Florence Healthcare · 2 months ago
Data Platform Lead
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expFlorence Healthcare is a company dedicated to advancing cures by supporting research teams with innovative solutions. They are seeking an experienced Data Platform Lead to establish and lead their Data Center of Excellence, focusing on building AI-driven data pipelines and promoting governance for their enterprise data platform.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead the Florence Data Center of Excellence, setting standards, best practices, and governance for data platform operations across the organization
Implement and manage standard data feeds and APIs for internal and external data consumers, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability
Architect and operationalize Data Mesh principles, empowering domain-driven data ownership and productization
Drive AI/ML-enabled data quality frameworks for validation, anomaly detection, and automated cleansing
Develop reusable templates and scalable data pipelines across cloud and hybrid environments using Snowflake, DBT, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
Lead Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives to maintain a single source of truth across domains
Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Business teams to align data strategy with enterprise goals
Mentor and grow a high-performing data engineering team, fostering innovation, technical excellence, and accountability
Build Metrics to track data quality and leading data driven culture
Have a data-first mindset with a passion for establishing centers of excellence and scaling enterprise platforms
Provide expertise in Data Mesh, MDM, AI-powered data quality, and standard API-driven data delivery
Lead cross-functional teams and influence data strategy at an enterprise level
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in data engineering, data platform, or data architecture, including 4+ years in a leadership role
Proven experience establishing Data Centers of Excellence or leading centralized data platform teams
Hands-on experience with Snowflake, DBT, Kafka, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and cloud-based data pipelines
Familiarity with Data Mesh principles, MDM, and federated data governance
Expertise in AI/ML applications for data quality improvement, anomaly detection, and metadata enrichment
Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT pipelines, API design, data modeling, and metadata management
Programming experience in Python and AWS cloud platforms
Extensive experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills to drive alignment across teams
Preferred
Experience in data cataloging, lineage tracking, and data observability tools
Background in regulated industries (healthcare, clinical trials) with compliance and governance expertise
Prior experience in building standardized APIs and data productization for internal and external stakeholders
Benefits
Competitive compensation package
Medical and dental insurance
Company
Florence Healthcare
Florence is a clinical trials platform that connects pharmaceutical companies and study sites to decentralize trials for drug development.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2022 (2)
2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$115.8MKey Investors
Insight PartnersFulcrum Equity PartnersBee Partners
2022-06-22Series C· $27M
2021-05-06Series C· $80M
2019-10-10Series B· $7.1M
Leadership Team
Ryan Jones
Co-Founder and CEO
Andres Garcia
Co-founder and CTO
Recent News
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