[Remote] Data Engineer – Healthcare Analytics Platform
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Guidehouse is a consulting firm that specializes in data engineering and analytics solutions for various sectors, including healthcare. They are seeking a Data Engineer to support the design and development of an enterprise Contract Performance Analytics platform, focusing on data architecture, pipeline development, and integration of healthcare data.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform, and load healthcare data from diverse structured and unstructured sources
- Develop pipelines to process data from CMS and payer files (CCLF, paid claims, PUG) as well as Epic (Caboodle, Clarity) data models and extracts
- Build and optimize data models to support analytics, reporting, and operational use cases, including BI and downstream analytics consumption
- Transform raw data into standardized, analytics-ready canonical data models and curated data marts
- Build lakehouse/medallion architecture, data ingestion patterns, and orchestration frameworks
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data engineering workflows, including pipelines and scheduled jobs, using version control and automation tools
- Collaborate with database administrators, analysts, and application teams to integrate data sources, design schemas, and support downstream data consumers
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and accuracy through validation, monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Support data migration, integration, and modernization initiatives, including legacy system upgrades, optimization of large-scale ETL pipelines, query performance, and cloud adoption efforts
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development and production environments to maintain stable and reliable data pipelines
- Document data flows, pipelines, test cases, and technical solutions to support knowledge sharing and compliance requirements
- Stay current with emerging tools, technologies, and best practices in data engineering and cloud platforms
Skills
- US Citizenship or a Green Card is required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related fields
- A minimum of FIVE (5) years of experience in data engineering, ETL/ELT development, or data platform engineering in a healthcare setting
- Experience working with healthcare data, including claims, clinical, payer, or population health datasets
- Experience working with healthcare data interoperability standards (e.g., FHIR, HL7)
- Proficiency in Python and SQL for data engineering and transformation workloads
- Hands-on experience designing and building ETL/ELT pipelines and data ingestion frameworks
- Experience working with modern cloud data platforms or ETL/ELT tools (e.g., Databricks, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue)
- Experience working with lakehouse or medallion-style architectures for analytics platforms
- Strong knowledge of relational database design, data warehouses, and/or data lakes (e.g., star/snowflake schemas)
- Experience working with relational and/or distributed data systems, including data modeling
- Experience working in a cloud environment (AWS or Azure) supporting data solutions
- Experience with CI/CD practices and version control tools (e.g., Git)
- Experience using monitoring and logging tools to support data pipeline reliability
- Experience working with PHI and healthcare data privacy/security requirements
- Ability to work effectively in an Agile development environment
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to clients, engineers, and business stakeholders
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, client-facing environment
- Previous experience working with Epic and/or Athena in a healthcare setting for data engineering
- Previous experience with Exasol or similar analytics platform
- AWS, Azure, Databricks, Snowflake or other data engineering–related certifications
- Experience with data visualization or analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
- Exposure to microservices-based architectures or AI/ML-enabled data pipelines
- Prior consulting experience
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Student Loan PayDown
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
- Mobility Stipend
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