone considered)

POSITION TYPE:Full-Time Exempt

REPORTS TO:Chief Data & Analytics Officer

COMPENSATION: $150000-$170000 annual salary; Healthcare benefits are available for this role.

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW:

The Colorectal Cancer Alliance is a national nonprofit organization committed to ending colorectal cancer within our lifetime. We help patients families survivors and caregivers navigate diagnosis and treatment options connect them with those who can share experiences and knowledge and identify resources to meet their needs. We partner with healthcare professionals and social influencers to raise awareness of preventative screening and we collaborate with researchers to better understand the disease and fund critical research. Our efforts are urgent effective and efficient because we believe that tomorrow cant wait.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Vice President of Data Technology & Analytics leads the Colorectal Cancer Alliances enterprise-wide digital data and cloud strategy and engineeringbuilding and managing the integrated ecosystem that powers prevention care and research through BlueHQ (Patient PRM & Engagement Platform) BlueLake (Clinical Trials and Real-World Data & Unified Research Hub) and K-SPY (Adaptive Clinical Trials Medicine Platform).

This role unites engineering data governance analytics and AI innovation under one mission: to transform the Alliance into a data-driven patient-centric precision-oncology ecosystem.

The VP serves as the chief architect and operational steward of a HIPAA-compliant AI-ready environment spanning AWS Salesforce REDCap and MuleSoft ensuring that data systems and people converge to deliver measurable mission impact.

The position is 80% hands-on technical application 20% strategic collaboration. No applications consideredfor <12 years experience in data models and ontology.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Strategic Leadership & Vision
   • Own and execute the enterprise data and technology roadmap for BlueHQ (patient platform) BlueLake (data & AI environment) and K-SPY (clinical trial infrastructure).
   • Drive convergence of DataOps DataGovOps MLOps and AIOps to support MissionOps aligning infrastructure with patient and research outcomes.
   • Serve as executive sponsor for engineering AWS partnership Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud modernization and the AI/Analytics strategic plan.
   • Translate complex data and technology strategies into clear business and mission outcomes for executive leadership board and funders.

1. Architecture Engineering & Platform Development
   • Oversee design and operation of cloud-native platforms using AWS HealthLake Redshift Glue Lake Formation and SageMaker.
   • Direct platform engineering teams to ensure scalable secure applicable zero-copy architectures across environments (Dev Stage Prod).
   • Lead EMPI design and integration for identity resolution across BlueHQ BlueLake Salesforce K-SPY and external partners.
   • Ensure modern CI/CD Infrastructure-as-Code and observability practices (Terraform EKS CloudWatch etc.).
2. Data Architecture Management & Modeling
   • Oversee all enterprise data domains including patient registries clinical and non-clinical datasets and integrations with FHIR-based EHR sources (REDCap Epic Cerner etc.).
   • Lead the evolution of Electronic Data Capture (EDC) & Real-World Data (RWD) infrastructure ensuring seamless clinical trial data ingestion staging and analytics (e.g. REDCap Case Report Forms).
   • Direct data modeling and schema harmonization across BlueLake BlueHQ and K-SPY using FHIR OMOP and internal canonical models.
   • Lead the design of ETL/ELT and transformation pipelines leveraging SQL dbt Glue and Lake Formation to ensure accurate high-quality and reproducible data flows.
   • Govern data lake and warehouse architectures (Redshift Athena) for zero-copy analytics and AI readiness.
   • Enable semantic and federated data access for researchers and analysts while enforcing PHI security and governance policies.

1. Data Governance Quality & Compliance
   • Operationalize Data GovernanceDataGovOps embedding policies into code and automation pipelines.
   • Oversee metadata management via DataHub (catalog) ensuring lineage access control and policy enforcement.
   • Establish and maintain compliance frameworks: HIPAA 21 CFR Part 11 GDPR HITRUST and NIST CSF.
   • Champion ethical AI and data equity principles across all initiatives.

1. Analytics AI & Insights
   • Build and scale a cross-functional analytics capability leveraging dbt Tableau SageMaker and Bedrock.
   • Enable RWD and RWE generation for internal programs and external (pharma diagnostics) partnerships.
   • Lead AI/ML initiatives for predictive navigation patient triage and research insights including the emerging BioRepository and AI Stack.
   • Collaborate with Clinical Research and Navigation teams to translate data into outcomes models and publications.

1. Team Leadership & Talent Development
   • Manage an integrated team of Data Engineers Platform Engineers Analysts Scientists and Governance Leads.
   • Foster a DevOps/Agile culture emphasizing trust collaboration automation and continuous improvement.
   • Mentor technical and non-technical staff to elevate organizational data literacy.
   • Partner with HR to define technical career paths and training programs.

1. Partnerships Funding & External Engagement
   • Partner with AWS Microsoft and industry collaborators to accelerate AI and cloud innovation.
   • Support development teams in securing pharma foundation and technology investments aligned to BlueLake and BlueHQ sustainability.
   • Represent CCA in strategic forums grants and joint R&D initiatives with biopharma diagnostics and academic partners.

REQUIREMENTS:

Experience required:

• 12 years experience in data engineering data science or enterprise technology leadership roles including 5 years at vice president or senior-director level.
• Preferred degree in Mathematics or similar; must have hands-on knowledge of AWS Salesforce and data driven domains.
• Must have strong experience with transactional and analytics data and semantic Models - required: CMDs vocabularies dbt data catalogs cloud data warehouses (Snowflake/Redshift).
• Proven record of architecting secure compliant cloud-based data ecosystems (AWS required) in clinical health life science or similar position.
• Experience with modern data tools (dbt Rhapsody/Verato Redshift Glue MuleSoft DataHub SageMaker REDCap).
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across data analytics (AI/ML) software engineering data engineering and analytics engineering.
• Experience with healthcare and research environments including HIPAA eSource and FHIR standards.

Skills & Attributes:

• Strategic thinker with strong systems engineering and governance mindset.
• Fluent in both technical and non-technical communicationable to brief execs boards and funders.
• Experienced in agile project management DevOps DataOpsand cross-functional leadership.
• Passion for patient-centric/data-centric innovation precision medicine and social impact.

SALARY RANGE:

Competitive non-profit salary typically ranging from $150000-$170000 based on experience and qualifications.

NO 3RD PARTY INQUIRIES ACCEPTED

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STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION: The Colorectal Cancer Alliance does not discriminate on the basis of race color gender disability age religion sexual orientation nationality or ethnicity. We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural staff and encourage applications from all backgrounds.