Senior Director, Enterprise Data Platforms

Job Title: Senior Director, Enterprise Data Platforms

Location: Philadelphia

Health Union powers the first and largest community-based activation and data platform, transforming healthcare by providing unparalleled support, information, and validation for millions navigating complex health conditions and their care teams. With over 53 condition-specific online communities and 15 years of community leadership, Health Union's authentic engagements fuel the company's robust suite of endemic media, influencer marketing, market research, and data solutions, driving proven outcomes for patients, HCPs, and brands.

Position Overview:

This role blends strategic leadership, technical expertise, and effective team management to drive the success of our data teams, platforms, and initiatives. The Director plays a crucial role in shaping our data strategy, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions, and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within the Data team.

What You Do:

• Oversee the high-level architectural design and evolution of core data platforms and integrated applications.
• Lead, mentor, and develop direct reports, including technical leads, ensuring effective management of a team of more than ten full-time employees and contractors.
• Define and champion the overall technical vision and strategic roadmap for the organization's data landscape, providing expert guidance on the adoption and application of best practices and new technologies.
• Partner with Staff-level engineers and technical leads to translate the strategic roadmap into executable architecture, ensuring the technical integrity of all major project deliveries.
• Evaluate, select, and manage relationships with key data technology vendors and strategic partners.
• Optimize the overall structure of the Data team by defining clear roles and responsibilities, and allocate resources effectively according to business goals.
• Strategically assess and project overall team capacity and inform resourcing plans for current and future initiatives.
• Ensure the successful delivery, operationalization, and support of data products and services by setting delivery standards and validating technical approaches defined by senior team members.
• Collaborate with Product Ownership and Project Management teams to continuously refine and optimize team development and delivery processes.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse internal and external stakeholders, particularly business leaders.
• Actively engage with business leaders to deeply understand strategic objectives and ensure alignment of data initiatives with the organization's key growth areas.
• Help to lead the exploration, strategic assessment, and governed adoption of Generative AI and advanced machine learning technologies.

What You Bring:

• Extensive experience (7-10 years) in data technology environments with a minimum of 5 years in a people management or technical leadership role
• Expertise in managing and optimizing cloud-based data ecosystems (especially Snowflake, AWS, Python, and dbt), with a focus on cost control, scalability, and security best practices
• Proven experience defining and executing a multi-year data strategy and architecture roadmap for an entire business unit or product line
• Demonstrable experience in data governance, quality assurance strategy, and data privacy regulations
• Exceptional ability to communicate complex architectural concepts and tradeoffs to highly technical teams and non-technical executive stakeholders
• Prior experience successfully guiding teams through the integration of AI/ML capabilities into user-facing production applications is a bonus
• Familiarity with modern software development lifecycle practices (Agile Scrum, CI/CD), specifically applied to data development

Annual base salary for positions at this level and job group is  $160,500 to $175,000, and your base pay will depend on the qualifications, experience, skills, and competencies required for this job.

At Health Union, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range that provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.

In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, a professional development budget, and paid time off available to full-time employees upon hire. You will also be granted time off for designated company-paid holidays, summer Fridays, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

HEALTH UNION REALLY IS THE BEST PLACE TO WORK

As a dynamic organization that offers flexible work options, we foster a workplace that encourages an authentic, respectful culture of teaching and learning. We work hard and save space to form close-knit relationships that are meaningful to us individually. Health Union also offers top-tier benefits and other perks to full-time employees, starting day one.  We cultivate a

dynamic, collaborative work environment that values inclusion, community, excellence, and transparency. But don't just take our word for it: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Business Journal, Inc., and Forbes have all named Health Union a "best place to work"--and we take pride in living up to that hype every day. 

Commitment to Inclusion

At Health Union, we believe that individually we make a statement, but collectively we make an impact. Diversity and inclusion powers that impact. We strive to create a sense of belonging by embracing our differences. We are an organization where everyone is valued, heard, and appreciated. Health Union encourages applicants from historically marginalized populations to consider our team as your next opportunity for change. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and advancement regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or gender expression, Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

To comply with federal law, Health Union participates in E-Verify. Successful candidates must pass the E-Verify process after hire.

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring a minimum of two in-office days per week. Our office is located in Center City, Philadelphia. 

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the U.S for any employer.

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