Senior Palantir Technical Lead
Owens & Minor · Richmond · $130,000 (stated in the posting)
Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems and research centers around the world. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere, Life Takes Care™.
Global Reach with a Local Touch
140+ years serving healthcare
Over 14,000 teammates worldwide
Serving healthcare partners in 80 countries
Manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand and Ireland
40+ distribution centers
Portfolio of 300 propriety and branded product offerings
1,000 branded medical product suppliers
4,000 healthcare partners served
Benefits
Comprehensive Healthcare Plan - Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.
Educational Assistance - We offer educational assistance to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.
Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability - We offer employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
Voluntary Supplemental Programs – We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.
Support for your Growing Family – Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.
Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) - We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.
Paid Leave - In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave – including parental leave.
Well-Being – Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs – all at no cost to you.
- The anticipated salary range for this position is $130,000 USD Annual and up. The actual compensation offered may vary based on job related factors such as experience, skills, education and location.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Palantir Technical Lead serves as the senior technical lead responsible for the delivery, operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Palantir Foundry solutions. This role provides hands-on leadership across application development, platform operations, and production support while partnering with Product Owners, engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders. The position leads technical execution, troubleshooting, operational support, and solution delivery while helping ensure reliability, scalability, and business value across the Palantir portfolio.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Serve as the senior technical lead for Palantir Foundry applications, data products, and platform solutions.
- Coordinate day-to-day development, support, enhancement, and operational activities across multiple workstreams.
- Lead technical implementation efforts to ensure high-quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
- Act as the primary technical escalation point for production incidents, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
- Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, applications, integrations, and operational workflows using Palantir Foundry.
- Lead code reviews, design reviews, and technical discussions to promote engineering best practices and solution quality.
- Coordinate releases, deployments, production readiness reviews, and post-deployment validation.
- Develop and maintain runbooks, monitoring solutions, support documentation, and operational processes.
- Drive continuous improvement through automation, operational efficiencies, and technical debt reduction.
- Partner with Product Owners and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Ensure compliance with security, governance, and data management standards.
- Mentor developers and engineers through technical guidance, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
Qualifications
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, platform engineering, technical consulting, or solution delivery.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience developing solutions in Palantir Foundry.
- Experience leading technical delivery and supporting business-critical production systems.
- Experience with incident management, production support, and operational excellence practices.
- Experience partnering with business stakeholders to define and deliver technical solutions.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
- Advanced knowledge of Palantir Foundry and its core platform capabilities.
- Experience developing solutions using Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, Ontology, Workshop, AIP, and modern React-based application development frameworks.
- Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and TypeScript.
- Experience designing data pipelines, integrations, and application workflows.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of software development lifecycle, change management, release management, and production support practices.
- Ability to lead technical discussions, influence engineering decisions, and mentor team members.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to balance operational support, project delivery, and competing priorities.
Preferred: Strong background in the following areas:
- Experience supporting healthcare, supply chain, logistics, or other enterprise operational systems preferred.
- Experience leading application migrations, platform modernization, or transformation initiatives preferred.
- Experience developing modern applications using React, TypeScript, and related web technologies, including custom applications integrated with Palantir Foundry, preferred.
- Palantir Foundry certifications such as Foundry Application Developer, Foundry Data Engineer, Foundry AI Engineer, or equivalent Palantir platform certifications preferred.
- Ability to participate in production support, incident response, and critical issue resolution as needed.
If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply. This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis.
Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.