General Dynamics Information Technology · 2 days ago
Data Linkage Privacy Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$162K/yr - $219K/yr
7+ years expGeneral Dynamics Information Technology is seeking an experienced Privacy Preserving Record Linkage and Automation Technical Lead to oversee automated, AI/ML-enabled record linkage solutions in secure environments. This role involves leading the design and implementation of privacy-preserving architectures while collaborating with various teams to ensure accurate and scalable workflows.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead design and implementation of PPRL architectures, algorithms, and workflows that support automated matching across multiple data sources with strong privacy protection and linkage quality
Develop and refine AI/ML‑enabled matching strategies, blocking schemes, and scoring methods, and ensure methods are documented, reproducible, and explainable for federal stakeholders
Integrate PPRL pipelines with enclave and linkage platforms, including data ingestion, encryption, key management, job orchestration, and monitoring in secure, cloud‑hosted environments
Define and oversee quality assurance processes for PPRL, including error assessment, linkage validation, and production of methodology and performance reports
Collaborate with privacy, security, and policy leads to ensure PPRL implementations align with applicable regulations, DUAs, governance decisions, and program risk tolerances
Implement dashboards and metrics to track PPRL workloads, runtimes, match quality, and system performance, and drive continuous improvement based on operational and research needs
Provide technical leadership, reviews, and mentoring for PPRL and linkage engineers and analysts, establishing reusable patterns, templates, and tools
Qualification
Required
Doctoral degree in a relevant field such as computer science, data science, biostatistics, epidemiology, bioinformatics, health services research, or a closely related discipline
Deep knowledge of privacy‑preserving record linkage methodologies and probabilistic and deterministic record linkage, including blocking, matching, scoring, and evaluation of linkage quality
Hands‑on experience implementing PPRL, linkage workflows, and automations in regulated data environments, preferably with health or administrative data at large scale
Strong programming and data engineering skills in languages and platforms commonly used for large‑scale data processing and linkage
Solid understanding of federal data security and privacy expectations, including handling of PII, tokenization, encryption, and de‑identification in support of research use
Broad technical background sufficient to work effectively with enclave, security, and data engineering teams in cloud‑hosted environments
At least 7 years of experience conducting and leading large‑scale linkage or PPRL projects for federal agencies, research organizations, or healthcare systems, including technical‑lead responsibilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including clear documentation of methods and findings for technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher and authorization to work in the United States
Willingness to travel 10–25% to support on‑site collaboration in the DC Metro area
Preferred
Experience designing or deploying fully automated PPRL solutions that integrate AI/ML, encryption, and scalable matching services in cloud environments
Prior work with federal health or research agencies on data linkage, PPRL, and real‑world data initiatives
Familiarity with enclave‑based research environments, FISMA Moderate/FedRAMP Moderate contexts, and integration of PPRL into operational linkage pipelines
Experience with dashboards and metrics for monitoring linkage and PPRL performance and quality
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Full flex work weeks
A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
15 days of paid leave per calendar year
10 paid holidays per year
Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
Company
General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Paul Nedzbala
Senior Vice President
Ben Buckley
Vice President and General Manager
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