Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Penn Medicine is an academic medical center dedicated to patient care, innovative research, and educating future medical leaders. The Senior Manager, Data Engineering will lead data engineers and architects in developing scalable data products, platforms, and capabilities supporting research, oncology, analytics, and AI-enabled transformation. The role also oversees data engineering strategy, project delivery, stakeholder engagement, team development, and measurement of value from AI-driven interventions.
Responsibilities
- Strategy Development and Execution: Contribute to the development of PennDnA’s data engineering strategy, aligning team objectives with broader organizational goals. Lead and, as needed, assist with multiple complex projects, allocating resources, solving problems, and adjusting plans to achieve desired outcomes
- Project Leadership: Guide planning and execution of data engineering projects, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards. Coordinate with cross-functional teams. Proactively identify and address risks and issues to mitigate project delays and ensure successful outcomes. Provide hands-on technical expertise where needed to drive to successful outcomes
- Team Management: Manage a team of 6-8 data engineers. Provide direction and feedback. Monitor employee engagement and design interventions, as needed. Contribute to a positive team culture that promotes excellence
- Stakeholder Management: Engage with stakeholders across the organization to understand data requirements and priorities. Communicate with key stakeholders about project scope, team capacity, timelines, and potential risks
- Collaboration: Collaborate with PennDnA colleagues and internal clients. Work to understand needs, refine requests, and make recommendations. Negotiate project parameters, when needed
- Continuous Improvement: Look for opportunities to optimize data engineering processes and workflows. Implement best practices and standards to ensure the accuracy and reliability of enterprise data. Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in data engineering, incorporating relevant advancements into organizational practices
- Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures
- Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field. (Required)
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, with a proven track record of leading a teams to execute large complex data engineering projects, and experience working with data from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is required
- 1+ years of experience with Epic EHRs is preferred
Benefits
- One of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region
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