Healthcare’s helping hand.
CHG shook things up in 1979 by inventing the locum tenens staffing model. We connect doctors with patients who need their care. As the largest physician staffing firm in America, our providers treat millions of patients each year.
Our industry is growing and demand is high. This means you’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow and develop in your career. Keeping healthcare healthy can be as fun as it is rewarding
Engineering is looking for a Staff Data Engineer to join our Data Platform team. The Data Platform team gathers and enables data throughout the organization in order to provide insights into all aspects of CHG's business. This allows our Sales and other business partners to make better informed decisions. As a Staff Data Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader, driving architectural decisions, establishing best practices, and mentoring team members while delivering complex, high-impact data solutions.
Responsibilities
Lead the technical direction and evolution of the Enterprise Data Strategy in partnership with leadership and the Data Platform Architect
Design, architect, and implement complex ETL/ELT solutions using dbt and Snowflake, setting technical standards for the team
Drive the evolution of the data platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and data quality across the Data Lake ecosystem
Serve as a technical subject matter expert, providing guidance on data architecture, pipeline design, and performance optimization
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and tools to continuously improve data platform capabilities
Lead cross-functional initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders across Engineering, Sales, and Business Intelligence to align data solutions with organizational objectives
Mentor and coach Senior and mid-level Data Engineers, fostering technical growth and knowledge sharing within the team
Establish and enforce coding standards, testing methodologies, and documentation practices for data development
Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural oversight for team deliverables
Partner with Product and Project Management to shape roadmaps, estimate complex initiatives, and drive delivery in an agile environment
Qualifications
Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence without direct authority across teams and departments
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences
Demonstrated track record of mentoring engineers and elevating team capabilities
Expert-level understanding of logical and physical data models, including deep expertise in Kimball methodology and dimensional modeling
Ability to balance hands-on technical work with strategic planning and leadership responsibilities
Experience driving operational excellence, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response for data pipelines
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound technical decisions
Education & Experience
8+ years of experience with data analysis and building ELT/ETL solutions
6+ years of experience with ELT/ETL and cloud data warehousing methodologies and tools (Snowflake and dbt preferred)
6+ years of SQL experience writing complex queries and optimizing performance
3+ years of experience in a technical leadership or senior individual contributor role
Extensive experience with reporting-database integration, API-based data extraction, and processing data across diverse database platforms
Demonstrated experience leading software design practices, establishing data architecture patterns, and building enterprise-scale data solutions
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a technical field; advanced degree a plus
Preferred
Strong experience building and optimizing data pipelines using Python
3+ years of experience developing Tableau extracts, dashboards, and enabling self-service analytics
Experience with DataOps practices,…