EmpiRx Health · 13 hours ago
Principal Data Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
10+ years expEmpiRx Health is a leading clinically-driven pharmacy benefits management company focused on enhancing health outcomes. The Principal Data Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for designing and evolving the company's finance-critical data ecosystem while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure data solutions align with business goals.
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Responsibilities
Own the technical direction of finance-centric data engineering solutions, with deep responsibility for Databricks and Oracle based integrations
Lead the design and evolution of scalable ELT/ETL pipelines and data platforms using Databricks and Python
Help define and uphold data engineering standards, patterns, and best practices across the organization
Make architectural decisions that balance long-term platform health with practical delivery constraints
Advance organizational data maturity through improvements in reliability, observability, and platform discipline
Operate as a senior individual contributor, leading by example through daily hands-on design, implementation, problem solving, and technical decision-making
Actively contributes to improving team agility, delivery flow, and execution discipline by strengthening engineering practices, technical hygiene, and collaboration
Partner with Product Owners and Scrum Masters to identify delivery impediments, reduce friction, and continuously improve how the team plans, executes, and ships work
Own the end-to-end lifecycle of finance-critical data pipelines, including ingestion, transformation, validation, delivery, and operational support
Design and build robust, scalable integrations between Databricks, Oracle, and downstream platforms supporting finance, operations, and client deliverables
Ensure the production of high-quality, compliant data extracts for internal teams, clients, vendors, and partners
Continuously monitor data reliability, performance, and quality; proactively identify risks and drive corrective actions
Serve as a primary technical partner to Finance and business stakeholders, translating complex requirements into effective, maintainable solutions
Contribute directly to sprint execution within a small agile delivery team while also shaping broader data engineering practices across the organization
Work closely with Finance leadership and business partners to understand requirements, translate needs into technical solutions, and drive adoption
Collaborate with data engineering leadership, application engineering, analytics, and product teams to ensure data solutions are aligned with platform strategy and business goals
Mentor and guide engineers through technical leadership, knowledge sharing, and architectural coaching (without direct people management responsibility)
Contribute to cross-team alignment on data modeling, integration patterns, and platform evolution
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
10+ years of professional experience in data engineering or related roles
3+ years of hands-on experience building solutions in Databricks using Python and notebooks
Strong experience integrating with Oracle and other RDBMS platforms
Proven ownership of complex data pipelines and business-critical integrations
Demonstrated ability to operate as a senior individual contributor with broad organizational influence
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-engagement skills
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and execution discipline
Preferred
Experience supporting financial systems and enterprise finance organizations
Healthcare or PBM domain experience
Expertise with Delta Lake, data modeling, data quality frameworks, and data observability patterns
Benefits
Paid Time Off
401(k) program
Health Insurance including Dental & Vision coverage
Student Loan Reimbursement
Health Savings Account
Employee Assistance Program
Company
EmpiRx Health
EmpiRx Health is a Pharmacy Care Management organization that provides innovative pharmacy benefit and patient care management solutions.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Danny Sanchez
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2025-09-12
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