Principal Analytics Engineer

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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.

Overview

Principal Analytics Engineer provides strategic vision and leadership in the overall design and execution of our Analytics Strategy. Analytics Engineer will report to the Chief Data Officer and will be responsible for devising and executing against our standards of analytics solution development and automation. Principal Analytics Engineer is equal parts advisor and hands-on engineer and will require an individual with broad skills and experiences in developing business-critical analytics solutions, as well as a proven ability to mentor others in analytics engineering best practices.

 

Important Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Experience:

• Expert SQL skills
• Experience utilizing Agile methodology
• Experience building and maintain data models
• Knowledge of data integration tools: dbt, Informatica, MS Integration Services, etc.
• Ability to consume and create APIs
• Proficient in Python and/or additional programming languages
• Experience using version control systems such as Git
• Databricks, Snowflake, or similar platform
• Cloud Computing (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Expert Tableau, PowerBI, or similar tool
• Knowledge of Epic's data and analytics tooling is a plus

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.

Responsibilities

Builds high-performing and high-impact analytics solutions to deliver novel and timely insights:

• Owns end-to-end development of solutions, including data extraction, transformation, and visualization of high-profile analytics products.
• Develops and deploys data assets to our Enterprise Data Platform, enabling scalable and extensible use (and reuse) of business-critical data.
• Refactors data assets to improve performance, accuracy, and quality of insights.
• Conducts highly complex work, unsupervised, and with extensive latitude for independent judgment.
• Designs and builds complex data models, approve modifications, and implement measures to ensure data accuracy and accessibility.

 

Provides guidance to leaders, engineers, architects, and analysts to drive the design and development of analytics solutions:

• Acts as a project consultant for other members of the Data Intelligence team as they work to overcome challenges in the solution development lifecycle.
• Provides hands-on support for prioritized Data Intelligence work streams.
• Mentors less experienced team members and provide coaching as needed.
• Optimizes overall data/information flow by reducing redundancy and enabling