Job Description:
The Senior Director of Data is responsible for building a cohesive data organization that fosters collaboration and drives innovation across the entire company. This strategic shift from independent and narrow-focused data teams to a unified organization is one of Phreesia’s top priorities. Inwardly, this role will drive the transformation of multiple teams, including Data Engineering and Data Science, and forging partnerships between the data organization and product engineering. The role will have a significant outward focus on business opportunities, driving value, and enhancing the company’s competitive edge.
This is a fully remote position with priority given to candidates in the EST/CST time zones.
What You’ll Do:
Establish a clear vision for the unified data organization, that emphasizes the importance of collaboration and innovation
Lead the modernization efforts of the Phreesia data stack and driving the implementation of a robust and scalable integrated data infrastructure that serves the needs of the business
Lead, mentor, and grow multiple high-performing agile based data teams.
Develop and mentor leaders, building a strong leadership bench.
Instill a culture of quality throughout the engineering organization, through process, tooling, and standards, with the aim of building trust in our data.
Encourage a mindset of continuous improvement, and empowerment.
Advocates for needed changes across the organization that add to our success
What You’ll Bring:
Bachelor’s degree required
10+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership roles managing teams and managers.
Proven success leading data organizations through modernization efforts and major platform shifts (e.g., cloud migrations, BI platform overhauls).
Deep expertise in building and operating modern data platforms (experience with Snowflake strongly preferred).
Strong knowledge of data modeling, ETL frameworks, semantic layers, data science techniques, and data governance best practices.
Track record of developing and leading high-performing engineering and data science teams and driving cultural change.
Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills with Product Management, Engineering, Data Science, and business stakeholders.
Identify areas where Data Science and Data Engineering can create value for Phreesia and advocate on their behalf
Experience working with external consulting firms on large-scale initiatives.
Passionate about building a quality-first engineering culture and delivering trusted, reliable data solutions.
Technology:
Cloud based data warehouse technologies, e.g. Snowflake
BI Solutions, such as Power BI, Tableau, etc.
Data ingestion and transformation tools, e.g. FiveTran, dbt, etc.
Data Observability platforms, like Monte Carlo, or BigEye.
Deep learning frameworks, such as Tensorflow, CNTK, etc
SQL, python, or other languages suitable for data engineering.
Who We Are:
At Phreesia, we’re looking for smart and passionate people to help drive our mission of creating a better, more engaging healthcare experience. We’re committed to helping healthcare organizations succeed in an ever-evolving landscape by transforming the way healthcare is delivered. Our SaaS platform digitizes appointment check-in and offers tools to engage patients, improve efficiency, optimize staffing, and enhance clinical care.
Phreesia cares about our employees by providing a diverse and dynamic work environment. We’re a five-time winner of Modern Healthcare Magazine’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare award and we’ve been recognized on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index. We are dedicated to continuously improving our employee experience by launching new programs and initiatives. If you thrive in a culture of recognition, value inclusivity, professional development, and growth opportunities, Phreesia could be a great fit!
Top-rated Employee Benefits:
- 100% Remote work + home office expense reimbursements
- Competitive compensation
- Flexible PTO + 8 company holidays
- Monthly reimbursement for cell phone + internet + wellness
- 100% Paid 12-week parental leave to our U.S. employees, as well as a generous parental benefit to our employees in Canada
- Variety of insurance coverage for people (and pets!)
- Continuing education and professional certification reimbursement
- Opportunity to join an Employee Resource Group. Learn more here: https://www.phreesia.com/workforce/
We strive to provide a diverse and inclusive environment and are an equal opportunity employer.
