VP Enterprise Data Platform

Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care. We deliver insights at critical points of care for better decisions — from streamlining prior authorizations to delivering comprehensive medication histories to facilitating messages between providers.
 

Job Summary:       

Responsibilities:

Enterprise Data Platform & Architecture 

• Oversee the design, implementation, and adoption of a modern medallion data architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) on Google Cloud Platform 
• Own the enterprise common data model, ensuring consistency, scalability, and extensibility across domains and use cases 
• Oversee the design and maintenance of a robust semantic layer that supports governed, self-service analytics across the Surescripts analytics platform which includes Tableau and Looker 
• Establish architectural standards and best practices for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and access 

Data Engineering and Operations 

• Build, mentor, and retain high-performing data engineering and analytics engineering teams 
• Establish modern engineering standards (cloud-native, meta-data driven, AI-enabled, automated, resilient) to drive continuous improvements in cost efficiency, velocity, and platform performance 
• Ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability of enterprise data platforms supporting mission-critical healthcare workflows 
• Partner with technology infrastructure and security teams to ensure data platforms meet availability, security, and compliance requirements 

Data Quality & Observability 

• Lead development and management of enterprise-wide data quality standards, monitoring, and remediation processes 
• Implement data observability capabilities to proactively detect, diagnose, and resolve data issues across pipelines and platforms 
• Ensure consumers of data can trust the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of enterprise data assets 
• Establish and operate data quality and certification frameworks, ensuring analytic and customer-facing data assets meet defined trust and readiness thresholds 

Data Governance & Trust 

• Own and lead the enterprise data governance function, establishing standards, policies, and controls that ensure data is trusted, consistent, secure, and audit-ready across the organization. 
• Define and enforce enterprise data standards, including naming conventions, data definitions, metadata, lineage, and lifecycle management across the medallion architecture. 
• Embed data governance into engineering workflows, including pipeline design, data quality rules, observability, access controls, and semantic modeling. 
• Partner with the Enterprise Analytics and domain leaders to enable federated data stewardship, aligning technical governance with business meaning and metric definitions 

Analytics Enablement & Looker Implementation 

• Own the technical implementation and administration of Looker, including LookML development, modeling standards, and performance optimization 
• Ensure data models and semantic layers are designed to support both internal decision-making, new data product development, and external customer-facing analytics and reporting 
• Collaborate with the VP of Enterprise Analytics and Data Solutions to align technical data assets with analytics, reporting, insight, and product needs 

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field such as computer science, data science, statistics, business administration, or a related discipline. 
• 12+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, data platform, or data architecture roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. 
• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, cloud-based data platforms, preferably on Google Cloud Platform 
• Deep expertise in modern data architectures, including medallion/Lakehouse patterns, dimensional modeling, and semantic layers 
• Strong experience with data quality, data observability, and production data operations 
• Hands-on experience implementing and managing Looker, including LookML and governed analytics models 
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex enterprise data transformations 

• Master’s degree e.g., MBA or MS in a relevant field  
• Experience in healthcare, life sciences, financial services, or other highly regulated, data-intensive industries 
• Familiarity with Tableau in addition to Looker in multi-tool analytics environments 
• Experience supporting analytics, AI, advanced data science, and commercial data product use cases at scale 
• Background in building data platforms that support external customer-facing products and insights 

Surescripts embraces flexibility through its Flexible Hybrid Work model for most positions. This model allows employees to work virtually while still utilizing our offices as collaboration centers. With alignment and agreement from your leadership, you can come and go from the office as needed.
 

To be considered for employment, applicants must have a valid U.S. work authorization allowing work without restrictions with Surecripts in the U.S. At this time, we are unable to provide support or provide sponsorship for immigration benefits such as work visas. Additionally, we do not participate in academic training programs or work-study programs through an academic institution that require employer endorsement of F-1/CPT or F-1/STEM.

Why Wait? Apply Now 

 
We’re a midsize company. This means you’re not just another employee ID number. Here, you can build real relationships and feel supported by truly awesome people with diverse backgrounds and talents in an innovative and collaborative work culture. We strive to create an environment where you can be yourself, share your ideas and work your way. We offer opportunities for employee development, as well as competitive compensation packages and extensive benefits.
 

Benefits include, but are not limited to, comprehensive healthcare (including infertility coverage), generous paid time off including paid childbirth and parental leave and mental health days, pet insurance, and 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. To learn more, review the Keep You and Yours Healthy, Balancing Work and Life, and Where Talent Takes Shape links under the Better Benefits. Better Work. Better Life section of our careers site.
 

Physical and Mental Requirements

While performing duties of this job, an employee may be required to perform any, or all of the following: attend meetings in and out of the office, travel, communicate effectively (both orally and in writing), and be able to effectively use computers and other electronic and standard office equipment with, or without, a reasonable accommodation. Additionally, this job requires certain mental demands, including the ability to use judgement, withstand moderate amounts of stress and maintain attention to detail with, or without, a reasonable accommodation.

Surescripts is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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