Sr. Director, Software & Data Engineering

Privia Health™ is a technology-driven, national physician enablement company that collaborates with medical groups, health plans, and health systems to optimize physician practices, improve patient experiences, and reward doctors for delivering high-value care in both in-person and virtual settings. The Privia Platform is led by top industry talent and exceptional physician leadership, and consists of scalable operations and end-to-end, cloud-based technology that reduces unnecessary healthcare costs, achieves better outcomes, and improves the health of patients and the well-being of providers.

The Sr. Director, Software & Data Engineering will shape the direction of the Privia Data Foundry, and AI. This leader will be responsible for executing a multi-year technology roadmap leveraging cloud modernization, analytics, automation and AI/GenAI.

Primary Responsibilities:

• End to end delivery of multi-domain Privia Data Foundry, Reporting, Dashboards and Analytics with a cloud native architecture and lead AI initiatives 

• Establish engineering excellence metrics, agile delivery models and DevOps practices 

• Maintain accountability for data pipelines, reliability, scalability, security, uptime and performance of each of the services 

• Define and own the technology strategy for Privia Data Foundry, by ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and milestones 

• Build a multi-year roadmap leveraging cloud modernization, automation, analytics and GenAI capabilities

• Partner closely with RCM and VBC operations, pre & post sales, enterprise architecture and other engineering leadership teams to prioritize the investments

• Lead, mentor and grow a high performing, global, diverse engineering and product delivery organization

• Build a culture focused on employee experience, empowerment, and continuous improvement 

• Drive talent development through upskilling, modern engineering practices and cross-functional collaboration 

• Mentor engineering teams in the use of AI, especially for development, testing, solution documentation and dependency analysis 

• Partner with Enterprise AI team to leverage Gitlab Duo and AI Studio for rapid solution development 

• Serve as a trusted engineering partner to internal/external stakeholders 

• Represent technology in client conversations to strengthen trust, transparency and delivery confidence 

• Design solutions informed by healthcare data flows, RCM, clinical workflows, provider and payer contracts, and regulatory expectations 

• Familiarity with value based care and fee for service delivery models 

• Ability to build big data warehouse using Snowflake and other technologies 

• Apply interoperability standards (HL7, X12 FHIR) to ensure systems communicate reliably and securely 

• 10+ years of progressive experience in technology delivery, Engineering leadership and cloud modernization/transformation 

• Proven experience of leading large-scale transformation programs in global and matrixed organizations

• Deep experience in healthcare technology delivery especially in Claims and Payer contracting areas 

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's in computer science, engineering or related technical field preferred

• Demonstrated experience in data engineering, building large data warehouse, digital transformation, public cloud and technology transformation

• Experience leading large scale modernization initiatives, interoperability transformations, platform rationalization efforts 

• Solid grounding of healthcare specific data exchange standards

• 3+ years of experience in cloud platforms like GCP and AWS (Data, Integration, App Services and DevOps) 

• Experience working with Agile methodologies

• Hands on experience implementing AI/ML or GenAI solutions, to improve operational outcomes 

• Proven record of exceptional communication, stakeholder influencing and cross-functional leadership skills

• 2+ years of experience designing agentic workflows and autonomous systems 

• Demonstrated ability to lead and transform teams, drive change and build a culture of innovation 

• 1+ years of experience with AI/ML concepts, including responsible AI principles, multi-agent solutions like Vertex AI, generative AI and MCP 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The salary range for this role is $187,000.00 to $220,000.00 in base pay and exclusive of any bonuses or benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance, 401K, paid time off, and other wellness programs). This role is also eligible for an annual bonus targeted at 20% and restricted stock units based on performance in the role.. The base pay offered will be determined based on relevant factors such as experience, education, and geographic location

Technical Requirements (for remote workers only, not applicable for onsite/in office work):

In order to successfully work remotely, supporting our patients and providers, we require a minimum of 5 MBPS for Download Speed and 3 MBPS for the Upload Speed. This should be acquired prior to the start of your employment. The best measure of your internet speed is to use online speed tests like https://www.speedtest.net/. This gives you an update as to how fast data transfer is with your internet connection and if it meets the minimum speed requirements. Work with your internet provider if you have questions about your connection. Employees who regularly work from home offices are eligible for expense reimbursement to offset this cost.

Privia Health is committed to creating and fostering a work environment that allows and encourages you to bring your whole self to work. We understand that healthcare is local and we are better when our people are a reflection of the communities that we serve. Our goal is to encourage people to pursue all opportunities regardless of their age, color, national origin, physical or mental (dis)ability, race, religion, gender, sex, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.