Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team? At Children’s Mercy, we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference, which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital, for eleven consecutive years.

Children’s Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City – a metro abounding in cultural experiences, vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live, work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in children’s health, we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital.

The Lead Data Platform Engineer is responsible for the development, configuration, maintenance, testing, and monitoring of processes and products in support of our enterprise data platform. This role shares in the ownership of our data platform, building and positioning it as a crucial pillar of executing the Data Strategy for Children's Mercy Hospital.

• This role will primarily work in a Databricks environment.
• Machine Learning Operations (ML-Ops) experience strongly desired. The ideal candidate will have experience implementing AI models, along with the safeguards to make sure they run smoothly with continuous system monitoring to maintain model performance.
• This is a Fully Remote role. Candidates must be able to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. 

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proficiency in data architecture, data warehousing, and/or schema design

• Proficiency with Spark/Scala, Kafka, Python, etc. with hands-on in data interchangeable formats like JSON

• Experience working with structured and semi-structured data architectures

• Experience working with object-oriented languages

• Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases

• Expertise in developing scalable ETL pipelines and processes

• Experience with Change Data Capture (CDC)

• Experience with Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) integrations

• Understanding of agile methodology and software development lifecycles

• Proficiency in Databricks and HL7 messaging standards

• Experience with Azure cloud services

• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Data Engineering certification – Preferred

• Exposure to Terraform, Airflow, and/or similar

• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or similar

• Experience communicating technical problems and solutions to non-technical audiences

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

• Design, implement, and maintain data pipeline integrations and solutions, incorporating on-premise with highly scalable cloud computing as well as large-scale data stores, including data lakes, data warehouses, and data marts.
• Work collaboratively to ensure a high standard of quality for the data platform, ranging from operational efficiency to the qualitative accuracy of our data.
• Maintain technical skills and competencies.
• Develop and promote standards and best practices.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Information Systems, Statistics, Computer Science, or other relevant education and/or experience and 7 or more years' experience minimum working on Enterprise Systems and/or Data Platforms OR
• Associate's Degree or other technical degree program in Mathematics, Information Systems, Statistics, Computer Science, or other related program and 9+ years' experience with same as above.
• Preferred experience in Machine Learning Operations, data warehousing, object-oriented languages, Python, schema design, Azure data engineering, CDC, Databricks, HL7 messaging standards, FHR integrations, or other related experience in similar roles.

The benefits plans at Children’s Mercy are one of many reasons we are recognized as one of the best places to work in Kansas City. Our plans are designed to meet the changing needs of our employees and their families.

Our pay ranges are market competitive. The pay range for this job begins at $53.05/hr, but your salaried offer will be determined based upon your education and experience.

Children’s Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills, expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees, patients, parents and visitors. A personal interview, formal education and training, previous work experience, references and a criminal background investigation all are factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Children’s Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.

CM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our patients and families come from all walks of life, and so do we. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team so we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger and our patient care more compassionate.

If you share our values and our enthusiasm for service, you will find a home at CM. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, including education, ideas, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability and beliefs.