Why Work at BYU At Brigham Young University (BYU), your work is an opportunity to contribute to a distinctive educational mission rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ and to make a meaningful difference in the lives of students. As the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU strives to be among the exceptional universities in the world. We are devoted to our faith, our students, and the University's Mission: "To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life." We seek staff members who enthusiastically embrace and advance this unique mission. Across the university, staff bring their expertise and talents to work that helps students learn, grow, and thrive. A culture of covenant belonging, weekly devotionals, meaningful opportunities for learning and growth, and a beautiful and historic campus make BYU a distinctive and inspiring place to build a career. Belonging Statement United by our common primary identity as children of God, BYU values and embraces the variety of individual characteristics, life experiences and circumstances, perspectives, talents, and gifts across the BYU community. This richness strengthens our shared efforts to create and support an environment of covenant belonging centered in Jesus Christ. Employment Requirements Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend to be hired and to remain in any position at BYU. In hiring decisions, Brigham Young University lawfully gives strong preference to qualified, faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All employees are required to abide by the university's Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Successful candidates are expected to support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university, which are aligned with the principles and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Equal Opportunity Brigham Young University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or protected veteran status. **The last day to submit an application for this position is, October 21, 2026, by 11:59pm MST. ** Senior Data Architect - School of Medicine The Senior Data Architect develops, maintains, and oversees the data infrastructure, semantic models, data-quality processes, role-based security, and AI-ready data products that support the School of Medicine’s evaluation, reporting, accreditation monitoring, and continuous quality improvement functions. This position works closely with analytics, evaluation, curriculum, assessment, student progress, IT, and institutional partners to ensure that mission, strategic plan, accreditation, course evaluation, survey, and aggregate student performance evidence can be accessed, secured, refreshed, validated, and used reliably. This position crafts long-term technical strategies, emphasizing strategic development and alignment with School of Medicine and University objectives. This position works in close collaboration with the School of Medicine Office of Technology and the BYU Office of Information Technology. This position is important to the success of the BYU School of Medicine, a newly established organization within the university. As the school continues to launch and grow, a successful candidate must demonstrate adaptability and a willingness to take on evolving responsibilities and assignments to support its effective implementation and ongoing operations. The School of Medicine is looking for someone who is mission-aligned and will support the vision to foster a spiritually enriching environment where employees and students can deepen their testimonies of Jesus Christ while preparing students for a lifetime of service as Christ-centered physicians. What you’ll do in this position: Technical and Architectural Strategy Design, develop, maintain, and provide strategic oversight for the trusted educational data architecture to support the objectives of the Office of Analytics and Evaluation. Build semantic models and curated data structures that support dashboards, reports, accreditation monitoring, CQI tracking, survey reporting, and student outcomes analysis. Translate evidence needs related to mission fulfillment, strategic priorities, accreditation compliance, program evaluation, course evaluations, and student performance into reliable data models and reporting structures Develop and maintain data dictionaries, metric definitions, measure logic, and documentation to support consistent interpretation and use Ensure data products are structured to support accurate, explainable, confidential, and secure analysis. Design, develop, and maintain trusted educational data architecture to support operational areas of the School of Medicine as assigned. Data Integration and Quality Develop and maintain automated data integration, transformation, and refresh processes. Partner with SoM IT, OIT, CTL, Registrar, Curriculum and Assessment, Student Progress, and others to support reliable source-system connections and data flows. Build and maintain data-quality checks, reconciliation processes, exception reports, and validation workflows. Identify data inconsistencies, missing data, data definition conflicts, or reporting risks and coordinate resolution with appropriate stakeholders. Support automation of recurring reporting workflows to reduce manual reporting burden and improve reliability. Establish systems and directives for performance monitoring of software and system architectures. Research, inform, and direct on architectural changes for compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and security/privacy mandates. Reporting Infrastructure and Security In cooperation with IT, build and maintain the technical infrastructure, semantic models, data pipelines, refresh processes, role-based security, and reusable dashboard/reporting frameworks that support office analytics products. Configure role-based access and security structures consistent with approved data governance, confidentiality, de-identification, and appropriate-use standards. Support dashboards and reports for committees, curricular review, strategic plan monitoring, accreditation monitoring, and other school needs. Ensure dashboards and reports include clear definitions, appropriate filters, data limitations, and refresh information. Maintain report dependencies, version control, and technical documentation for major analytics products. Analytics Enablement and Responsible Use Prepare data products, reporting structures, and governance frameworks that support responsible self-service and AI-assisted analytics. Collaborate with office staff and school stakeholders to understand reporting needs, translate questions into technical requirements, and support appropriate use of analytics products. Help faculty, staff, and other stakeholders develop the skills and confidence to create, interpret, and communicate analytics using approved tools, data sources, and standards. Lead and coordinate advanced troubleshooting with users and stakeholders and resolve issues during design and implementation. Develop reusable templates, documentation, data dictionaries, and guidance that promote consistent use of metrics and reporting practices. Guide users in applying approved definitions, data-quality expectations, confidentiality requirements, and appropriate-use standards. Review or advise on user-created analytics when needed to confirm accuracy, consistency, and responsible interpretation. Monitor and evaluate opportunities to use AI-enabled tools, automation, and emerging technologies to continuously improve analytics workflows and decision support. Demonstrate continuous learning, adaptability, and curiosity by evaluating emerging technologies, analytics methods, and AI capabilities and identifying opportunities to strengthen data infrastructure, analytics services, and decision support. Champion a culture of continuous learning and improvement by supporting initiatives that optimize service delivery, strengthen data-driven decision making, and improve reporting processes. What qualifies you for this role: Required A firm commitment to the mission of BYU. Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, business intelligence, data analytics, data science, or related field with 5 years of IT architecture experience; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Experience with data architecture, data modeling, data integration, automation, data-quality checks, or related analytics engineering work. Experience documenting data sources, metric definitions, calculation logic, validation steps, and reporting assumptions. Experience working with sensitive or confidential data and applying appropriate standards for access, use, reporting, and security. Strong working knowledge of data architecture, data modeling, data integration, data transformation, data quality, cloud data platforms, database management, and business intelligence principles. Ability to build trusted, reusable, and well-documented data products that support dashboards, reports, and decision-making. Proficiency with BI/reporting tools and ability to develop dashboards, semantic models, measures, data-quality checks, and refresh processes. Ability to interpret stakeholder needs and translate them into technical requirements, reporting structures, and data products. Ability to document data lineage, metric definitions, calculation logic, assumptions, validation steps, and reporting limitations. Strong problem-solving skills for identifying and resolving data-quality, refresh, transformation, calculation, or reporting issues. Ability to work collaboratively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders. Sound judgment and discretion when working with sensitive student, faculty, assessment, evaluation, accreditation, and institutional data, including the application of information security, identity and access management, data privacy, and governance standards. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to independently learn, evaluate, and apply emerging technologies, analytics methods, AI capabilities, and data platforms in support of technical leadership and strategic planning in a rapidly changing environment. Demonstrated curiosity, creativity, adaptability, and commitment to continuous professional growth and innovation. Familiarity with AI-enabled analytics tools and responsible-use practices for data modeling, validation, documentation, summarization, and analysis workflows. undefined Preferred Experience developing dashboards, data models, reports, or analytics products using BI tools. Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Power Automate, Power Query, DAX, SQL, Power BI, dataflows, semantic models, or comparable platforms. Experience creating role-based dashboards or reporting layers for multiple stakeholder groups. Experience developing AI-ready data models, self-service analytics structures, or documentation to support AI-assisted analysis. Experience collaborating with IT, institutional research, academic programs, data owners, and nontechnical stakeholders. Experience in higher education, health professions education, institutional research, student information systems, assessment systems, survey systems, curriculum systems, or learning management systems. Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, Power Automate, Power Query, DAX, SQL, Power BI, semantic models, role-level security, and/or dataflows. Knowledge of FERPA-sensitive educational data, role-based reporting, de-identification practices, minimum response thresholds, or data governance principles. Familiarity with medical education, educational outcomes, assessment data, course/faculty evaluations, curriculum data, accreditation monitoring, or CQI reporting. Ability to support self-service analytics by creating trusted models, documentation, definitions, and user guidance. Relevant certifications or training in Microsoft Fabric, Azure data tools, data analytics, data engineering, data governance, business intelligence, or related areas. What we offer in return: In addition to our competitive pay structure, this position comes with fantastic benefits, including: 401k. BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you. Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans) Excellent work-life balance: 13 paid holidays + 22 days paid vacation + 12 sick days, accrued annually Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household Tuition benefits for employees and eligible family members· Access to athletic facilities Excellent medical/dental benefits Short/long-term disability benefits Paid parental and maternity leave Wellness Program Free on-campus parking Free UTA passes for employees, spouses, and qualified dependents Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU Pay Grade: 55T Typical Starting Pay: $104,500-$135,500 The actual compensation offered will take into consideration internal equity and may vary based on the candidate’s job-related experience, knowledge, skills, and other relevant factors. Candidates with very significant work-related experience may receive an offer higher than the posted typical range. *Cover letter required Brigham Young University (BYU) is widely recognized not just for its world-class education, but for its deep commitment to inspired religious values. Gathered together in a Christ-centered atmosphere, BYU employees are a vital part of a community of belonging, where we value the experiences, perspectives, and talents of each individual. If you share in our devotion to faith and to excellence, we have a place for you here at BYU! The mission of Brigham Young University — founded, supported, and guided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — is to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life. All employees of Brigham Young University (BYU) agree to maintain the standards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as defined by the CES Honor Code and Dress and Grooming Standards, both on and off campus, 24 hours a day. BYU is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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