Principal Data Engineer

Exemption Status:

United States of America (Exempt)

$132,323 - $186,576 - $240,828

“Pay scale information is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any selected candidate or employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, qualifications, and other factors.  A full review of our comprehensive pay and benefits will be discussed at the offer stage with the selected candidate.”

This position is not eligible for Sponsorship.

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

Why join MedImpact? Because our success is dependent on you; innovative professionals with top notch skills who thrive on opportunity, high performance, and teamwork. We look for individuals who want to work on a team that cares about making a difference in the value of healthcare.

At MedImpact, we deliver leading edge pharmaceutical and technology related solutions that dramatically improve the value of health care. We provide superior outcomes to those we serve through innovative products, systems, and services that provide transparency and promote choice in decision making. Our vision is to set the standard in providing solutions that optimize satisfaction, service, cost, and quality in the healthcare industry. We are the premier Pharmacy Benefits Management solution!

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Data Architecture and Strategy

• Align data architecture and strategy with business intelligence and AI/ML needs.  
• Design and implement scalable, fault-tolerant data infrastructure and pipelines (batch and real-time).  
• Define best practices for data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and warehousing.  
• Lead migration to modern data stacks and paradigms.

Engineering Leadership 

• Mentor and guide other technical personnel and collaborate with BI Developers, Data Scientists, Application Engineering and DevOps teams.  
• Lead matrix teams when necessary without formal supervisory authority within the context of a specific situation or a project.
• Drive design and code reviews, performance optimization, and cost-efficient solutions.  
• Research, identify, plan, evangelize and socialize appropriate new technologies and technical solutions with IT as well as with business stakeholders.
• Identify, document and help protect MedImpact intellectual property where appropriate.

Data Governance & Quality

• Design and implement data governance frameworks, metadata management, lineage, security, compliance with HIPAA. Suggests refinements to current or institutes new data policies and procedures.
• Establish mechanisms for monitoring, detecting, and preventing data quality issues proactively.  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with business stakeholders to identify and translate ambiguous, unstated and understated business needs into holistic technical solutions.
• Represent MedImpact IT as a technology subject-matter expert internally and externally (with clients & partners) as necessary.
• Interface with clients to understand needs and concerns, suggest solutions and may manage sensitive customer-relationship situations.

Supervisory Responsibilities        

Manages assigned staff in the segment area. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the unit. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Supports and enforces all company policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner, taking corrective action whenever necessary.

Client Responsibilities

This is an internal and external client facing position that requires excellent customer service skills and interpersonal communication skills (listening/verbal/written).  One must be able to; manage difficult or emotional client situations; Respond promptly to client needs; Solicit client feedback to improve service; Respond to requests for service and assistance from clients; Meet commitments to clients.

Education and/or Experience

BA/BS Degree; 8+ years related experience and 8+ years of SME in respective area(s); (or equivalent combination of education and experience) with at least 4+ years leading individual contributors and leaders of leaders; which may be substituted with an appropriate mix of leadership experience and 5 years of MedImpact experience plus an appropriate external leadership training program and internal mentorship with a seasoned leader (VP+ level) that must completed within 12 months in new position.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None required.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Mastery in data architecture, ETL tools, orchestration frameworks, infrastructure as code technologies.
• Expertise in structured and unstructured data, SQL databases (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL), NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra)  
• Experience with streaming data architectures (e.g., event-driven systems).  
  Knowledge of data observability tools.  
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or other common programming languages.
• Analytical-thinking, critical-reasoning, and problem-solving skills as applied to complex business-technology subject areas.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas to non-technical stakeholders.  
• Written, verbal and presentation skills to educate, inform and facilitate decision-making at management level.
• Planning and organization skills to conceive and execute projects and work-efforts independently and leading others.
• Proven capability in meeting challenges with resourcefulness, generating suggestions for improvement, developing innovative approaches and ideas.
• Ability to initiate and influence change in a matrix environment with limited formal authority.
• Technical trouble shooting and root cause analysis skills in service-disruption scenarios.
• Available for on-call work as needed.
• Experience with MLOps and deploying AI/ML models.  
• Expertise in protecting health data requiring HIPAA compliance 
• Contributions to open-source projects or patents.  

Reasoning Ability

                                   

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. 

Mathematical Skills

     

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. 

• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. 

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• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.   

Competencies To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Business Acumen

Directing Others

Organizational Agility

Conflict Management

Drive for Results

Political Savvy

Customer Focus

Innovation Management

Strategic Agility

Decision Quality

Managerial Courage

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)

Work Location

This position must work on-site at the San Diego Headquarters for purposes of providing adequate support to internal clients; being available for face-to-face interactions and coordination of work with other employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors; as well as for facilitation of quick and effective decisions through collaboration with stakeholders.  Remote work is not an option for these purposes.

Travel

This position requires no travel however attendance maybe required at various local conferences and meetings.

The Perks:

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Wellness Programs
• Paid Time Off / Company Paid Holidays
• Incentive Compensation
• 401K with Company match
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus

To explore all that MedImpact has to offer, and the greatness you can bring to our teams, please submit your resume to www.medimpact.com/careers

MedImpact, is a privately-held pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) headquartered in San Diego,
California. Our solutions and services positively influence healthcare outcomes and expenditures, improving the position of our clients in the market. MedImpact offers high-value solutions to payers, providers and consumers of healthcare in the U.S. and foreign markets.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Male/Female/Disabilities/Veterans

OSHA/ADA:

To perform this job successfully, the successful candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer:

The above
statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.