Data Solutions Manager

The Data Solutions Manager is a valuable member to our Health Informatics and Technology team who leads the development, implementation, and support of the agency's data pipeline infrastructure. This role is responsible for overseeing data acquisition, integration, transformation, and delivery processes that support public health, behavioral health, and FQHC operations. Working across systems and teams, the manager ensures timely, secure, and reliable access to data through reusable and governed data products.

The manager leads a team of data engineers and analysts, ensuring work aligns with strategic initiatives, compliance standards (e.g., HIPAA), and data governance practices. This role serves as a key driver of LCHD's digital transformation.

Scheduled Hours: 40 hours per week

• Hybrid schedule after six months of training period completed; 3 days in office and 2 days remote.

Data Pipeline Development & Operations

• Lead end-to-end data engineering efforts across the acquisition, ETL/ELT, transformation, storage, and delivery layers.
• Oversee integration of clinical and operational data sources using tools like CentralPoint, and SQL-based pipelines.
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and maintainability of pipeline components to support analytics and operational reporting needs.

Data Product Delivery & Lifecycle

• Supervise the development and delivery of structured data assets (datasets, domains, reports) to internal and external stakeholders.
• Establish repeatable delivery processes with documentation and version control to reduce rework and duplication.
• Ensure that delivery aligns with service line needs, governance standards, and privacy/security guidelines.

Team Leadership & Project Coordination

• Manage and mentor data engineers and analysts, fostering a high-performance, collaborative environment.
• Assign and track work using systems like FreshService, aligning resources to service requests, operational tasks, and data projects.
• Support goal setting, skills development, and professional growth of staff.

Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements Translation

• Serve as the primary liaison between data engineering and business users, translating requests into actionable engineering tasks.
• Facilitate discussions to clarify scope, define deliverables, and confirm alignment with business goals.
• Partner with data governance, privacy, compliance, and application teams to ensure solutions are accurate, secure, and appropriately governed.

Performance Monitoring & Optimization

• Monitor pipeline performance and address bottlenecks or quality issues across the data lifecycle.
• Implement metrics, logs, and review processes to continuously improve data quality, delivery timelines, and team efficiency.

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Business Administration, or a related experience.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics or IT Leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of modern data architecture, pipelines, and integration practices. Experience with SQL, ETL tools, APIs, and pipeline orchestration frameworks.
• Familiarity with data integration tools such as Talend, Rhapsody, or similar platforms.
• Experience with healthcare data management or similar industries is a plus.

As the largest human service provider in Lake County, we believe that services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay. We believe in providing services in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias. Whether assuring accessible and effective care, impacting policy, or assessing and monitoring risks, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has been an essential part of the public health system in Lake County for 60 years. We are looking for passionate, qualified team members who can help make a difference in our agency and, most importantly, in our community.

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At this time, you must live in Illinois or Wisconsin to be eligible to work at Lake County Health Department. You can find our salary grades at For unionized positions, a list of our collective bargaining agreements can be found here:

Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.