You’re experienced, talented and motivated. You have the discipline, and you want to invest it in an opportunity that will invest in you. You want to add more meaning to the work you do every day.

At ERC Pathlight, our mission lights the way for your passion.

Who we are:

With over 30 locations throughout the U.S. and treatment options available virtually, ERC Pathlight meets patients where they’re at to offer innovative, compassionate, and comprehensive treatment for eating disorders, as well as mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.

We were founded in 2008 by pre-eminent psychiatrists and psychologists and treat 6,000+ patients per year. With the critical need for mental health care and eating disorder treatment, we’re looking for passionate and qualified professionals who will live out our mission to help save the lives of our patients.

What you’ll be doing:

This is by no means a “behind-the-scenes" role, as your work will help the company serve patients daily in a multitude of ways.

The Senior Manager of Data Strategy and Engineering plays a crucial role in driving the company’s data strategy for our behavioral health hospital system. This role is responsible for overseeing the architecture, engineering, and operational management of data solutions that enhance patient care, optimize hospital operations, and support data-driven decision-making. This individual will dedicate 50% of their time as a hands-on Data Engineer working on Azure Data Services in the cloud, while also leading a team of Data Engineers and Data Architect to develop and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Data Strategy & Leadership:

• Advocate for Data-Driven Culture: Promote a culture where data-driven decision-making is the norm and where data is recognized as a critical asset
• Refinement and execution of our data strategy aligned with business and clinical objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the Data Strategy team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including IT, clinical leadership, and business stakeholders to identify and implement data solutions that drive operational efficiencies and improved patient outcomes.
• Oversee adherence to data governance, security, and compliance standards, particularly in a healthcare setting.
• Vendor and Partnership Management: Collaborate with cross-functional partners and manage technology and consulting vendors impacting the data warehouse, master data management (MDM), and data and analytics ecosystem.

Project Management:

• Lead Data-Related Projects: Oversee the planning and execution of key data-related projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
• Provide weekly updates using the established project framework
• Ensure project hours are accurately tracked

Hands-on Data Engineering:

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines, data lakes, and data warehouses using Azure Data Services (Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure SQL, Azure Databricks, etc.).
• Oversee optimization of data storage and processing architectures for scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
• Ensure data quality, lineage, and reliability across all analytics and reporting platforms.
• Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business users to enable self-service analytics and reporting.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data engineering and infrastructure issues.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field). Advanced degree in data science, business administration, or a related life sciences discipline is favorable.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or data architecture, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership or management role, with a proven track record of leading technical teams.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Services including Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, and SQL-based data solutions or equivalent
• Experience with MDM concepts and platforms and SQL-based data warehouse design Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to lead in an environment with multiple cross-functional stakeholders and evolving priorities
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time, which may include working occasional evenings and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with healthcare data sources (EHRs, HL7, FHIR, claims, etc.) and knowledge of healthcare data privacy regulations (HIPAA, HITRUST).
• Experience with AI/ML-driven analytics and predictive modeling in healthcare.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or other data visualization tools.
• Knowledge of data lakehouse architectures and modern cloud data strategies.
• Understanding of behavioral health data and clinical workflows.

What’s in it for you:

Every role at ERC Pathlight is essential to delivering the high-quality care we promise to our patients. This means that from day one, we’re here to support your role whether that means collaborating on monthly/quarterly goals, introducing you to mentors you can learn from, connecting you to continuing education resources and supplying you with the tools needed to not only excel but achieve measurable growth.

What we offer:

Healthy organizations value the mental wellness of their teams, and we understand that the professionals who work for us are not immune to their own mental health conditions. In the same way we observe and guide our patients, we take the same consideration for our employees when building our benefits packages and healthcare offerings. Teammates (and their families) are eligible to enroll in medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Eligible teammates will receive 5.54 hours of paid time off every pay period for your first two years of employment as well as 40 hours of paid parental leave will also be available for use. We also offer competitive pay, 401(K) with company match and tuition reimbursement.

Compensation starting range for the Sr Manager, Data Strategy & Engineering role is $155,000 to $171,000. Ranges are based upon market expectations and are dependent upon candidate experience.

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