Head of Data Engineering – Healthcare AI Platform

Tempus AI, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempus AI, Inc. in Chicago seeks a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead a small team of data engineers and data architects, owning the enterprise data model and ensuring data accuracy and traceability for AI-driven clinical decisions.

You will design the integration of clinical records, genomics, NGS, and radiology data across relational and NoSQL stores, apply 3NF and star-schema standards, and advance AI-assisted development with modern tools.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data engineering teams.
• Deep knowledge of healthcare data models and standards.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, and cloud data stacks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small team of data engineers and data architects.
• Own and evolve the enterprise data model with cross-functional partners.
• Establish data quality gates, profiling, and observability across data pipelines.

Skills

SQL

Python

dbt

GCP

BigQuery

3NF modeling

Star schema

FHIR

OMOP

Data governance

Tools

Erwin

Vertabelo

Lucidchart

Grafana

GitHub Copilot

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Job description

Tempus AI, Inc. in Chicago seeks a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead a small team of data engineers and data architects, owning the enterprise data model and ensuring data accuracy and traceability for AI-driven clinical decisions.

You will design the integration of clinical records, genomics, NGS, and radiology data across relational and NoSQL stores, apply 3NF and star-schema standards, and advance AI-assisted development with modern tools.