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Virtusa utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for the purpose of conducting candidate pre-employment assessments. This AI may include both text-based and voice-based functionalities. The AI technology will have access to the data that you upload or provide during your interaction with the AI bot and will use such data solely for the purpose of performing assessment in accordance with Virtusa policies and practices. The AI is not used to substantially assist or replace discretionary employment decisions. Read our full employee privacy policy here.
Job description
The Data Lead is responsible for the architecture, quality, and governance of the data pipelines supporting Mercer’s Health & Benefits and C&B consulting practices. You will lead a team of data engineers and analysts to transform raw insurance and payroll data into the structured intelligence that powers Mercer’s benchmarking and predictive analytics platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Data Strategy & Architecture: Design and oversee scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT) that aggregate global healthcare claims, premium data, and multi-country salary surveys.
Domain Integration: Ensure technical alignment between Healthcare datasets (Inpatient/Outpatient costs, Rx trends) and Compensation datasets (Base Pay, STI/LTI, IPE Leveling) to provide a Total Cost of People view.
Data Governance & Security: Enforce strict HIPAA and GDPR compliance protocols. You are responsible for the anonymization and encryption of sensitive PHI and PII throughout the data lifecycle.
Advanced Analytics: Collaborate with Actuaries and Data Scientists to build predictive models for medical inflation, What-if benefits restructuring, and pay-equity audits.
Stakeholder Management: Act as the technical liaison between the Digital Engineering team and Functional SMEs to ensure data models accurately reflect real-world insurance and labor market logic.
Technical Skills & Qualifications
Data Engineering: Expert-level SQL, Python/PySpark, and experience with modern data stack tools (Databricks, Snowflake, or Azure Synapse).
Orchestration: Proficiency in managing complex workflows using Airflow or Azure Data Factory.
Visualization: Strong understanding of how to structure data for high-performance consumption in Power BI or Tableau.
Domain Expertise: 8+ years in Data Management, with a significant background in Healthcare (claims/clinical data) or HR-Tech (Payroll/Total Rewards).
Leadership: 3+ years leading technical teams in an Agile environment.
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Virtusa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government-issued ID during each interview. All candidates must be authorized to work in the USA.
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