Work Type: Temporary Full Time
Location: WRHN @ All Sites
Home to seven regional programs and comprehensive health-care services, Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN, pronounced wren) is committed to meeting the current and emerging needs in Waterloo-Wellington and beyond.
WRHN is redefining the health-care experience through collaboration and innovation, addressing barriers to access, advancing care delivery, and setting new standards in compassionate, empowered community-driven health care.
At WRHN, every patient is at the centre of everything we do as we strive to improve lives, inspire healing, and build healthier, stronger communities. By listening to patients and partners, we strive to connect communities to the right care, at the right place, and at the right time.
Please Note: New employees must provide documentation/proof of COVID-19 vaccination status, a 2-step TB test, as well as proof of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) prior to their start date at Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN). New Employees will require clearance from Employee Health, Safety and Wellness before they are able to begin any position within WRHN.
Position Summary
The Senior Data Engineer plays a critical role in managing and optimizing data systems, ensuring the effective and secure use of hospital data to improve patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and decision-making processes. They are generally responsible for data infrastructure, data integration, Ingestion, governance & quality, acting as a mentor to junior teammates, collaboration with other teams (e.g. IT, privacy, health informatics, clinical), automation and optimization, analytics & reporting, troubleshooting & maintenance, and regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
Data Architecture & Infrastructure

• Designing and building scalable, secure, and efficient data pipelines and storage systems
• Ensuring that data infrastructure aligns with regulatory requirements (e.g. PHIPA) to protect patient privacy and data security
• Managing cloud-based systems and data lakes or warehouses for storing and processing large clinical and corporate datasets

Data Integration

• Sourcing and integrating data from multiple sources (e.g. Cerner, Infor, standalone systems)
  
  
  
  into a unified platform for better analysis and reporting
• Work closely with the hospital’s IT teams to ensure interoperability between systems and to ensure that data flows seamlessly across platforms
• Take necessary actions to ensure that data is accessible, reliable, and secure, enabling the hospitals clinical and corporate leadership to leverage data for improved patient care, operational decision-making, and compliance with policies and regulations.

Data Governance and Quality

• Ensuring data quality and integrity by creating processes for data validation, cleaning, and transformation
• Enforcing data governance policies to ensure compliance with regulatory and hospital standards and maintaining patient confidentiality

Leadership

• Provide mentorship to junior engineers through complex technical challenges, helping with troubleshooting data pipelines, managing databases, and optimizing code
• Explaining complex concepts, fostering collaboration, and teamwork
• Demonstrating industry best practices for data security, compliance, and coding
• Knowledge sharing through workshops, training sessions, and documentation
• Provide feedback to junior team members on work, highlighting areas for improvement
• Lead by example through effective communication and modeling approaches to problems

Position Requirements

• Master’s in computer science, Software/Data Engineering or Data Science
• Certificates in Cloud Computing, data engineering & database management
• Six (6) years of prior related experience
• Experience with database management systems such as SQL Server or Oracle
• Proficient with SQL and Python, and experience writing clean, efficient, scalable code
• Expert in data modeling including creating, maintaining, and optimizing data models and data architecture
• Proficient in designing, developing, and managing ETL pipelines
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
• Knowledge of healthcare data security standards and governance
• Ability to mentor junior engineers, and provide leadership in design decisions, architectural planning,
  
  
  
  and troubleshooting complex issues

Preferred Requirements

• PhD preferred
• Experience with healthcare datasets
• Expert in cloud data engineering
• Proven leadership skills
• Project management training an asset

Application Instructions
EMPLOYEES OF LEGACY GRAND RIVER HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION ELECTRONICALLY USING EMPATH.
As per the collective agreement, the internal recruitment process will be completed prior to the consideration of external applications.
Waterloo Regional Health Network is committed to fair and equitable employment and in our recruitment and selection practices. We strongly believe in inclusion and diversity within our organization, and welcome all applicants including, but not limited to racialized communities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, Indigenous people, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. We are committed to providing and fostering a respectful workplace for all employees, free from violence and harassment.
Accommodations are available during all stages of the recruitment process in accordance with the Human Rights Code. WRHN is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) to provide an inclusive, barrier free workplace. We will accommodate the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities to support participation in all aspects of the recruitment process. Should you require this accommodation, please contact Human Resources.
International Applicants
If you are seeking employment on a temporary work or study permit, we recommend reviewing work permit restrictions as it applies to healthcare organizations in Canada. Individuals holding a work or study permit seeking employment in the healthcare sector may be required to complete additional steps in the process. This may also apply to current employees seeking renewal of their work permits. It is the accountability of the applicant and/or employee to ensure they are adhering to their specific work permit restrictions.
We would like to thank all candidates in advance for their interest and only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to confirm the receipt of individual applications or resumes.