Guidehouse · 1 month ago
Lead Data Engineer, Health Data Platforms
Bethesda, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$113K/yr - $188K/yr
8+ years expGuidehouse is a company that focuses on healthcare data solutions. They are seeking a Lead Data Engineer for Health Data Platforms to build, scale, and maintain data pipelines and integrations that support healthcare operations, ensuring data quality and compliance across platforms.
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Responsibilities
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 and maintain scalable, 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 the appropriate 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
Optimize pipeline performance, reliability, and cost by establishing monitoring 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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's 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)
Preferred
Master's degree is preferred
Designing/deploying data solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Proficiency with workflow management systems (Nextflow, Snakemake, Airflow)
Experience with regulated environments (GxP, 21 CFR Part 11) and data governance
Proficiency with modern data tools (e.g., Spark/Databricks, Airflow, dbt, Kafka) is a plus
Benefits
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
Care.com 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
Company
Guidehouse
Guidehouse offers consulting services for public and commercial markets with expertise in management, technology, and risk consulting.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.75MKey Investors
Mission Daybreak
2023-11-06Acquired
2023-02-16Grant· $0.75M
Leadership Team
Scott McIntyre
Chairman and CEO
Alicia Harkness
Partner
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