Director, Data Engineering

Strive Health; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid-Remote Flexibility

Comprehensive Benefits

Financial & Retirement Support

Time Off & Leave

Wellness & Growth

Job summary

Strive Health is seeking a Director of Data Engineering to lead a growing team and drive the design of a scalable data platform supporting kidney care services. You will work hands-on while mentoring engineers, partnering with product managers and software engineers to shape data solutions and improve outcomes.

The role requires 12+ years in healthcare/tech, strong leadership, and ability to travel on-site.

Qualifications

• 12+ years’ experience in a healthcare/technology field with data engineering and architecture expertise.
• Experience leading and growing a team.
• Ability to travel and be on-site to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Hire, manage, and develop a growing team of data engineers and drive cloud-based architecture decisions.
• Analyze source data and business logic to inform decisions and deliver insights to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with data science, analytics, actuarial science, medical economics, engineering, clinical, and finance teams to deliver outputs.
• Mentor team members and ensure on-time delivery across client projects and internal initiatives.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud architecture

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Healthcare data

Tools

AGILE

Job description

At Strive Health, patients come first. We’re on a mission to transform chronic conditions by identifying risk earlier, coordinating thoughtful care, and supporting people through every stage of their health journey.

Our work reduces emergency visits, improves outcomes, and helps patients live fuller lives. You’ll work alongside passionate Strivers who care deeply about making an impact, show up for one another as One Team, and find ways to elevate the everyday.

If you’re looking for meaningful work where your contributions truly matter, you’ll feel right at home at Strive!

• Hybrid-Remote Flexibility – Work from home while fulfilling in-person needs at the office, clinic, or patient home visits.
• Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision insurance, employee assistance programs, employer-paid and voluntary life and disability insurance, plus health and flexible spending accounts.
• Financial & Retirement Support – Competitive compensation with a performance-based bonus program, 401k with employer match, and financial wellness resources.
• Time Off & Leave – Paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, and paid birthgiving, bonding, sabbatical, and living donor leaves.
• Wellness & Growth – Family forming services through Maven Maternity at no cost and physical wellness perks, mental health support, and an annual professional development stipend.

What You'll Do

We are building commercial-grade technology to operate kidney care services at scale . Our data platform is EMR agnostic which would enable data integrations between different applications. We are in progress of building our first applications on the top of the data platform. The Director of Data Engineering will provide hands‑on technical and people leadership, partnering with digital product managers, software engineers and the larger technology team to drive technical decisions, design and develop solutions, and improve our data processes.

Essential Functions

• Hire, manage and develop a growing team of data engineers, set clear expectations, and foster accountability and collaboration. Drive cloud-based architecture decisions while balancing people leadership with continued hands‑on engineering as the team grows.
• Dig into source system data and business logic to inform business decisions and provide the right insights to internal and external stakeholders. Proactively identify needs, exercise sound judgment, and take ownership through delivery without constant direction.
• Work across data science, analytics, actuarial science, medical economics, engineering, clinical, market and financial teams to deliver required outputs, serving as a trusted technical partner who collaborates, constructively challenges ideas and works through difficult problems. Bring a passion for continuous learning and finding new and innovative ways to improve outcomes through data, while navigating ambiguity and adapting as organizational needs evolve.
• Develop team members’ capabilities through technical mentorship, constructive feedback and teaching to raise engineering quality. Balance priorities across client projects and internal initiatives, take responsibility for commitments, and ensure delivery according to project requirements and timelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• 12+ years’ experience in a healthcare/technology related field, including deep data engineering and architecture experience, and experience managing and developing a growing team.
• Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms.
• Ability to travel and be on‑site to meet business needs.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years experience managing direct reports.
• Have experience with development methodologies, including the AGILE development approaches.
• Have experience working with claims data and EMR\EHR systems and an understanding of the healthcare clinical domain.
• Experience with value‑based care and quality and risk adjustment data is a plus.
• Have a working knowledge of database principles, processes, technologies and tools.
• Have a working knowledge with structured and unstructured data.
• Able to design, develop and review code for data acquisition, integration and processing, remaining hands‑on while leading the team.

Annual Salary Range: $130,000 - $163,000. This position is also eligible for a target annual bonus of 25%

Final compensation will be determined based on location, experience, and qualifications.

Strive Health is an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace. At this time Strive Health is unable to provide work visa sponsorship. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please apply even if you feel you do not meet all qualifications. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [e-mail].

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