The Senior Director of Engineering for the Data Platform will lead the strategy and operations for OM1's data platform, focusing on high-throughput data processing, generative AI solutions, and team management.
OM1 is on a mission to improve health outcomes by unlocking the power of data. We are a healthcare data and technology company focused on real world clinical data and outcomes, accelerating medical research and personalizing healthcare. Our interdisciplinary team uses expertise in medicine, software, Big Data, machine learning, public health and mathematics to transform records from a diverse set of sources into enriched, research grade data which allows us to generate unique insights in a variety of disease areas.
As Senior Director of Engineering, Data Platform, you will lead the strategy, development and operations of OM1’s data platform, ensuring that it is optimized for rapid and reliable data processing at scale. This includes a critical focus on designing and implementing cutting-edge generative AI solutions within an agentic framework to achieve efficiency gains in our data pipelines. In this role you’ll partner with cross-functional teams - including Applications, Core Infrastructure, Product Management, and others - to design, deliver and evolve a market-leading platform that powers OM1’s data products, applications and analytics solutions.
You will be accountable for the end-to-end engineering execution of the Data Platform, including high-throughput data ingestion and movement, processing, automation and rapid delivery capabilities to build a next generation data platform that meets our scale, performance, reliability and flexibility requirements. The Data Platform team will be critical in ensuring OM1 can deliver high-quality, compliant, and performant data solutions at scale.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Lead the Data Platform team, including global team members across the United States and India.
- Partner cross-functionally with the App Platform, Core Infrastructure,Product Management and other teams to align platform capabilities with business needs.
- Recruit, develop, and mentor a high-performing team of engineers and technical leaders.
What You'll Do at OM1
- Own the vision and roadmap for OM1’s Data Platform, ensuring it delivers high throughput data processing and drives transformative efficiency through generative AI.
- Deliver core platform capabilities, including data ingestion frameworks, data lake/warehouse solutions, transformation pipelines, governance and lineage tracking, and API-based delivery mechanisms.Architect, develop, and deploy agentic systems to automate and optimize complex data processes, from ingestion to consumption, aiming for significant efficiency improvements.
- Establish best practices for data processing speed, efficiency, and quality without compromising accuracy or compliance.
- Lead multiple Agile teams in delivering robust, high-quality engineering solutions.
- Partner with Product Management to prioritize platform enhancements and align with product roadmaps.
- Collaborate with the Core Infrastructure team (including Information Security, Infrastructure and IT to ensure platform adherence to PHI/PII requirements and certifications (e.g., SOC 2, HITRUST).
- Build reusable services, tools, and frameworks that accelerate application development and analytics capabilities.
- Foster an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture that values innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
What Experience You'll Bring
- 10+ years of engineering experience, including at least 5 years in engineering leadership roles.
- Deep expertise in architecting and scaling data platforms and distributed systems.
- Strong technical background in cloud-native data technologies (e.g., AWS, Snowflake, Spark, Kafka).
- Demonstrated experience in developing and deploying generative AI solutions, particularly in the context of data pipelines and agentic systems.Proven track record of driving significant efficiency gains through automation and AI-driven optimization in data-intensive environments.
- Proven ability to define and deliver on a technical vision for high-performance, rapid data processing infrastructure.
- Track record of building and leading high-performing, diverse engineering teams.
- Experience working in highly regulated data environments with PHI/PII.
If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
OM1 is an equal employment opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, race, veteran or disability status. At OM1 ensuring that people feel respected, valued, and included is essential to our success. We are committed to working together to provide a work environment that embraces the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Top Skills
AWS
Kafka
Snowflake
Spark
OM1 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
31 Saint James Ave, Suite 1125, Boston, MA, United States, 02116
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