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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · 15 hours ago

Senior Data Engineer

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead complex data and analytics initiatives that align technology solutions with clinical and operational priorities. This role involves designing and operating secure data pipelines and curated datasets to support patient care and administrative decision-making.

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Responsibilities

Lead design and delivery of enterprise-grade data pipelines (ETL/ELT) using SQL/Python, supporting high-volume, high-complexity healthcare data

Build and optimize a modern lakehouse architecture using Azure services and Databricks, including Delta Lake patterns and performance tuning

Implement and maintain medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold): ingestion, standardization, and curated semantic datasets for analytics and downstream consumption

Develop scalable transformation and modeling layers using dbt (or equivalent) and data modeling best practices (Kimball, dimensional modeling, star schemas, conformed dimensions)

Establish and enforce data quality and reliability standards (tests, reconciliation, SLA monitoring, anomaly detection, lineage/metadata)

Implement CI/CD for data pipelines and dbt projects (Git-based workflows, automated testing, release pipelines via Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions)

Collaborate with reporting & analytics, data science, data governance and platform systems & architecture teams to enable self-service access to trusted datasets and accelerate insight delivery

Provide technical leadership on architecture decisions, security/privacy considerations, performance optimization, and cost management

Create and maintain technical documentation, data contracts, and operational runbooks; contribute to engineering standards and patterns

Coordinate across medical center and university entities and evaluate external tools/partners to adopt innovative methods and improve delivery

Qualification

Data engineeringSQLPythonETL/ELT pipelinesData modelingAzure servicesCI/CDTechnical documentationLeadershipCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

4+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, data warehousing, or analytics engineering (healthcare strongly preferred)

Advanced proficiency with SQL and strong experience with Python for data engineering

Hands-on experience designing and operating ETL/ELT pipelines and building curated analytics datasets

Strong understanding of data modeling, warehousing/lakehouse concepts, and modern data management practices

Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex initiatives and deliver outcomes in high-impact environments

Benefits

An array of retirement plan options, each with a generous employer contribution.

Affordable health insurance options, including dental, vision and prescription coverage that begin on day one.

Paid vacation and sick leave, including short and long-term disability and paid parental leave.

Get the most out of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

And much more!

Company

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is personalizing health care to meet the needs of each patient. It is a sub-organization of The Ohio State University.

Founded in 1834

Columbus, Ohio, USA

10001+ employees

http://wexnermedical.osu.edu/

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