Lead Data Engineer, Health Data Platforms

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What You Will Do:
We are searching for Lead Data Engineer Health Data Platforms to support future opportunities. The person filling this role will build scale andmaintainnational-scale data pipelines integrations and storage solutions that power laboratory research and healthcare operations. They will lead the modernization and harmonization of diverse clinical data ensuring interoperability data quality and compliance across platforms. This position will be based in Bethesda MD.

• Architect and modernize robust disease-agnostic data acquisition and ingestion pipelines for large-scale heterogeneous healthcare data (e.g. EHRs claims registries geospatial data).

• Design implement and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines across cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP).

• Design andmaintainscalable reliable and flexible applications using TypeScript NodeJS Angular and RESTful web services to support data workflows.

• Integrate data sources including ELN LIMS sample tracking software web-based portals and REST APIs.

• Maintain and enhance data harmonization pipelines such as OMOP improve interoperability among data models including OMOP PCORNet and FHIR and ensure consistency and alignment for critical data types to support master data integration and harmonization.

• Implement and manage data storage solutions (data lakes warehouses) utilizing theappropriate partitioning security and lifecycle policies.

• Champion data quality and governance standards through the development of sophisticated data quality frameworks dashboards and feedback loops to ensure transparency in data completeness consistency and quality for partners and researchers.

• Optimizepipeline performance reliability and cost by establishingmonitoring and alerting functions.

• Innovate with advanced technologies: integrate new data sources (e.g. national mortality data CMS) link datasets and build processes for novel data types (geospatial environmental).

• Collaborate with informatics bioinformatics and platform teams to define data models and SLAs.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship

• Translate scientific needs into technical solutions in an agile mission-focused environment.

• Implement CI/CD for data workflows and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform ARM CloudFormation).

• Document data architectures lineage and standards.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Data Engineering Bioinformatics or related field.

• A minimum of EIGHT (8) years of hands-on data engineering experience

• Deep practical knowledge of healthcare data common data models (OMOP FHIR) and clinical terminologies (such as ICD SNOMED RxNorm).

• Solid experience with big data technologies (Apache Spark Hadoop) containerization (Docker) and reproducible/scalable workflows.

• Hands-on experience with cloud services and REST API integrations.

• Strong SQL Python and version control (Git) skills.

• Experience with privacy-preserving record linkage (PPRL) federated data systems and regulated environments (FISMA HIPAA).

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Masters degree is preferred

• Designing/deploying data solutions on cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure).

• Proficiencywith workflow management systems (NextflowSnakemake Airflow).

• Experience with regulated environments (GxP 21 CFR Part 11) and data governance.

• Proficiencywith modern data tools (e.g. Spark/Databricks Airflowdbt Kafka) is a plus.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Health Savings Account Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development Certifications & Learning Opportunities

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• annual membership

• Employee Assistance Program

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Assistance and ID theft protection etc.)

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

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