Staff Data Engineer
Core
Building data pipelines, models, and AI infrastructure to ingest, normalize, and govern clinical research data from 80+ trial sites and EHRs to power predictive intelligence.
Role type
Staff Data Engineer (Healthcare/Clinical Research)
Builds
Data pipelines, data models, and AI infrastructure for clinical trial data
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Research / Data Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Data pipeline architecture, data modeling, data quality & observability, SQL, Python/Java/Scala/Go, distributed processing, streaming, cloud-native storage, orchestration, AI/LLM application to data problems, heterogeneous data integration
Preferred skills
Healthcare data (HL7, FHIR, claims, EHR), clinical trial operations, SOC 2/HIPAA compliance, building reliable systems in difficult environments
Technologies
SQL, Python, Java, Scala, Go, distributed processing frameworks, streaming frameworks, cloud-native storage, orchestration frameworks
Responsibilities
Design data layer architecture and schemas, build and operate data pipelines from ingestion to model serving, implement data quality and observability systems, partner with ML teams on data requirements, define data governance, evaluate data stack tools, shape engineering culture
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
