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As a Privacy Engineer at HealthVerity, you will be at the forefront of protecting patient
privacy while enabling data innovation. Working across the organization, you’ll own and lead the identification of privacy risks and opportunities in how healthcare data is aggregated and used. You will design and deploy cutting-edge privacy-preserving algorithms, ensuring HealthVerity and its partners remain HIPAA-compliant while driving value through data. Your work will foster a culture of accountability, agility, and trust, helping shape the privacy landscape in a rapidly evolving industry.
What you will do
- Serve as a healthcare privacy subject matter expert, providing strategic and technical guidance across the company and client projects
- Quantify and mitigate privacy risks in large, complex datasets using statistical modeling
- Design privacy-preserving frameworks (e.g., k-anonymity, k-concealment, l-diversity) to de-identify integrated healthcare and non-standard data
- Partner with internal teams and external partners to create, amend, and operationalize Expert Determinations
- Work closely with statisticians and privacy experts to maintain HIPAA and industry certifications
- Collaborate with engineers to integrate privacy protocols into production systems
- Build tools and algorithms that ensure scalable, automated privacy enforcement across big data pipelines
- Prototype and develop features for SaaS and DaaS products related to privacy, including data classification, anomaly detection, and data discovery
- Represent HealthVerity in the broader privacy community through publications, conferences, and thought leadership
How success will be defined
Success in this role means enabling HealthVerity and its partners to usedata confidently within privacy frameworks by leading the creation, adaptation, and execution of Expert Determinations. You’ll be expected to:
- Deliver new or amended certifications within a three-month target
- Advise internal teams and partners on privacy requirements and solutions
- Build scalable tools that automate compliance and detect violations
- Operate independently on privacy initiatives and provide trusted expertise
- Contribute to product development around data privacy and classification
- Elevate HealthVerity’s presence in the privacy community through thought leadership
You’ll be measured by your ability to complete certifications end-to-end, improve internal privacy processes, and drive innovation while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Required skills and experience
- Strong knowledge of HIPAA regulations, privacy frameworks, and de-identification techniques
- M.S. in Computer Science, Statistics, Math, or a related field, or B.S. with 5+ years of relevant experience
- Expertise in statistical modeling, information theory, and risk quantification
- Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, or Python
- Experience building scalable models and tools that work in production environments
- Ability to independently manage privacy determinations and build automation around privacy transformations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desired skills and experience
- Familiarity with encryption, secure multiparty computation, and probabilistic AI
- Experience with data transformation pipelines, privacy UDFs, and data quality enforcement tools
- Contributions to the privacy community through research, presentations or publications
Base salary for the role is commensurate with experience and can range between $100,000 - 190,000 + annual bonus opportunity.
Hiring Locations
Our main office is located in Center City, Philadelphia, where we operate on a hybrid model with in-office work required three days a week for local employees. We believe collaboration is most effective when teams come together, which is why we prioritize hiring in the Philadelphia area.
For certain roles, we also hire from hub locations—regions where we have an established presence with multiple team members working remotely. While these employees primarily work from home, we bring them together in person at lease once a year for team-building, collaboration, and strategic planning.
Due to tax and labor regulations, we can only hire from specific states. Remote work is supported in the following key hub locations and approved states:
Hub Locations:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Boston, Massachusetts
- New York City, New York
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Washington, D.C.
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Chicago, Illinois
Approved States for Remote Work:CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, and VA.
About HealthVerity
HealthVerity is the leader in privacy-protected real-world data exchange, transforming how healthcare and life sciences organizations connect and analyze disparate healthcare and consumer data. We continue to innovate HealthVerity Marketplace, the nation'sfirst and largest real-world data ecosystemcomprising more than 75 leading data providers and over 340 million US patients. Combined with Identity Manager, the industry's most accurate and efficient solution for patient identity, privacy and governance, we support critical applications in clinical development, commercial strategy,regulatory decision-making, population health, underwriting and more. HealthVerity has raised more than $140 million to date and works closely with its data providers, partners and clients to Synchronize the Science. To learn more about HealthVerity, visit healthverity.com.
Why you'll love working here
We are making a difference – Our technology is at the forefront of some of the biggest healthcare challenges in the world.
We are one team – Our people define our culture and always will. We take time out to celebrate each other, and acknowledge the value that each of us adds towards our greater mission. Come share all you have to offer.
We are learners – Every team member is continually learning, no matter if we've been in a role for one year or much longer. We are committed to learning and implementing what is best for our clients, partners, and each other.
Benefits & Perks
Our benefits package is thoughtfully designed to support and enrich the experience of our full-time employees, with eligibility limited to those in permanent positions.
- Compensation: competitive base salary & annual bonus opportunity (for non-commissioned roles)
- Benefits: We offer a 401(k) plan and stock options. Health, dental, and vision coverage start on day 1, while 401(k) eligibility and stock options follow soon after.
- Flexible location: Remote workdays and 3 days a week of in-office collaboration for team members in the Philadelphia area. Check location requirements with the recruiting team.
- Generous PTO: Take time off as needed, targeted at 4 weeks per year, including vacation, personal and sick time, plus paid parental leave.
- Parental Leave: 12 weeks paid leave for childbearing, surrogacy, and adoption; 6 weeks for non-childbearing parents.
- Comprehensive and individualized onboarding: mentorship program, departmental talks, and a library of resources are available beginning day 1 for each new team member to minimize the stress of starting a new job
- Professional development: biweekly 1:1s, hands-on leadership that is goal-and growth-oriented for each team member, and an annual budget to support professional development pursuits
We believe incorporating different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds make us stronger and encourages an environment where ageism, racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia or any other form of discrimination are not tolerated. All qualified job applicants will be given consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. At HealthVerity, we’re working towards an innovative and connected future for healthcare data and believe the future is better together. We can only do that if everyone has a seat at the table.
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]
Remote opportunities are not available in all areas and require team members to work from a fixed location due to tax and labor law implications - specific questions about remote positions can be discussed during the interview process with your recruiter.
