The department of Cancer Center Administration at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a Lead-Data Engineer. This role is responsible for creating detailed designs and specifications based on data extract requirements and turning the requirements into a solution using standard development tools and processes. This position is responsible for ensuring the solution meets the functional requirements and follows St. Jude development standards and specifications. The lead assists in the monitoring of implemented databases, objects, ETL programs and ETL scheduler to ensure they complete normally and are performing optimally. This is an opportunity to develop out a new group at St. Jude Children's research hospital and provide solutions between various research groups.
Responsibilities
Work closely with Data Architects to drive the design of data models based on analytics requirements
Work closely with Solutions Architects, Business SMEs and other stakeholders throughout the analytics development lifecycle to ensure the delivery of robust and reusable data models.
Gather, document, and build business logic of metrics into a dataset for ad hoc use to improve self-sufficiency in data access
Translate business requirements into technical specifications, including data streams, integrations, transformations, databases, and data warehouses
Review design with team members to ensure institutional data management framework is being understood, followed, and matured
Develop data integration pipelines from data sources to the Enterprise Data Warehouse
Collaborate with analytics training staff to develop job aids and other training documents for solutions built
Develop a dashboard design and review it with key stakeholders - following institutional standards for data visualization
Develop standardized dashboard design templates for use across St. Jude
Map data sources, data movement, interfaces, and analytics, with the goal of ensuring data quality.
Track data quality, completeness, redundancy, compliance and improvement.
Understanding Common data model frameworks and implementing them as needed.
Collaborate with clinical and clinical research stakeholders, end users, leadership, and subject matter experts to understand current and future goals
Ability to confidently demo applications developed to multiple committees, leadership, and stakeholders
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Mentor data analysts across St. Jude business areas
Performs other related duties as assigned or directed in order to meet the goals and objectives of the department
Maintains regular and predictable attendance
Minimum Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, data science, information science, business, or related field.
Minimum Experience
Minimum requirement: Six (6) progressive years of IT experience including strong database design, data architecture and data transform processes.
Experience in data architecture and design.
Some experience with data governance including implementation of a data governance framework.
Experience with leading industrial tools for data lake, big data, or ETL.
Experience with enterprise reporting tools for the development of reports as applicable.
Experience creating dashboards using data visualization tools (e.g. PBI, Tableau, Qlik, and data warehousing applications) and source control systems (e.g., Epic, Workday) as applicable.
Some experience and knowledge in Master Data Management and Data Dictionary Standards.
Some experience with regulatory requirements and standards as applicable.
Experience providing technical guidance and mentorship within Data Engineering.
Proven performance in earlier role/comparable role.
Expertise in designing Common Data models preferred
Other Credentials
Other Information
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