Lead - Biomedical Data Factory Team

MUSC Health; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MUSC Health in Charleston, SC is seeking a Lead of the Clinical Data Factory to support the data ecosystem powering its AI development workflows. This role involves managing high-performance synthetic data pipelines, complying with PI/PHI standards, and leading a team of junior engineers.

Candidates should possess a Master's degree and have 2-3 years of experience in data engineering or architecture, with a focus on synthetic data systems.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required.
• 2–3 years of relevant experience with some leadership exposure.
• Experience in data engineering or synthetic data systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage synthetic data pipelines ensuring PI/PHI compliance.
• Oversee lifecycle maintenance of AI Center Built Tools.
• Lead and mentor junior Data Engineers and Architects.
• Collaborate with AI Strategy & Ops teams to meet data needs.

Skills

Data engineering

Synthetic data pipelines

Technical leadership

ETL/ELT workflows

Compliance knowledge

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Job Description Summary

Lead of the Clinical Data Factory supports the data ecosystem that powers MUSC’s AI development workflows. This role ensures PI/PHI‑compliant synthetic data pipelines, model‑training readiness, system stability, and data availability by working with IS architecture to keep the mini‑arch ahead of major changes for continued workflow. The Lead works closely with Central IS Architecture and Security, and the AI Center to maintain an emergent AI architecture that reduces load on central IT while enabling rapid experimentation and compliant model development.

Primary Areas of Responsibility (with % Allocation)

• Synthetic Data Pipeline Management & Compliance – 40%
• Maintain high‑performance data pipelines meeting PI/PHI compliance standards.
• Audit, monitor, and improve data quality, performance, and lineage.
• Support model‑training workflows with high‑integrity synthetic datasets.
• Ensure operational compliance, and follow through with IS Strategies and Approaches.
• System Architecture, Maintenance & Enhancement – 25%
• Oversee lifecycle maintenance of AI Center Built Tools, patching, and upgrades to mini data infrastructure.
• Partner with enterprise architecture teams to ensure alignment with evolving systems.
• Communicate risks, dependencies, and required enhancements proactively.
• Team Leadership & Technical Guidance – 20%
• Lead and mentor Jr. Data Engineers and Jr. Architects.
• Maintain documentation, operational workflows, and technical standards.
• Coordinate team activities to meet service and uptime commitments.
• Integration with AI Project Teams – 10%
• Collaborate with AI Strategy & Ops, Research and AI Incubation teams to ensure data needs are met.
• Provide technical support for data provisioning, synthetic layering, and model experimentation for the AI Center activities.
• Governance, Quality & Model Integrity Support – 5%
• Maintain data governance practices that support ethical model development.
• Support model integrity monitoring and data risk mitigation in conjunction with IS Guidance and Policy.

Key Annual Performance Objectives

• Meet synthetic data KPIs for quality, performance, and service uptime.
• Reduce dependency on core IT architecture for AI model development.
• Maintain compliance and operational stability of the synthetic data ecosystem.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree required.
• Experience: 2–3 years of relevant experience with some leadership exposure, ideally in data engineering, architecture, synthetic data systems, or compliant data environments.
• Technical Capability: Experience in data engineering, synthetic data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, or regulated healthcare data systems.
• Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with PI/PHI handling, HIPAA, or regulated‑data architectures preferred.
• Leadership: Ability to mentor junior engineers/architects and coordinate technical backlog or system maintenance cycles.

Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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