Description

The Manager, Data Platform at VillageMD takes total ownership of our leading-edge data platform services. These products aggregate, process, and make rich datasets available to provide vital insights that allow for informed, contextualized decision-making, driving every aspect of our business. The goal is to improve healthcare outcomes through the design, build, and enhancement of VillageMD’s data products. We're in a unique position to impact primary care across the continuum from independent, family owned practices to world class health systems. 

At VillageMD, we have built our technology by standing on the shoulders of giants in the tech space.  We leverage proven open source technologies developed at Airbnb, Amazon, and Facebook.  We participate in the open source ecosystem inclusive of the data ontology, OHDSI. As a member of our team, you will perform data analysis, build relationships with various entities across the healthcare industry and find new, innovative ways to drive value for the business and support our growing Technology team.
 

What are examples of work that the Manager, Data Platform does at VillageMD? 

• Take complete technical product ownership of our holistic data platform
• Own all data orchestration components including Airflow and event bus
• Own the development of test data and environments for platform application development
• API/SDK Development
• Invest in extensive research to understand product space and technologies to the point that you can go toe to toe with data architects

What will make you successful here?

• You enjoy coding, and are comfortable doing so 25-50% of your time.
• You thrive in a fast paced, startup environment
• You are passionate about healthcare and data
• You want to build amazing products to shape the healthcare ecosystem
• You understand technology and quickly see how it can solve problems
• You’re not afraid to challenge the status quo. You seek out opportunities to improve processes or tools then design, advocate and implement improvements 
• You value humility and believe in gaining trust by doing what you say you will do 

What you might do in your first year?

• Collaborate with Data Architects to develop rich, actionable models that enable data platform capabilities
• Use data profiling tools to quickly assess the validity of data and information gained from various data sources
• Prioritize additional data sources to add value to the data platform and it’s ability to service applications
• Drive adoption of data platform services and capabilities across the organization
• Discover meaningful data both internal and external to VillageMD to create new products
• Identify key platform features, prioritize them and see them through completion (including adoption).

The following experience is relevant to us:

• 5-10 years of full-time experience
• Recent experience in backend software engineering or data science
• Programming experience in Java or Python
• Recent experience writing sophisticated code 25-50%+ of your working day
• Technical ownership (or co-ownership) of a data platform
• Experience with Test Data and Test Environments
• Deep familiarity with Open Source technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a proven ability to convey complex technical details in meaningful business context 
• Track record of effective communication across various disciplines
• Experience with noSQL databases (Elastic search, MongoDB, Hadoop, Cassandra, Redis) is a plus
• BS or MS in an analytical discipline: management information systems, engineering, science, finance, economics
• Healthcare experience is helpful but by no means essential

At VillageMD, we see diversity and inclusion as a source of strength in transforming healthcare. We believe building trust and innovation are best achieved through diverse perspectives. To us, acceptance and respect are rooted in an understanding that people do not experience things in the same way, including our healthcare system. Individuals seeking employment at VillageMD are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.