WHY BECOME AN OSTRONAUT?
At Ostro, we are transforming how life sciences connect with the people who need their innovations most. We help millions live healthier lives by bridging the gap between those who make medicines, treatments, and diagnostics — and those who take them.
Our patent-pending AI technology powers personalized healthcare journeys that make access to trusted information as seamless and intuitive as the best consumer experiences. As the leader in AI-powered omnichannel engagement for life sciences, Ostro is trusted by a majority of the world’s top 20 pharmaceutical companies.
We are not your typical life sciences company. Our team brings together experts from leading healthcare and life sciences organizations alongside product and engineering talent from some of the world’s most innovative technology companies. This mix of scientific, regulatory, and consumer expertise allows us to reimagine how information flows between patients, providers, and the brands that serve them.
We are a remote-first team united by curiosity, honesty, and a shared passion for improving healthcare. We call ourselves Ostronauts — explorers building the future of life sciences together. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving environment and want your work to make a measurable impact on global health, come join us as we shape the next era of intelligent life sciences commercialization.
CULTURAL VALUES:
Put People First, Win as a Team, Act with Urgency and Scrappiness, Embrace Ambiguity Fearlessly, Deliver Customer Happiness, Drive for Solutions, and Assume Positive Intent.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO?
As Senior Technical Director of Data Analytics, you will own the technical backbone of Ostro’s data and analytics infrastructure, ensuring reliability, observability, compliance, and scale.
Core Responsibilities (75% technical / 25% business alignment)
- Own data platform health and pipeline performance with defined SLAs (freshness, completeness, correctness)
- Implement modern data observability (monitoring for volume anomalies, freshness gaps, schema changes, and pipeline failures)
- Lead incident response and root-cause workflows, partnering with Engineering on cross-system fixes
- Define scalable data architecture (warehouse/lakehouse/hybrid) and canonical, governed datasets
- Own HIPAA-aware web & product analytics instrumentation, event taxonomy, and QA standards
- Uplevel BI dashboard performance, segmentation, and metric governance (semantic layer, documented sources of truth, fast load times)
- Provide technical leadership for customer data integrations, partnering daily with Customer Success, Data, and Engineering
- Establish lightweight governance: metric definitions, access controls, documentation, and ownership
- Mentor team members while shaping the future structure of the data & analytics function
REQUIREMENTS: THE VALUE YOU WILL BRING!
We are looking for a technical leader who can run the ship, strengthen the foundation, and still work hands-on when needed.
- 8-12 years experience in data infrastructure, pipelines, and analytics leadership
- Technical background with strong fluency in IT/data systems, architecture, and pipeline operations
- Degree in a technical or quantitative field (Data Science, IT Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Science, etc.)
- Experience in data-driven healthcare or life sciences organizations
- Comfortable operating hands-on (IC work) while owning strategy and operating model
- Must work within a U.S. time zone
- Strong, practical communicator (clarity over polish; technical expertise prioritized)
PERKS OF BEING AN OSTRONAUT:
🖤 Impacting the future of healthcare - your innovations could very likely become the new norm for millions of people.
💪 Working alongside the founders of the company. If you have any entrepreneurial desire to start your own company in the future, you will see first-hand what it takes.
💯 100% fully remote but with frequent opportunities to collaborate in-person.
🖥️ Technology & office setup reimbursement.
💃🏾 Freedom and responsibility to structure your work as you desire. We measure output and results and believe freedom allows for maximum ability.
🏖️ Unlimited PTO, plus two extended company-wide closures per year!
👪 Family leave: up to 10 weeks of 100% paid salary.
✨ Open communication - we believe in being transparent and radically honest with no retaliation.
🥳 Competitive salary and equity.
🩼 Medical/dental/vision benefits and more.
COMPENSATION:
The salary range estimate for this US-based position is $180,800- $220,500 USD + bonus and equity. These numbers are based on our compensation philosophy and US national averages since, as a fully remote company, we do not adjust compensation based on your location within the United States.
Ostro’s goal is to provide an inclusive and equitable work environment for current and future Ostronauts. In support of our core value of practicing radical honesty, we display our salary range for each job posting across all US locations, whether or not we are required to do so. Within that range, actual compensation is determined by several factors, including but not limited to skills, job expectations, and relevant training.
Our People team can share more information on our compensation philosophy, during initial interviews. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only and do not include equity and benefits.
This role has an opportunity to make an immense impact on our growth, so if you are a take action individual we are excited to hear from you!
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Ostro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Applicant Privacy Notice
As with many companies, we are aware of recruitment scams targeting Ostro job seekers. These scams come in different forms, may appear to come from Ostro employees, and may advertise positions that are - or are not - listed on our Jobs at Ostro page. These scams may use publicly available information from our website, LinkedIn, and elsewhere to create a sense of authenticity. Please know that Ostro will never ask you for banking or other financial information as part of the job application process. If you have any doubts or concerns about the authenticity of any job-related communications, please contact us via the Ostro website for support.
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