Director of Data & Analytics Engineering

Cambia Health Solutions • Little Rock, AR

1d • $186,000 - $303,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Data & Analytics Engineering leads teams responsible for critical operational systems, data ingress and egress, clinical data foundations, and AI pipelines. The role modernizes legacy capabilities and accelerates delivery to support a person-focused healthcare experience. As a people leader, this director develops teams and collaborates across a complex, matrixed organization.

This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week in the office at one of Cambia's listed locations. Preference is given to current employees and candidates within commuting distance of Salt Lake City, Boise, Fargo, or Lewiston, or those willing to relocate. The expected hiring range is $198,050–$269,950; the full salary range is $186,000–$303,000, with a 25% bonus target.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of progressive experience leading engineering, analytics, and AI teams in large enterprises, with a deep focus on data, analytics, and AI technologies.
• Proven experience with multi-cloud environments and modern data and AI platforms.
• Experience refactoring legacy data platforms into modern technologies.
• Strong data modeling skills and understanding of the evolution from traditional to modern data architectures.
• Ability to maximize value from existing technology and data assets.
• Practical experience delivering high-velocity, agile engineering work in regulated environments.
• Familiarity with data movement, application engineering, and AI/ML pipelines used to extract insights from clinical and administrative data.
• Experience leading in complex, multi-stakeholder, matrixed environments.
• Ability to leverage AI tools and resources to drive efficiency and innovation within the area of expertise.
• Ability to grow high-impact teams, build a leadership bench, and empower staff through clear decision rights and continuous development.
• Experience working with significant ambiguity while maintaining deep collaboration with functional leaders.
• Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical and organizational concepts to executive audiences, peer leaders, and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across organizational boundaries.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Healthcare industry experience, including understanding of HIPAA, security standards, and compliance frameworks, and experience with sensitive member, provider, and clinical data.

Responsibilities

• Share ownership of the data foundation, focusing on clinical data and outcomes, including supplemental clinical data from provider files, HIEs, EMR aggregators, and modern data shares.
• Own enterprise data ingress and egress, including onboarding new data, integrating with the member communication platform, and producing extracts for employers, vendors, and strategic partners while enabling interoperability.
• Lead migration of legacy systems to modern architectures and evolve applications supporting attribution, contract settlement, care gap management, and quality incentives.
• Own data pipelines and AI applications for document intelligence while balancing innovation with healthcare data reliability and compliance requirements.
• Own day-to-day business data operations supporting HEDIS/Stars and Risk Adjustment in partnership with data product, data engineering, and business leaders.
• Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering organization, embedding AI coding tools into team design, development, review, and delivery practices.
• Engage with peer leaders and inspire teams as part of the community of leaders running the company.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
• Market-leading 401(k) with significant company match and a potential discretionary contribution based on company performance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible family members, including mental health benefits.
• Annual employer contribution to a health savings account.
• Paid time off varying by role and tenure, in addition to 10 company-paid holidays.
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Wellness programs that reward participation.
• Employee Assistance Fund.
• Commute and parking benefits.
• Flexible work-from-home options for most roles, subject to internet requirements.
• Employee resource groups and opportunities to participate in community outreach programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director