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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director of Data Practice - **Company:** Advocates - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $145,000.0 - $165,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Data Governance, R (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Power BI, SAS (Software), SQL Databases, Stata, Web Platforms, Data Pipelines, Amazon Redshift, Databricks - **Published:** September 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=23174592a433ad5c ## About the Role * Advanced degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience leading data, research, or analytics delivery. * Track record leading complex, multi-workstream data projects to completion on visible deadlines. * Depth in data governance: definitions, quality, stewardship, and standards implementation across teams. * Experience managing senior technical and methodological staff, and coordinating with executives outside your reporting line. * Hands-on experience across the tools the office runs: SQL, data pipelines and cloud warehouses, and at least one statistical environment (R, Stata, SAS, or Python). Depth on either the engineering or the analytic side, with enough fluency in the other to review work, set standards, and evaluate senior practitioners. AHP runs Redshift, Databricks, and Power BI. * Client-facing consulting credibility. Behavioral health or federal and state contract experience is a plus., All work must be performed within the United States or its territories. Employees are required to reside in, and carry out their job responsibilities from, a location within the U.S. or a U.S. territory for the duration of their employment. Limited exceptions may be granted for short-term personal or business travel outside of these areas, subject to prior written approval and in compliance with company policy. Work Authorization Requirement Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis Work Environment and Physical Requirements This position is primarily sedentary and requires the ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods while operating a computer and other standard office equipment. The role involves frequent communication via video conferencing, email, and other digital platforms. As such, employees must have access to a reliable and secure internet connection that supports remote work responsibilities, including video meetings and the use of cloud-based systems. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role. ## Description AHP is building a Data Office and hiring the Director of Data Practice to run it day to day. The Director manages the office's two capability leads, owns intake and prioritization across the portfolio, and holds the delivery standard so the Chief Data Officer can focus on strategy. The Director of Data Practice will report to the Chief Data Officer and manages both the Methods & Standards Lead and the Analytics & Delivery Lead, both senior practitioners who run their own domains and work directly with the CDO on strategy. Responsibilities * Manage how data work gets scoped, staffed, and sequenced across AHP's enterprise and client-facing portfolio. * Run the Data Office intake system: triage requests, apply the prioritization framework, and publish the data portfolio roadmap. AI-related data requests move through the same pipeline. * Put the governance framework into daily practice: enterprise reporting and quality standards, definition escalations, and the cadence that keeps Data Council decisions moving. * Supervise and develop the two capability leads, including technical review of their work, and keep methodology and delivery aligned. * Serve as the primary interface between the Data Office and project directors; align Data Office delivery with the EPMO; coordinate Data Office contributions to AI work led by Digital Solutions. * Lead client-facing delivery engagements. ## Related Videos - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Fully Orchestrating Databricks from Airflow](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/336-fully-orchestrating-databricks-from-airflow) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [The CHRO Agenda: Navigating AI Regulation and Organizational Change](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1879-the-chro-agenda-navigating-ai-regulation-and-organizational-change) - [REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more: A comparison of modern API styles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100247-rest-graphql-grpc-and-more-a-comparison-of-modern-api-styles) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1209-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou) ## Related Articles - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)