Lead Analytics Engineer

Opportunity Overview:

We are seeking a Lead Analytics Engineer to join our Data Platform team and help scale the delivery of clean, high-trust, and reusable data assets across Cohere Health. In this role, you will lead the design and implementation of advanced data models, drive the standardization of our semantic layer, and elevate the quality, performance, and usability of data leveraged by analytics, product, and business stakeholders.

You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, analysts, and cross-functional partners to translate business logic into scalable models, implement data quality and testing standards, and ensure outputs are well-documented, trusted, and production-ready. You will also mentor Analytics Engineers and contribute to the maturity of our modeling practices and data platform architecture.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of data modeling, engineering rigor, and business impact – and who is excited to shape how healthcare data is structured, governed, and used to drive value at scale.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and maintain analytics-ready datasets aligned with healthcare standards such as HL7, FHIR, X12, and HEDIS, ensuring compliance and interoperability across systems.
• Translate complex clinical, claims, membership, provider, and utilization concepts into curated data models that are intuitive, trusted, and aligned with healthcare business processes.
• Lead the development and adoption of semantic layers, trusted metrics, and standardized KPIs across the organization
• Partner with analysts, product managers, and engineers to translate complex business logic into governed, analysis-ready datasets
• Promote the use of data lineage, observability, and validation frameworks to build trust and transparency in analytics workflows
• Define and enforce data-contracts, schema standards, and modelling conventions that support governed, consistent analytics across the organization
• Collaborate with Architects and Senior Engineers to align on architecture, optimize performance, and improve platform reliability
• Drive team-wide improvements in tooling, automation, and workflow efficiency
• Mentor and support other Analytics Engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and skill development
• Participate in on-call rotations to support critical analytics pipelines and ensure continuity of data availability

What you’ll need:

• 7+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, or similar roles
• Experience with EMR, claims, or healthcare-related data is required
• Hands-on experience using AWS cloud services
• Deep proficiency in Spark, SQL and dbt; strong understanding of data modeling principles (e.g., dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schemas)
• Strong understanding of data lakehouse architectures (e.g., S3, Glue, EMR, Iceberg/Parquet formats) and how they support scalable analytics 
• Hands-on experience with version control, CI/CD, and data testing frameworks
• Ability to translate ambiguous business questions into scalable data solutions
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset; comfortable working across product, analytics, engineering, and business teams
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a STEM, analytics, or related discipline

Pay & Perks:

💻 Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel

🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program 

📈 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account 

🏝️ Up to 184 hours (23 days) of PTO per year + company holidays

👶 Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave 

🐶 Pet insurance  

The salary range for this position is $140,000 to $160,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

Interview Process*:

1. Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening
2. Meet your Hiring Manager!
3. Live Design Interview
4. Project Discussion 
5. Cross Functional Interview 

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer-provider collaboration, cost containment, and healthcare economics. Cohere Health works with over 660,000 providers and handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually. Its responsible AI auto-approves up to 90% of requests for millions of health plan members.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners, Cohere Health drives more transparent, streamlined healthcare processes, helping patients receive faster, more appropriate care and higher-quality outcomes.

The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement: 

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all.  To us, it’s personal.

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