Data Engineer, Lead- School of Medicine Information Technology

Emory University; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory University in Atlanta, GA is seeking a senior Data Engineer to join a collaborative team delivering data applications and governance. You will work with analysts, DBAs, and project managers to ensure on-time delivery within budget while upholding HIPAA requirements.

The role involves leading data engineering initiatives, building scalable data pipelines, and mentoring teammates in standards and regulatory adherence. Some remote work is possible with occasional site visits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with seven years of related experience.
• Experience with healthcare data standards (e.g., OMOP, FHIR) and RBAC in complex environments.
• Strong SQL and data modeling skills across relational and non-relational stores.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver quality data applications and components within scope, time, and budget.
• Guide stakeholders on solutions and governance, prioritizing work with partners.
• Develop strategies for managing complex data sets and ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Lead small to medium technical teams and mentor analysts on regulation adherence.
• Develop reporting infrastructure and templates for architecture documentation.

Skills

Snowflake

dbt

Apache Airflow

GitHub CI/CD

AWS

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Linux/Unix

Shell scripting

Job description

Discover Your Career at Emory University:

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world‑class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.

Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Works as a positive team member of a project that may consist of Business Analysts, Project Managers, Information Architects, Data Analysts, and/or Database Administrators to deliver quality applications and components within scope, on time, within budget, and ensures compliance.

Manages workload effectively and report status of tasks in a timely manner. Is able to guide stakeholders on solutions and support structure. Ensures proper governance of prioritizing work from partners.

Forms tactical strategies to support multiple clients.

Leads and proactively identifies emerging technologies; develops proof‑of‑concepts, and promotes the usage of these emerging technologies.

Leads small to medium size technical teams, and mentors other analysts on regulation adherence.

Follows standard operational procedures and HIPAA regulations.

Develops strategies for managing complex data sets through maintaining data standards and metadata.

Applies biomedical informatics technical standards, methodologies, and principles to research‑specific program needs, objectives, and outcomes.

Develops reporting infrastructure to meet multiple client needs.

Generates standard templates for architecture documentation related to current and proposed informatic solutions.

Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor's degree in a related field and seven years of related experience, OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Core Technical Stack:

• Hands‑on experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse platforms
• Experience with dbt (data build tool) for data transformations
• Experience with Apache Airflow or similar workflow orchestration tools
• Proficiency with GitHub in a CI/CD environment, including pull requests, code reviews, and automated testing
• 5+ years experience with AWS cloud solutions (S3, IAM, infrastructure)
• Strong SQL skills and experience with RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Python or similar scripting language proficiency

Data Engineering & Architecture:

• Experience designing and implementing large‑scale data warehouses and ETL/ELT pipelines
• Understanding of relational and non‑relational data models with direct modeling experience
• Experience with script optimization and automating data solutions
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix commands and shell scripting

Healthcare Data Standards & Governance:

• Experience with OMOP Common Data Model or similar standardized healthcare data models (PCORnet, FHIR, i2b2)
• Demonstrated experience with complex data mapping and transformation to standardized schemas
• Experience implementing role‑based access control (RBAC) with complex permission structures
• Understanding of object‑level sharing and data access governance in multi‑user environments
• 5+ years in a healthcare or university research setting

Additional Details:

NOTE: Tasks related to this position can be performed remotely with only occasional visits to an Emory University location. Eastern (EST) time zone business hours may apply. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee. Emory does not approve as a primary work location in the following states; NJ, AK, and HI, any U.S. Territories or outside of the United States.

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