Vice President, Data Warehouse Engineering
HealthVerity
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Posted on Jan 24, 2025
How you will help
The VP, Data Warehouse Engineering will spearhead HealthVerity’s mission to scale and optimize the most extensive and diverse healthcare data ecosystem in the United States. This pivotal role is tailor-made for a visionary data and technology leader with deep expertise in cutting-edge data warehousing design and operations. You'll drive innovation to seamlessly integrate one of the country’s largest sets of healthcare data sources, designing systems to support tens of thousands of future suppliers with unparalleled reliability and agility. Beyond integration, you’ll architect scalable infrastructures that power the rapid development and deployment of new, groundbreaking healthcare data products. If you thrive on solving complex technical challenges at scale, this role is your opportunity to shape the future of healthcare data.
What you will do
- Refine and execute a strategic vision and roadmap for the enterprise data warehouse.
- Oversee the architecture and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to manage large-scale healthcare data from hundreds of sources, emphasizing quality, governance, and onboarding efficiency.
- Leverage a customer-focused, product-driven approach to build innovative and modern data and software solutions.
- Implement and refine modern software and data engineering practices, leveraging source control, unit and integration testing, CI/CD workflows, etc.
- Implement and refine modern data observability and quality practices across all active data pipelines.
- Develop and mentor leaders across the Data as a Service organization, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
- Recruit, retain, and lead a high-performing team of data management, engineering, and software professionals.
- Collaborate with data partners and clients to strengthen relationships, resolve complex issues, and align roadmaps.
- Manage and optimize departmental budgets to ensure effective resource allocation and maximize impact.
- Work with executive stakeholders to translate business strategies into actionable, long-term technology roadmaps.
- Recommend and implement advancements in data technology, infrastructure, and information security.
- Drive continuous improvement through best practices and operational excellence.
- Oversee reference data systems to ensure consistency, accuracy, and usability across datasets.
- Coach teams to enhance critical thinking, technical, and analytical capabilities.
- Define and monitor KPIs to ensure the data warehouse team meets performance goals and aligns with organizational objectives.
Required skills and experience
- Extensive experience leading high-complexity data management and data warehousing architecture, development and operations at multi-petabyte scale.
- Proven ability in resource planning and allocation to ensure on-time, high-quality project delivery while meeting organizational goals.
- Expertise with modern technologies, including AWS, Databricks, Spark, and the development of modern ETL/ELT pipelines.
- Expertise implementing and training modern agile development practice across data and engineering teams
- Familiarity and experience working with transactional and clinical healthcare data and data standards, and with healthcare data warehouse design and operation.
- 8+ years of experience with cloud-native and commercially available data and data warehouse platform tools.
- Hands-on experience using distributed computing for high-performance data manipulation at scale.
- Deep knowledge of designing, deploying, and managing reliable, scalable data pipelines with automated ingestion and normalization.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, balancing day-to-day customer needs with strategic collaboration across engineering, product, and commercial teams.
Hiring Locations
We prioritize hiring team members from the Philadelphia area whenever possible, as our main office is located in Center City, Philadelphia, where we operate on a hybrid model with in-office work required two days a week. However, for certain roles, we’re also open to hiring from our hub locations, where we have groups of remote workers. Please note that, due to tax and labor regulations, we can only hire from specific states, but remote work is supported in the following key hubs and approved states:
Hub Locations:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Boston, Massachusetts
- New York City, New York
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Washington D.C.
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Chicago, Illinois
About HealthVerity
HealthVerity synchronizes transformational technologies with the nation’s largest healthcare and consumer data ecosystem to power previously unattainable outcomes and fundamentally advance the science. We offer a comprehensive, yet flexible approach, based on the foundational elements of Identity, Privacy, Governance and Exchange (IPGE), that synchronizes unparalleled Identity management with built-in Privacy compliance and Governance, providing the ability to discover and Exchange a near limitless combination of data at a record pace. Together with our partners in life sciences, government and insurance, we are Synchronizing the Science. To learn more about HealthVerity, visit healthverity.com.
Why you'll love working here
We are making a difference – Our technology is at the forefront of some of the biggest healthcare challenges in the world.
We are one team – Our people define our culture and always will. We take time out to celebrate each other at the end of every week through company-wide shout outs, and acknowledge the value that each of us adds towards our greater mission. Come share all you have to offer.
We are learners – Every team member is continually learning, no matter if we've been in a role for one year or much longer. We are committed to learning and implementing what is best for our clients, partners, and each other.
Benefits & Perks
- Compensation: competitive base salary & annual bonus opportunity (for non-commissioned roles)
- Benefits: comprehensive benefits with coverage on Day 1, medical, dental, vision, 401k, stock options
- Flexible location: our HQ is in Philadelphia. We offer both hybrid roles and those with quarterly travel.
- Generous PTO: Take time off as needed, targeted at 4 weeks per year, including vacation, personal and sick time, plus paid parental leave.
- Comprehensive and individualized onboarding: mentorship program, departmental talks, and a library of resources are available beginning day 1 for each new team member to minimize the stress of starting a new job
- Professional development: biweekly 1:1s, hands-on leadership that is goal-and growth-oriented for each team member, and an annual budget to support professional development pursuits
HealthVerity is an equal opportunity employer devoted to inclusion in the workplace. We believe incorporating different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds make us stronger and encourages an environment where ageism, racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia or any other form of discrimination are not tolerated. All qualified job applicants will be given consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. At HealthVerity, we’re working towards an innovative and connected future for healthcare data and believe the future is better together. We can only do that if everyone has a seat at the table. Read our Equity Inclusion and Diversity Statement.
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to careers@healthverity.com
Remote opportunities are not available in all areas and require team members to work from a fixed location due to tax and labor law implications - specific questions about remote positions can be discussed during the interview process with your recruiter.