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Vizient, Inc · 1 day ago

Director, Engineering

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$135K/yr - $237K/yr

7+ years exp

Vizient, Inc is committed to fostering an inclusive environment for its employees. In this role, you will lead data and software engineering teams to deliver secure and high-value Procedural Analytics data products, while partnering with various stakeholders to ensure scalable, cloud-native data solutions.

AnalyticsHealth CareSupply Chain Management

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead and develop high-performing data and software engineering teams responsible for building, testing, and operating Procedural Analytics data pipelines and services

Own the end-to-end engineering lifecycle for PA data products, including ingestion, distributed processing, enrichment, and delivery to downstream analytics, reporting, APIs, and UI consumers

Partner closely with Product Management to translate PA product strategy and roadmaps into clear technical plans, delivery commitments, and high-quality solutions

Collaborate with Solution Architects and Enterprise Architects to ensure PA solutions align with Vizient architecture standards while meeting performance, scalability, and reliability needs

Serve as the primary technical point of accountability for PA engineering teams, including architecture decisions within approved enterprise guidelines

Ensure strong engineering standards for data quality, security, reliability, scalability, observability, and compliance across all PA pipelines

Own accountability for data correctness, timeliness, and operational reliability, including pipeline SLAs, data freshness, and cost awareness

Lead incremental modernization of PA BDP pipelines to the TechCore platform architecture, balancing delivery needs with technical debt reduction

Champion modern data engineering practices, including Azure-native development, Databricks and Spark-based processing, standardized CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and proactive monitoring

Act as an escalation point for complex technical or data-quality issues, guiding teams through resolution and post-incident learning

Encourage responsible adoption of AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity while maintaining strong engineering judgment and quality standards

Lead hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development for engineers, building strong teams and future leaders

Foster an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture that values accountability, continuous improvement, and partnership with product and analytics stakeholders

Communicate engineering priorities, progress, and risks clearly to leadership and cross-functional partners

Qualification

Azure DatabricksPythonData engineeringCloud-native architecturesCI/CDAgile deliveryJava Spring BootAngularEngineering excellenceTeam leadership

Required

7 or more years of experience building and operating large-scale data or software systems in production environments

3 or more years of experience leading engineering teams, including direct people management responsibilities

High School diploma required, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred

Strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, PySpark, and Python, including building and operating production-grade distributed data pipelines

Solid understanding of Delta Lake concepts such as ACID transactions, schema evolution, and data versioning

Experience working with cloud-native data architectures on Microsoft Azure

Ability to guide teams on Python data engineering best practices, including testing, CI/CD, and code quality

Familiarity with Java Spring Boot and Angular, with the ability to effectively partner with application and UI teams

Experience modernizing data platforms or pipelines while maintaining stability for existing consumers

Strong grasp of engineering excellence practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and secure handling of sensitive healthcare data

Experience partnering with Product Management and Architecture in Agile delivery environments

Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred

Benefits

Incentive eligible

Comprehensive benefits plan

Company

Vizient, Inc

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Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, provides solutions and services to more than two-thirds of the nation’s acute care providers and more than one-third of ambulatory providers.

Founded in 1977

Irving, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees