Job Description

Requistion ID 83367

Wellspect Healthcare is a leading global provider of innovative medical devices that help people suffering from urinary retention or chronic constipation. More than 1,000 employees around the world are dedicated to making a difference to people who need our products and services. Wellspect is one of the worlds’ leading manufacturers of intermittent urinary catheters, with LoFric® as the most known brand. As a help to those with chronic or severe constipation Wellspect has developed what likely is the world’s most advanced irrigation system, Navina™, combining a high degree of user convenience, clinical effectiveness and connectivity into one smart system. Wellspect strives to become climate neutral and leave the smallest possible environmental footprint.

The company, with headquarters in Mölndal, Sweden, is present in more than 30 countries, and part of Dentsply Sirona, the worlds´ largest manufacturer of professional dental technologies. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. Visit www.wellspect.com and www.dentsplysirona.com for more information.

Staff Data Engineer - Data Platform

We are looking for an experienced Staff Data Engineer to lead the development of a modern enterprise data platform for a global healthcare organization. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape a scalable, secure, and future-ready data ecosystem from the ground up.

In this role, you will drive platform architecture, engineering standards, and long-term data strategy while partnering closely with engineering and business leadership. You will play a key role in enabling advanced analytics, AI capabilities, and enterprise-wide data-driven decision-making.

The position requires a strong combination of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, with ownership of building a resilient, compliant, and scalable data platform supporting future business growth.

This role reports directly to the Vice President of Information & Digital Technology (IDT) and offers strong visibility and collaboration with senior leadership across the organization.

What You Will Do

• Lead the architecture and development of a modern, scalable enterprise data platform across cloud infrastructure, ingestion, transformation, storage, and serving layers
• Own end-to-end delivery of platform initiatives, including scope definition, roadmap planning, dependency management, and execution
• Establish data modeling standards, ingestion frameworks, governance practices, and scalable engineering patterns
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, analytics, product, and business stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Design and optimize modern data architectures including lakehouse, data warehouse, and data mesh approaches
• Evaluate, select, and implement modern data technologies and cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and BigQuery
• Contribute to strategic planning and long-term roadmap development for the enterprise data platform
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement
• Proactively identify risks, gaps, and optimization opportunities and drive practical solutions
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders across Europe and the US in a global environment spanning multiple time zones
• Ensure data platform architecture and processes comply with HIPAA and GDPR requirements from the earliest stages of development
• Translate complex business and clinical data requirements into pragmatic, scalable technical solutions
• Follow company policies, processes, and administrative requirements
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned

Who You Are

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, including at least 2–3 years operating in a senior or staff-level role with ownership of platform-level decisions
• Proven experience building or significantly transforming enterprise data infrastructure from the ground up
• Experience working with healthcare-related data such as EHR, claims, or clinical datasets
• Strong understanding of HIPAA and GDPR compliance and data privacy requirements
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead projects end-to-end and deliver results in fast-paced environments

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong hands-on experience with modern data platforms and cloud technologies including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, Google BigQuery, Databricks, or equivalent solutions
• Deep understanding of modern data modeling and architectural approaches including medallion architecture, Kimball modeling, lakehouse, and data mesh concepts
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to make independent technical decisions in fast-moving environments
• Highly proactive approach with strong problem-solving and execution capabilities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Comfortable collaborating across European and US time zones with international stakeholders

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Experience supporting organizations through data maturity and transformation initiatives
• Exposure to mentoring engineers or technical leadership responsibilities
• Familiarity with modern data stack tools such as dbt, Airflow, Great Expectations, or Fivetran
• Experience leveraging AI and LLM technologies for semantic layers, natural language querying, or accelerating data platform development workflows

Equal Opportunity Employer: Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without unlawful discrimination or regard for race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual or gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable local law.

Eligibility: All successful applicants must be eligible to work in the country the position is based.

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