Director of Engineering, Data

Allara

. Build the backbone of how Allara collects, models, governs, and uses data .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesLead💰 $220,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data engineering, focusing on ETL processes, data governance, and modeling within a HIPAA-compliant healthcare environment. Proven ability to lead data teams and shape data strategies that align with business needs and enhance analytics capabilities.

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Data EngineeringETL ToolingSQLData GovernanceHealthcare Experience

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Hard Skills

ETLData ModelingData Quality TestingData TransformationData Pipeline ManagementAI-Assisted AnalyticsMetric CatalogsFivetranSnowflakeAmplitude

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCollaborationAdvisory SkillsCommunication

Tools & Technologies

FivetranSnowflakeAmplitude

Industry Keywords

HIPAAPHIPIIEMR DataFHIRD2C Growth Metrics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudETLSnowflakeSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build the backbone of how Allara collects, models, governs, and uses data
Audit existing ETL across Fivetran and Mozart into Snowflake
Stabilize pipeline reliability and freshness and fix brittle components
Consolidate duplicated models, metrics, and transformation logic into a documented modeling layer
Map collected data against business needs and close source-data gaps
Establish data-quality testing, monitoring, and alerting
Define a canonical metric and semantic layer
Shape the company’s data strategy and advise leadership on tooling, investments, and build-versus-buy decisions
Own data governance, access control, and PHI/PII handling in a HIPAA-covered healthcare environment
Own the shared data platform and standards and enable trustworthy self-serve analytics
Own the shared AI-ready data layer, canonical terminology definitions, and skills for AI-assisted analysis
Hire, mentor, and lead the data engineering function over time
Partner with Product, Growth, Finance, Strategy, and Clinical teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in data engineering or analytics engineering, including direct, recent ownership of production ETL and warehouse modeling
Strong SQL and a cloud warehouse (Snowflake preferred), ETL tooling, and a transformation and modeling layer
Proven track record of taking over brittle, duplicated, or undocumented pipelines and turning them into reliable, documented, trusted data
Strong data modeling fundamentals and a real bias toward a single source of truth
Experience designing data governance and handling sensitive data, with comfort around security and access control in a regulated environment
Healthcare or HIPAA experience, including familiarity with EMR data (FHIR) and claims
Experience with D2C growth metrics
Experience with Amplitude and product event taxonomy
Experience enabling AI or LLM-assisted analytics such as semantic layers, metric catalogs, or Claude skills
Experience building and managing a data team at a high-growth startup (Series B to D)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Professional development & employee learning programs
Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Generous paid time off
Additional wellness and professional development perks
100% remote within the U.S. or 3-day hybrid in NYC
Unlimited PTO
11 company holidays
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Long- and short-term disability coverage
Annual employee wellness stipend
401(k) plan
Parental leave & family planning support benefits
Company-issued laptop
Annual work-from-home stipend
Commuter benefits (if applicable)
A collaborative, mission-driven culture focused on improving patient care