Sr Manager, Data Engineering

UnitedHealth Group•Raleigh, NC

1d•$112,700 - $193,200•Remote

About The Position

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care’s most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
10+ years in IT, with solid focus on: Data warehousing, Analytics platforms, Enterprise business systems
5+ years in leadership roles managing teams and large programs
Proven experience in healthcare domain: Payer, provider, or life sciences environments
Hands-on experience with large-scale DW modernization or cloud migrations
Hands-on experience with managing multi-million-dollar programs and cross-functional teams
Understanding of claims, billing, and reimbursement processes
Understanding of clinical workflows and EHR/EMR systems (Epic, Cerner)
Knowledge of healthcare data standards: HL7, FHIR, CCD/C-CDA
Expertise in ETL/ELT tools (Informatica, Talend, ADF, dbt)
Expertise in workflow orchestration (Airflow, etc.)
Experience with APIs and real-time streaming (Kafka, event-driven systems)
Solid experience in Azure, AWS, or GCP ecosystems
Knowledge of Databricks / Spark-based processing
Knowledge of data pipeline scalability & performance tuning
Experience with: Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools
Ability to support Advanced analytics / ML use cases
Solid business acumen with ability to translate business needs into technology solutions
Ability to drive ROI-focused data initiatives
Experience building Business cases for data platform investments
Ability to align data strategy with organizational goals
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the enterprise data warehouse strategy for healthcare data (claims, EMR/EHR, pharmacy, lab, provider, payer)
Lead design of modern data platforms: Cloud DW (Databricks, Azure Synapse, Redshift, BigQuery), Data lakes / lakehouse architectures
Establish scalable data models (star/snowflake schemas, dimensional modeling for healthcare use cases)
Drive adoption of FHIR, HL7, and other healthcare data standards
Oversee ingestion and integration of diverse healthcare datasets: Claims & billing systems, EHR/EMR platforms (Epic, Cerner), Pharmacy (PBM), lab, clinical data sources
Ensure interoperability compliance using: HL7, FHIR APIs, CCD/C-CDA formats
Lead enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines and real-time data streaming implementations
Partner with data science teams to support: Predictive modeling (readmission risk, fraud detection), AI/ML healthcare use cases
Ensure strict adherence to healthcare regulations: HIPAA compliance (PHI protection), CMS reporting requirements, HITECH Act guidelines
Implement data governance frameworks: Data lineage, Data quality rules, Master data management (MDM)
Establish audit controls and security protocols
Lead teams of: Data engineers, Data analysts and platform engineers
Mentor teams on healthcare data domain knowledge and best practices
Drive initiatives to ensure high data accuracy and consistency across systems
Implement data quality monitoring frameworks
Oversee: Patient identity management, Provider & member master data
Reduce duplication and improve golden record creation