Director, Data Engineering

About Avalere Health

Guided by a single mission to make EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE, our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing capabilities move as one, ensuring every patient is identified, supported, treated, and cared for. Equally.

Avalere Health is a global strategic partner, perfectly formed to solve the biggest challenges in health—at pace and at scale. We are united across the product lifecycle, uniquely positioned to understand every angle of life, health, and the human condition. Partnering with our clients, we are building a world where healthcare is not a barrier. And no patient is left behind.

We are powered by our unique and proprietary model, SenseMaking. Combining strategic tools and human ingenuity,  SenseMaking allows us to  transform limitations into pathways, obstacles into possibilities, and intricacy into action. Our talented, diverse, and passionate team—known as SenseMakers—strive each day to make EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE.

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About the role:

The Director of Data Engineering will support our Analytics team in building a modern, scalable, and high-performance data platform. In this role, the Director, Data Engineering will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop and maintain robust data pipelines and data assets across platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Snowflake. This position requires the ability to drive data engineering initiatives that integrate multiple system data sources, harmonize data models, and enable analytics and business intelligence capabilities across the organization. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on expertise in data architecture, automation, and standardization to empower internal teams such as Data Science, Strategy, and other internal and external stakeholders.

As the Director, you will lead a team of engineers, oversee end-to-end project delivery, and ensure the reliability and scalability of our data ecosystem.

What you'll do:

• Application Support & Platform Leadership:
• Lead application support services for data analytics platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, Looker, and others
• Manage internal engineering teams and partner with external vendors to ensure operational excellence and platform reliability
• Oversee day-to-day support operations, break/fix routines, and performance monitoring of analytics tools and data platforms
• Strategic Analytics Partnership:
• Work in close collaboration with business leadership to define and execute the analytics agenda
• Support continuous quality improvement initiatives by developing and monitoring performance metrics
• Data Architecture & Engineering:
• Lead the design and implementation of data architecture layers including ingestion, transformation, unification, and consumption
• Support the development of analytics database structures, including tables, views, and schemas, ensuring scalability and performance
• Execute efficient, well-documented SQL development for analytics and BI applications
• Data Management & Analysis:
• Gather, assess, and interpret data from transactional databases, operational data stores, external systems, and reporting environments
• Maintain high standards of data quality, identifying and resolving data integrity issues in collaboration with IT and QA teams
• Collaboration & Documentation:
• Work cross-functionally with data scientists, business analysts, project managers, media operations, and QA teams to deliver holistic data solutions
• Create and maintain thorough technical documentation of all data engineering processes and solutions
• Actively contribute to code reviews and promote best practices in data engineering and development
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
• Identify opportunities for automation, efficiency, sustainability, and standardization in data workflows
• Stay current with industry trends and lead the evaluation and adoption of new technologies and frameworks.
• Support the implementation of data governance, compliance, and security best practices (HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA)
• Risk Management & Quality Assurance:
• Collaborate with QA teams to ensure data accuracy, robust test coverage, and ongoing quality improvements.
• Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and implement solutions to support data engineering objectives

About you:

• 4+ years of experience in data engineering, with expertise in complex SQL, data modeling, and performance optimization across large-scale relational databases
• 2+ years of experience designing and automating ETL pipelines using tools such as dbt, Airflow, and custom API integrations
• Proficient in modern data platforms including Snowflake, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), BigQuery, and PostgreSQL
• Strong understanding of data warehousing, cloud infrastructure, IAM, encryption, and governance standards
• Skilled in using Git, CI/CD pipelines, and software development lifecycle practices to support reliable and scalable data deployments
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions, with clear technical documentation and strong stakeholder communication
• Hands-on experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker) and advanced proficiency in SQL and Excel
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience delivering insights and strategy support to both technical and executive stakeholders
• Familiarity with marketing analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Campaign Manager, Facebook Ads) and associated data structures
• Industry experience with healthcare data and understanding of related compliance frameworks including HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA
• Experience working in hybrid Agile/Waterfall environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams including data science, QA, and business analysts
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience.

What we can offer

Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We empower our team with the tools, skills, and support needed to think differently and to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges.

At the center of our people-led culture is our Career Experience team, whose mission is to provide every employee with a purpose-driven career. We also pride ourselves on our personalized learning approach to ensure you receive the training you need to help you grow within the company and take advantage of our global scale and scope.

We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We encourage diversity of thought, inclusive behavior, and break down barriers to ensure every individual feels valued and encouraged to contribute their unique abilities and potential. As part of our commitment to building a healthier world, every employee is also encouraged to participate in our community engagement efforts, which support a wide range of healthcare programs and wellbeing causes worldwide.

We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices. Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits. 

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