You’re an important part of our future. Hopefully, we're also a part of your future! At B. Braun, we protect and improve the health of people worldwide. You support this vision, bringing expertise and sharing innovation, efficiency and sustainability as values. That’s why we would like to keep developing our company with you. Keeping your future in mind, we’re making a joint contribution to health care worldwide, with trust, transparency and appreciation. That's Sharing Expertise.Job Posting Location: Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainFunctional Area: Information TechnologyWorking Model: HybridRequisition ID: 14045About the RoleAs aHealthcare Data Architectwithin the Group Digital Department, you will play a key role in shaping B. Braun's Digital Foundation by establishing a consistent, interoperable, and business-driven healthcare data architecture across digital health solutions, analytics platforms, and patient-centric services.Functionally guided by theCenter of Competence (CoC) Corporate Data Management, you will work closely with product teams, healthcare experts, engineers, architects, and governance stakeholders to ensure that healthcare data can be understood, trusted, governed, exchanged, and reused across the organization.You will be responsible for defining and evolving the healthcare data architecture supporting theDigital Foundation, including theData Intelligence Platform (DIP) and Data Hub.Your primary focus will be enabling semantic interoperability between healthcare systems, medical devices, clinical workflows, digital health applications, and analytics solutions.The role combines strong healthcare domain expertise with data architecture, interoperability, analytics, and governance capabilities. You will translate clinical and business requirements into conceptual and logical information models, canonical healthcare data structures, reusable data products, and standards-aligned specifications that support advanced analytics, AI, reporting, and secondary use of healthcare data.You will work with healthcare interoperability standards and terminologies including:HL7 FHIRHL7 v2SNOMED CTLOINCICDUCUMDICOM / DICOMwebIHE ProfilesOMOP Common Data ModelThe ultimate goal of the role is to ensure that healthcare data remains semantically consistent, interoperable, privacy-compliant, and reusable across the entire healthcare data lifecycle.Key ResponsibilitiesDefine and maintain the target healthcare data architecture for Digital Foundation solutions.Design conceptual, logical, and canonical healthcare information models that accurately represent healthcare concepts, entities, workflows, and business meaning.Ensure alignment between healthcare business requirements, analytical models, interoperability standards, and technical implementations.Develop architecture blueprints and data architecture principles supporting healthcare data integration, sharing, analytics, and AI initiatives.Contribute to the long-term evolution of the organization’s healthcare data ecosystem and interoperability strategy.Semantic Modeling and Information DesignTranslate healthcare and business requirements into governed data requirements and information models.Establish common healthcare vocabularies and semantic standards across products and platforms.Design reusable canonical models for patients, encounters, observations, medications, procedures, devices, organizations, practitioners, and related healthcare domains.Define relationships, cardinalities, identifiers, references, provenance, and lifecycle management of healthcare information.Ensure preservation of clinical meaning throughout data transformations and integrations.Define and govern mappings between source systems,



healthcare standards, analytical models, and data products.Apply healthcare interoperability standards including:HL7 FHIRHL7 v2DICOM / DICOMwebIHE ProfilesOMOPSupport interoperability initiatives across hospitals, healthcare providers, medical devices, patient-facing applications, and analytics platforms.Identify and resolve semantic interoperability gaps between systems and domains.Provide architectural guidance for API-based, event-driven, and standards-based healthcare integrations.FHIR Architecture and GovernanceAuthor, review, govern, and validate FHIR implementation artifacts, including:StructureDefinitionsProfilesExtensionsValueSetsCodeSystemsConceptMapsExamplesImplementation GuidesDefine conformance rules and implementation guidance for healthcare solutions.Review FHIR implementations to ensure consistency, interoperability, and compliance with defined standards.Support establishment of FHIR governance processes, implementation patterns, and best practices.Terminology and Clinical SemanticsDefine terminology strategies and governance processes.Collaborate with clinical experts and domain specialists to ensure accurate representation of healthcare concepts.Maintain mappings and relationships across:SNOMED CTLOINCICDUCUMOther healthcare code systemsDefine coding and terminology binding strategies supporting interoperability and analytics.Ensure consistency of healthcare concepts across operational and analytical environments.Metadata, Governance, and Data QualityOperate and continuously enhance the Enterprise Data Catalog (dataspot).Document and govern:Business definitionsData assetsData ownershipData lineageData quality rulesData productsHealthcare conceptsEstablish