Engineering Manager- Release of Information

Datavant•New York City, NY

About The Position

Datavant is a data platform company and the world’s leader in health data exchange. Our vision is that every healthcare decision is powered by the right data, at the right time, in the right format. Our platform is powered by the largest, most diverse health data network in the U.S., enabling data to be secure, accessible and usable to inform better health decisions. Datavant is trusted by the world’s leading life sciences companies, government agencies, and those who deliver and pay for care. By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a high-performing, values-driven team. Together, we’re rising to the challenge of tackling some of healthcare’s most complex problems with technology-forward solutions. Datavanters bring a diversity of professional, educational and life experiences to realize our bold vision for healthcare. As an Engineering Manager, you will be a leader who shapes what we do and will set the tone for how we do it. You will be part of the Provider Release of Information team, which includes the team dedicated to enabling automated workflows for handling requests for information. This specific role will focus on building highly scalable API products and exceptional user interfaces and workflows that help us integrate with our partners and speed up the efficiency of our workflows. You will be working closely with various product teams across the growing Datavant customer base to enhance data exchange between a wide range of data providers. Specific requirements: Been managing highly scalable product engineering teams Can take on more scope as their team(s) grow Strategic product-minded leader with ability to influence product direction and roadmap Great cross functional stakeholder management skills, particularly with product leadership Technical depth: you maintain a clear and detailed understanding of the technical implications of your architecture, and you can make informed technical decisions. You’re comfortable diving into code, doing code reviews, and staying current with the stack that your team is developing in Handling ambiguity and trade offs, a big part of the job is being able to identify requirements and finding the right solution to use to solve the problem. You might have to dive into other teams' codebases to collaborate with them on building a solution in their ownership area. Data-driven decision maker: you use metrics and business outcomes to inform strategy, measure team/product success, and drive technical tradeoff decisions Strong process discipline: you understand and can optimize Agile/Scrum processes, and you drive continuous improvement in how the team ships Ability to translate technical constraints and implications into business language for non-technical stakeholders Experience building and scaling high-performing engineering teams through strong hiring, mentorship, and coaching

Requirements

Been managing highly scalable product engineering teams
Can take on more scope as their team(s) grow
Strategic product-minded leader with ability to influence product direction and roadmap
Great cross functional stakeholder management skills, particularly with product leadership
Technical depth: you maintain a clear and detailed understanding of the technical implications of your architecture, and you can make informed technical decisions. You’re comfortable diving into code, doing code reviews, and staying current with the stack that your team is developing in
Handling ambiguity and trade offs, a big part of the job is being able to identify requirements and finding the right solution to use to solve the problem. You might have to dive into other teams' codebases to collaborate with them on building a solution in their ownership area.
Data-driven decision maker: you use metrics and business outcomes to inform strategy, measure team/product success, and drive technical tradeoff decisions
Strong process discipline: you understand and can optimize Agile/Scrum processes, and you drive continuous improvement in how the team ships
Ability to translate technical constraints and implications into business language for non-technical stakeholders
Experience building and scaling high-performing engineering teams through strong hiring, mentorship, and coaching
You are passionate about building a business that transforms the healthcare industry
You have deep technical credibility with the team: you understand modern software architectures, can evaluate technical approaches, and can discuss code and systems with your engineers as a peer.
You are data-driven: you use metrics and business outcomes to inform strategy and make decisions
You can both “lead” and “do”
You are ambitious, scrappy, tenacious, and you get things done
You are comfortable making hard decisions and can move quickly when necessary
You are noted as one of the best problem solvers in your organization
You have experience managing a highly functioning team
You are highly organized and reliable; you bring clarity to complexity

Nice To Haves

You have experience in healthcare or other highly regulated field like financial services

Responsibilities

Build, grow, and lead a world-class team of engineers who build the critical parts of our product through strong hiring, mentoring, and a culture of continuous improvement.
Create the technical vision for Datavant’s ROI products, grounded in both technical excellence and business strategy.
Partner strategically with product and design leadership to shape roadmap decisions, influence product direction, and ensure technical constraints are understood early and often. You will act as a peer to product leaders, not just an executor shipping value to customers.
Deliver rapid efficiencies with our product through directing how our use cases and business outcomes align with what’s technically feasible.
Make data driven decisions about prioritization, measuring success through both engineering metrics as well as business impact.
Be a critical leader in the provider business
Be the champion & driver of product innovation processes & initiatives.
Optimize and scale Agile/Scrum processes to remove bottlenecks and continuously improve how teams ship.
Be hands-on by leading high impact efforts, staying technically current, and demonstrating technical depth through occasional code reviews and architectural decisions.
Be a strong communicator , coach, and mentor.