Manager, Database Administration

Job Description

THE POSITION:

The Manager, Database Administration provides strategic and operational leadership for enterprise database services across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) environments. This individual leads a team of database professionals responsible for the availability, performance, security, scalability, and continuous improvement of critical business data platforms.

This role is accountable for developing and executing the enterprise database services strategy, including cloud modernization, operational excellence, automation, capacity planning, and database lifecycle management. The manager oversees service delivery, project intake, resource allocation, and operational priorities while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Working closely with Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, Security, Architecture, and Application Development teams, this leader ensures database services are reliable, secure, cost-effective, and aligned with evolving business requirements.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical foundations with people leadership, sound judgment, strategic thinking, and a passion for developing high-performing teams.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams.  These results are achieved by:

• Lead and Develop a High-Performing Database Administration Team: Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and professional development for database professionals. Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and accountable team culture that promotes technical excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Drive Enterprise Database Strategy and Modernization: Develop and execute a database technology roadmap supporting enterprise architecture standards, cloud adoption, application modernization, and business growth. Guide the evolution of database services across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud platforms, including Microsoft SQL Server, Azure, AWS, GCP, and emerging database technologies.
• Ensure Database Reliability, Performance, and Operational Excellence: Oversee the availability, performance, capacity, security, and lifecycle management of enterprise database platforms. Establish operational standards for proactive monitoring, incident management, patching, backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery to support business continuity and service reliability.
• Manage Service Delivery, Resource Planning, and Operational Priorities: Direct database project intake, work prioritization, resource allocation, and service request management. Balance operational commitments with strategic initiatives, establish clear service ownership and accountability, and ensure effective communication with business and technology stakeholders.
• Advance Automation, DevOps, and Database Engineering Practices: Champion database automation, Infrastructure as Code, standardized deployments, configuration management, and continuous integration and delivery practices. Partner with engineering teams to improve database provisioning, change management, release processes, and operational efficiency.
• Strengthen Architecture, Security, and Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Application Development, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Engineering, DevOps/SRE, and Information Security teams to establish scalable, secure, and supportable database solutions. Provide technical guidance on database architecture, performance optimization, access controls, data protection, and regulatory compliance, including HIPAA and the protection of sensitive information.
• Drive Continuous Improvement, Financial Accountability, and Risk Reduction: Identify opportunities to simplify the database technology landscape, optimize infrastructure and licensing costs, reduce technical debt, and improve operational resilience. Establish meaningful service performance indicators, communicate risks and improvement opportunities to leadership, and support informed technology investment decisions.
• Demonstrate the Core Values of Eversana, but specifically “Always Innovate”
• All other duties as assigned

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of EVERSANA to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by an employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. If reasonable accommodation is needed to perform the essential functions of your job position, please contact Human Resources.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE JOB:

• Travel 10%*
• Hours 40 per week, 5 days of the week

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the expectations of the position and shall not be construed as the only expectations that may be assigned for the position.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the expectations listed above.

Qualifications

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.

• 7+ years of progressive experience in database administration, database engineering, or enterprise data platform operations, including 3+ years of technical team leadership or people management.
• Demonstrated experience leading database operations in a complex enterprise environment, including team development, resource planning, service management, and operational prioritization.
• Strong technical foundation in Microsoft SQL Server administration, including high availability, performance management, security, backup and recovery, and database lifecycle management.
• Working knowledge of cloud database services and architectures across at least one major public cloud platform, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or Google Cloud.
• Understanding of database security, access management, data protection, disaster recovery, and operational risk management.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices, automation, version control, CI/CD, and infrastructure management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical challenges into business risks and actionable recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, manage competing priorities, and drive continuous improvement.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience managing database services across multiple public cloud platforms, particularly AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Experience with cloud-native and managed database technologies, such as Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL, and Google BigQuery.
• Familiarity with NoSQL and distributed database platforms, including MongoDB and MongoDB Atlas.
• Experience supporting data warehousing, analytics, or enterprise data platforms.
• Knowledge of database automation and Infrastructure as Code using technologies such as Terraform, PowerShell, Python, or equivalent tools.
• Familiarity with modern database DevOps practices, including schema version control, automated deployments, and CI/CD integration.
• Experience with database observability, performance optimization, capacity management, and proactive reliability engineering.
• Experience developing technology roadmaps, managing infrastructure costs, and supporting cloud migration or database modernization initiatives.
• Experience working in regulated industries such as healthcare, life sciences, or financial services, including familiarity with HIPAA and related data protection requirements.
• Experience with database platforms running on Windows Server and Linux.
• Relevant cloud, database, or technology leadership certifications.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

From EVERSANA’s inception, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility. Requirement. Do not delete]

Additional Information

OUR CULTURAL BELIEFS:

Patient Minded I act with the patient’s best interest in mind.  

Client Delight I own every client experience and its impact on results.  

Take Action I am empowered and empower others to act now.  

Grow Talent I own my development and invest in the development of others.   

Win Together I passionately connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime to achieve results.  

Communication Matters I speak up to create transparent, thoughtful and timely dialogue.  

Embrace Diversity I create an environment of awareness and respect.  

Always Innovate I am bold and creative in everything I do. 

 

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EVERSANA is committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits for all employees. If this job posting includes a base salary range, it represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S.  Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). This role is eligible for hire in select U.S. locations based on business and operational considerations. For a full list of locations, visit eversana.com/careers. More information about EVERSANA’s benefits package can be found at eversana.com/careers. EVERSANA reserves the right to modify this base salary range and benefits at any time. 

From EVERSANA’s inception, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have always been key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for improving the lives of patients and leading innovation within the healthcare industry. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of EVERSANA to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodations applies to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview and hiring process, please contact us at applicantsupport@eversana.com.

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Company Description

At EVERSANA, we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work across the globe. We’re fueled by our vision to create a healthier world. How? Our global team of more than 7,000 employees is committed to creating and delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. We are grounded in our cultural beliefs and serve more than 650 clients ranging from innovative biotech start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies. Our products, services and solutions help bring innovative therapies to market and support the patients who depend on them. Our jobs, skills and talents are unique, but together we make an impact every day. Join us!

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.  We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.   We are EVERSANA.