governance mechanisms for healthcare data products and interoperability assets.Define semantic quality controls and validation approaches.Drive adoption of metadata management, lineage, and traceability practices.Analytics and Data Hub ArchitectureDefine and evolve healthcare data structures supporting analytics and AI use cases.Contribute to the architecture of the Data Hub and related analytical platforms.Design healthcare data products enabling:ReportingClinical analyticsOperational analyticsPopulation health analyticsAI and machine learning initiativesSupport OMOP and other analytical standards when relevant.Align operational healthcare systems with analytical data models and data products.Privacy, Compliance, and SecurityEnsure privacy-by-design principles are incorporated into healthcare data architectures.Consent managementAccess controlAssess implications of regulations and frameworks such as:GDPREHDSHIPAA (where relevant)Medical device regulationsCollaborate with security and privacy experts on sensitive healthcare data architectures.Stakeholder CollaborationWork closely with:CliniciansHealthcare domain expertsProduct ownersData stewardsEnterprise architectsIntegration specialistsData engineersAnalytics teamsGovernance functionsFacilitate discussions to clarify healthcare semantics and business meaning.Communicate complex healthcare, semantic, and technical topics to diverse audiences.Support project teams in architectural decision-making and standards adoption.Must Have QualificationsProfessional ExperienceSeveral years of experience in Healthcare Data Architecture, Clinical Informatics,



Health Information Management, Healthcare Interoperability, or a related field.Proven experience designing healthcare information models and data architectures.Experience working within healthcare, med-tech, pharmaceuticals, hospital systems, or digital health environments.Strong expertise in:Conceptual data modelingLogical data modelingCanonical information modelingDomain-driven designSemantic modelingBusiness architecturePractical experience with HL7 FHIR, including:ResourcesProfilesExtensionsTerminology bindingsREST APIsImplementation GuidesStrong understanding of healthcare interoperability principles and standards-based integrations.Working knowledge of: SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD and UCUMStrong understanding of:EHR / EMR systemsHospital Information Systems (HIS)Clinical workflowsMedical-device generated dataData GovernanceExperience with:Metadata managementData governanceProvenanceMaster and reference data conceptsHealthcare data privacy and securityCommunication and CollaborationExcellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills.Ability to translate healthcare and business requirements into implementable architecture specifications.Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.Ability to work effectively in general and cross-functional environments.Nice to HaveExperience in / knowledge of:Advanced Healthcare StandardsHL7 v2DICOM / DICOMwebIHE Integration ProfilesMedical-device interoperability standardsIEEE 11073Clinical document standardsOMOP Common Data ModelReal-world evidence platformsPopulation health analyticsAI and Advanced Analytics use casesModern Data PlatformsData lakehouse architecturesAPIs and integration platformsEvent-driven architecturesMaster Data ManagementTechnical SkillsFHIR Shorthand (FSH)GitGitHubJSONYAMLAPI specificationsFHIR validation toolsEnterprise Data Catalog solutionsPrivacy and Regulatory KnowledgeGDPREHDSHIPAAISO 27799ISO/IEC 20889Healthcare privacy and security frameworksSoft SkillsHigh degree of ownership and accountability.Strong analytical and conceptual thinking.Ability to balance business goals, clinical meaning, and technical feasibility.Structured, pragmatic, and quality-oriented approach to work.Excellent communication and facilitation abilities.Collaborative mindset and ability to work across organizational boundaries.Curiosity and passion for healthcare innovation, interoperability, and data-driven healthcare.Openness to continuous learning and emerging healthcare standards.Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive consensus among diverse stakeholders.What We OfferGross annual salary starting from €75,000, depending on the candidate’s profile and experience.To help you perform at your best, our offer focuses on your wellbeing, development and experience as part of the team:10% variable bonus based on global and spanish company resultsHybrid working model: 3 days working from home and 2 days in the officeModern, newly designed offices in central Barcelona, located on Tuset Street, next to Diagonal, in a vibrant and international Tech Hub environmentFlexible schedule: start from 7:00 to 9:30, finish from 16:00 to 18:30Intensive working hours on FridaysFlexible compensation: transport, childcare and private health insuranceCompany-funded training and certifications based on individual and business needsMeal allowance and home-working allowanceFree wellbeing platform including coaching, psychological consultations and emotional health content, with the option to extend access to family members at a discounted rate23 calendar days of annual leaveLife and accident insuranceBenefits under the Chemical Industry Collective Agreement#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Healthcare Data Architect (Madrid)
🏢 B. Braun Group
📍 Madrid