Lead Data Engineer - Remote Data Pipelines & HIPAA

AbsoluteCARE Medical Center & Pharmacy; Baltimore (MD); Híbrido; USD 120.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

AbsoluteCare is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and data architecture within a healthcare context. This senior role blends technical leadership with domain knowledge to align data solutions with the organization's goals.

The Lead Data Engineer will guide ETL and data warehouse modernization, ensure HIPAA compliance, mentor engineers, and collaborate with clinical, risk, and quality teams.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, statistics, mathematics, health sciences, or related field or equivalent work experience required.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 1-2 years in leadership role preferred
• Preferred 3+ years of health care data experience with deep understanding of healthcare data structures like Claims, Eligibility, HIEs, EHRs)
• Proficient in SQL, Python, ETL tools, Orchestration Tools within Microsoft stack
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel required.
• Strong ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Highly organized with strong documentation skills.
• Effective communicator with both technical teams and executive leadership.
• Skilled in documentation, stakeholder engagement, and cross-departmental coordination.
• Capable of successfully balancing numerous and competing priorities.
• Passion for data and the act of transforming data to achieve results.

Responsabilidades

• Architect and maintain robust data infrastructure, including ETL pipelines, data lakes, and data warehouses.
• Lead the development and optimization of data pipelines for healthcare payer and clinical data.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance with HIPAA and other healthcare regulations.
• Oversee system interoperability and data replication frameworks, including API integrations and cloud migration strategies.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level data engineers.
• Assign and manage responsibilities across multiple initiatives (e.g., HealthCare data feeds, HIE feeds, data pipelines, member hub, AI initiatives).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Clinical, Risk Adjustment, and Quality to align data solutions with care delivery models.
• Support predictive analytics, risk stratification, and member impactability modeling.
• Drive automation and standardization of data processes to improve operational efficiency.
• Contribute to roadmap planning for data warehouse modernization and cloud enablement
• Interpret healthcare data to translate requirements into IT solutions.
• Relate disparate data sets to extract actionable insights.
• Support business needs through the development of ad-hoc and standardized reports as requested by the executive leadership team, as well as internal and external customers.
• Troubleshoot and align the reporting needs of end users to available data sets.

Conocimientos

SQL

Python

ETL tools

Orchestration tools

Microsoft Excel

Leadership

Documentation

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Herramientas

ETL tools

Orchestration Tools (Microsoft stack)

Descripción del empleo

AbsoluteCare is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and data architecture within a healthcare context. This senior role blends technical leadership with domain knowledge to align data solutions with the organization's goals.

The Lead Data Engineer will guide ETL and data warehouse modernization, ensure HIPAA compliance, mentor engineers, and collaborate with clinical, risk, and quality teams.