About the Company A rapidly growing healthcare technology company is expanding its cloud-based data platform to support large-scale healthcare analytics initiatives. The organization is looking for an experienced data engineering leader who can help strengthen its data infrastructure, guide technical decisions, and deliver reliable solutions for complex healthcare data.
About the Role The company is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to take ownership of major data engineering initiatives and help shape the architecture of its modern cloud-based data platform. This is a highly visible technical leadership role combining hands-on engineering with architectural direction, team mentorship, and collaboration with business and technical stakeholders.
You will build and optimize scalable data pipelines, improve data quality and reliability, and establish engineering practices that support healthcare analytics. Experience working with healthcare data is required.
This is a fully remote position for candidates based in the United States. Applicants must be US citizens or Green Card holders and be able to work within the US.
Key Responsibilities
•Design, build, and maintain scalable ELT pipelines, data models, and cloud-based data solutions for complex healthcare datasets.
•Lead data platform architecture and modernization initiatives, improving scalability, performance, and reliability.
•Develop data quality processes using automated validation, monitoring, profiling, and observability frameworks.
•Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a small team of data engineers.
•Establish and promote best practices across data engineering, pipeline development, and platform design.
•Partner with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements, solve complex data challenges, and deliver effective solutions.
•Evaluate architecture options and guide technical decisions that support the platform’s long-term development.
•Explore opportunities to use AI and emerging technologies to improve data engineering processes.
Required Qualifications
•10+ years of experience in Data Engineering.
•Strong hands-on proficiency in SQL and Python.
•Demonstrated experience building and managing large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines.
•Experience with modern data orchestration tools such as Airflow, Astronomer, Dagster, dbt, or similar technologies.
•Experience leading architecture decisions, setting technical direction, and providing engineering team leadership.
•Experience working with cloud platforms and modern data environments.
•Required healthcare data experience, including working with one or more of the following:
•Claims data
•Patient data
•Member data
•Provider data
•Healthcare analytics platforms
Preferred Qualifications The job description does not specify additional preferred qualifications beyond the required experience and technical expertise.
Compensation & Benefits
•Base Salary: Up to $200,000.
•Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package.
•Work Arrangement: Fully remote within the United States.
Employment Details
•Job Title: Lead Data Engineer
•Company: Healthcare technology company; name not specified.
•Employment Type: Not specified.
•Work Location: Remote, United States.
•Work Authorization: US citizens and Green Card holders only.
•Compensation: Up to $200,000 base salary, plus comprehensive benefits.