Director, Data Management & Databricks Platform

Molina Healthcare; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Molina Healthcare seeks a Director of Data Management (EIM) to lead enterprise data strategy, delivery, and modernization across Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and other payer lines. The role focuses on Databricks lakehouse architecture, AI-enabled data management, and cloud-cost optimization, ensuring secure, compliant, scalable data solutions.

The leader oversees end-to-end data domain delivery—ingestion, governance, quality, analytics enablement, and operational reliability—while partnering

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in healthcare data management, data engineering, or analytics.
• Deep understanding of health plan operations and data (claims, encounters, authorizations, provider, member, clinical).
• Proven leadership delivering enterprise-scale data platforms and integrations.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and Azure cloud data platforms.
• Experience in highly regulated healthcare environments (HIPAA, CMS, Medicaid).
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery and ongoing management of core payer data domains (claims, encounters, authorizations, etc.).
• Establish data domain ownership, stewardship, and accountability models.
• Ensure data consistency, quality, lineage, and traceability for audits and reporting.
• Drive Databricks lakehouse strategy and cloud-native platform modernization.
• Enable AI/ML-ready data foundations and automation for data quality and observability.
• Oversee enterprise data integration and data movement patterns (ETL/ELT, APIs, EDI).
• Manage cloud costs and FinOps for data platforms.
• Partner with EPMO, business and IT to manage roadmaps and delivery commitments.

Skills

Healthcare data management

Cross-functional leadership

Leadership

Databricks

Azure

HIPAA compliance

Tools

Databricks

Azure

Job description

Molina Healthcare seeks a Director of Data Management (EIM) to lead enterprise data strategy, delivery, and modernization across Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and other payer lines. The role focuses on Databricks lakehouse architecture, AI-enabled data management, and cloud-cost optimization, ensuring secure, compliant, scalable data solutions.

The leader oversees end-to-end data domain delivery—ingestion, governance, quality, analytics enablement, and operational reliability—while partnering