Enterprise Database Administrator (DBA)

National Jewish Health, the leading respiratory hospital in the nation, is seeking an Enterprise Database Administrator (DBA) to design and optimize advanced database solutions. With over 125 years of pioneering healthcare, National Jewish Health offers an environment where innovation directly impacts patient care and medical research.

In this role, the Enterprise Database Administrator (DBA) will lead the design and architecture of scalable, reliable systems that support our healthcare and research mission. They will optimize cloud-based databases on platforms like Azure and AWS, manage ETL processes to ensure data integrity, and maintain databases for peak performance.

The role also involves developing robust backup strategies and disaster recovery plans to ensure HIPAA compliance and safeguard patient data. Collaboration with IT, development teams, and business units will be essential to support data-driven initiatives. Additionally, the administrator will maintain clear and comprehensive documentation across all database processes.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with SSMS, SSIS, SSRS, Tableau, Health Catalyst, and cloud database administration, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability across all database systems.

This position is required to work onsite at our Main Campus located in Denver, CO for a training period, then will transition to a hybrid schedule following training.

This is a great opportunity for someone with technical expertise, strategic vision, and creativity to make a meaningful impact. Join National Jewish Health and contribute to groundbreaking medical advancements and exceptional patient care!

Position Summary
The Enterprise Database Administrator (DBA) will be responsible for architecting, managing, and optimizing the organization’s database environments. This role involves significant involvement in database design and architecture, with an ability to work with both on-premise and cloud-based solutions.

Essential Duties

1. Leads the design and implementation of scalable and reliable database architectures that meet organizational needs.
2. Administer and optimize cloud-based databases on platforms such as Azure and AWS.
3. Manage and optimize ETL processes to ensure data integrity and efficient data flow between systems.
4. Continuously monitor and tune database systems to ensure optimal performance and resource utilization.
5. Develop and manage backup strategies and disaster recovery plans for all databases, ensuring data integrity and compliance with regulatory requirements.
6. Implement and maintain robust security controls for all databases, ensuring compliance with industry regulations such as HIPAA.
7. Work closely with IT, development teams, and business units to provide database solutions that support business intelligence and data analytics initiatives.
8. Maintain comprehensive documentation for database architectures, processes, and procedures.

Competencies

1. Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health. 
2. Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization.
3. Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees within and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.
4. Building Strategic Relationships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals.
5. Managing Conflict: Dealing effectively with others in an antagonistic situation; using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people. Addresses conflicts by focusing on the issues at hand to develop effective solutions when disputes or disagreements occur; helps others resolve conflicts by providing impartial mediation when needed.
6. Informing/Communicating: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility
None

Travel
None

Core Values

1. Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
2. Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
3. Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
4. Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
5. Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the institution.
6. Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures. 
7. Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
8. Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Education: Bachelor’s Degree required. 
2. Work Experience: A minimum of 8 years in database administration with a significant focus on architecture and cloud-based solutions.
3. Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Proficiency in SSMS, SSIS, SSRS, and Tableau Server Administration, with preference given to those with experience with Health Catalyst architecture and tools, and cloud database management. Advanced skills in database design, data modeling to the 3rd normal form, and SQL Server maintenance. Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for database management and architecture. Knowledge of HIPAA compliance and data protection regulations.

Salary Range: $110,000 - $150,000

Benefits
At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset.

With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.

• Medical Plans, Dental Plans and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• FSA and HSA
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance and AD&D
• Voluntary Benefits, like Accident Insurance, Critical Care and Hospital Indemnity
• Paid Time Off Accruals
• Wellness Program
• Legal Plan