Manager, Data Engineering (Snowflake)

SUD Recruiting; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

SUD Recruiting is seeking a Manager of Data Engineering to lead a data-driven, tech-enabled healthcare data platform. The role combines people leadership with hands-on work on Snowflake, dbt, and SQL to enable analytics, BI, and data science teams.

You will oversee the EDW, mentor engineers, design robust data pipelines, and collaborate with partners to drive insightful dashboards and ML-ready data for critical business decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree required.
• Healthcare experience is a MUST.
• Snowflake + dbt + SQL experience is a MUST.
• Must have 2+ years of people management experience.
• 10+ years of hands-on Data Engineering experience (ELT/ETL, data pipelines).

Responsibilities

• Mentor and manage a team of Senior Data Engineers while remaining hands-on.
• Lead Snowflake EDW architecture, modeling, and governance.
• Design and automate ELT pipelines in Snowflake using dbt and orchestrations.
• Own data models for the EDW (facts/dimensions, star schema) for analytics teams.
• Collaborate with business partners to build data pipelines for ML, analytics, and dashboards.
• Evaluate new data sources for EDW integration and alignment with business goals.
• Stay informed on data tech trends and propose innovations.

Skills

Hands-on Data Engineer

People management

Data-driven mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

SQL

Job description

Are you eager to join a healthcare system leading the charge in innovation and dedicated to enhancing experiences for patients, clinicians, and administrators?

Background:

A leading, fully integrated healthcare organization is rewriting how it runs on data, transforming into a truly data-driven, tech-enabled enterprise. As Manager of Data Engineering, you'll lead the team and the platform at the heart of it, turning modern data into better care and smarter operations across the system.

What Will You Do:

• Serve as a player/coach, mentoring and managing a team of skilled Senior Data Engineers while remaining hands on and leading by example
• Act as the Subject Matter Expert for the Snowflake Enterprise Data Warehouse, providing strategic and technical guidance across data architecture, modeling, performance tuning, and governance to ensure robust, scalable solutions
• Design, implement, and automate ELT pipelines in Snowflake, writing transformations in dbt, with orchestration to manage dependencies, execution, and scheduling
• Own the data modeling and architecture for the Snowflake EDW, structuring enterprise data with dimensional modeling (facts and dimensions, star schema) best practices to give analytics, BI, and data science teams a trusted, scalable foundation
• Collaborate with business partners and build enterprise grade data processing and transformation pipelines that enable teams across Data Science, Analytics, and Business Intelligence to apply machine learning, generate insights, and create interactive dashboards that address critical business challenges
• Lead the evaluation and integration of new data sources into the EDW, assessing technical feasibility and aligning with business objectives for optimal data delivery
• Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends, proactively recommending innovations to enhance and evolve data capabilities

More Info:

• this is a people management data engineering role that is HIGHLY hands-on
• full-time MOSTLY REMOTE role w/ minimal travel to HQ

Responsibilities/Experience:

• Bachelors or Masters is required
• Healthcare experience is a MUST
• Snowflake + dbt + SQL experience is a MUST
• Must have 2+ years of people management experience
• 10+ years of experience as a hands-on Data Engineer (ELT / ETL, data pipelines)