Competitive salary package, commensurate with skills and experience
2-year fixed-term appointment | Hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office per week)
Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde
Macquarie University Health (MQH) is embarking on one of its most significant digital transformations to date. We are seeking a Data Architect within our MQ Health domain to help anchor our Health/EMR Program and shape the data architecture that will underpin a modern, connected digital health ecosystem.
This is a rare opportunity to influence the data foundations of a leading Academic Healthcare Institution. Working within Agile ways of working, you will help turn clinical data into a high-value, reusable asset that improves our decision-making, accelerates research, and enables long-term digital health outcomes aligned with our 2025 to 2029 Digital Health Vision.
If you are someone who enjoys translating complex requirements into clear, future-ready architecture and want your expertise to make a measurable difference to patients, clinicians and researchers, we would love to hear from you.
About the Role
Reporting to the Director, IT Architecture, you will shape and govern the target-state data architecture for the health domain, ensuring information assets, platforms, standards and integration patterns align with business priorities and future-state care models. Key responsibilities include:
Defining and maintaining the target-state data architecture for the health domain, including conceptual, logical and physical data models, using an evidence-based approach.
Translating business, clinical, reporting, research and regulatory requirements into clear data architecture direction, roadmaps and transition states.
Supporting major transformation initiatives, including the new EMR and enterprise Health Data Platform (HDP), by defining the data architecture needed for implementation.
Guiding data transition planning, including legacy coexistence, migration sequencing, master data design and record linkage.
Defining data and integration patterns (API, FHIR, HL7) that enable interoperable exchange across clinical, operational, research and external systems.
Partnering with data governance, product teams and business stakeholders to embed controls for data quality, stewardship, lifecycle management and policy compliance.
Ensuring data architecture incorporates appropriate privacy, security, access control and resilience requirements for sensitive health information, in line with the NSW HRIP Act and the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988.
About us
Macquarie University Health is a trailblazer in healthcare, education and research. Australia's first and only fully integrated academic health sciences centre brings together Macquarie University Hospital, Clinics and the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University. Macquarie University Health | Hospital and clinics | Sydney
Macquarie University Information Technology (IT) supports the organisation's mission through reliable, contemporary and strategically aligned digital services and technology capabilities. With a strong service ethos and a commitment to collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement, we work in trusted partnership with stakeholders across the University to enable digital transformation that drives clinical outcomes, service improvements and exceptional experiences.
About You (Selection Criteria)
You are an experienced data architecture professional who brings deep technical expertise, strong strategic and analytical capability, and the ability to guide data direction across a complex health environment. You can align architecture decisions to business outcomes, digital health priorities and enterprise transformation objectives.
Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline, or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience, with a demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
Extensive experience in data architecture, information architecture or senior data design roles within large and complex organisations, including assessing current-state landscapes, defining target-state architectures and developing practical transition pathways.
Proven experience in health data architecture, including familiarity with core clinical systems (such as EMR) and health data platforms.
Sound knowledge of data architecture disciplines, including conceptual, logical and physical modelling, information lifecycle design, metadata, lineage, master data, reference data and data quality.
Capable problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to identify patterns, dependencies, risks and opportunities, and working knowledge of modern data platforms, integration ecosystems and analytics environments.
Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build alignment and clearly articulate complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in environments involving sensitive data, regulatory obligations and competing priorities, including experience with architecture governance and assurance.
An understanding of higher education health environments, and knowledge of health data interoperability standards including HL7 FHIR, HL7 v2, SNOMED CT and ICD-10. (Desirable)
How to Apply
To be considered, please apply online with your CV and a cover letter outlining how your experience aligns with the selection criteria (above).
Applications Close
Applications for this role will close on 28th August at 11 PM AEST.
Why Join Us?
Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation over 60 years ago, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we have grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community. Connect with us today.
We rank amongst the top employers in the Australian Workplace Employers Index. Explore the fantastic benefits available to you when you become part of the team at Macquarie University.
Flexible, hybrid work arrangements
17% Superannuation
Subsidised onsite parking options
Extensive training and professional development programs
Onsite childcare facilities to support working parents
Onsite vacation care during school holidays
Discounted health insurance
Subsidised membership at our Sport & Aquatic Centre
Access to an Employee Assistance Program for free and confidential support
Convenient onsite GP, imaging, and physiotherapy clinics
Pre-Employment Checks
Macquarie University cultivates a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity. Prior to completion of an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
Your employment is conditional upon the completion and maintenance of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University.
If you're already part of the Macquarie Group (MQ University, U@MQ, MQ Health, MGSM), you'll need to apply through your employee Workday account.
Applications Close:
28/08/2026 11:59 PM
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