Hybrid Health Data Engineer (Junior) — OMOP Pipelines

The University of Sheffield; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Professional development

Pension scheme

Job summary

The University of Sheffield’s Data Connect team is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to help build secure pipelines and curate health datasets for researchers. You will work with Data Scientists, Data Engineers and external partners to deliver clean, structured data assets and map data to standard models such as OMOP.

This 35-hour hybrid role at Grade 6 offers development opportunities in data governance, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and collaboration with regional programmes including the NHS, ICB

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in SQL (joining, aggregating, subqueries, performance tuning).
• Good foundational coding skills (e.g., Python) with a structured approach to coding.
• An interest in working with challenging real-world health care datasets.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills to interact with technical peers and external researchers (including NHS).
• Awareness of sensitive data handling, data governance, and compliance standards.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).

Responsibilities

• Assisting in cleaning, mapping and standardizing health datasets (e.g., OMOP CDM).
• Helping to develop reproducible and secure data pipelines for research projects.
• Working on and maintaining data assets within secure data platforms and infrastructure.
• Assisting with data validation, feasibility checks, and ensuring data extracts match cohort specifications.
• Maintaining data dictionaries and metadata for stakeholder understanding.
• Contributing to clear technical documentation for a multidisciplinary team.
• Working within data governance and security frameworks to ensure compliance and data safety.
• Providing technical support to regional programmes including the ICB and NHS SDE.
• Communicating progress and blockers to the Data Technical Lead and Project Manager.
• Participating in knowledge sharing across the Data Connect team.

Skills

SQL

Python

Healthcare data

Communication

Data governance

Cloud platforms

Git

Tools

Git

Job description

The University of Sheffield’s Data Connect team is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to help build secure pipelines and curate health datasets for researchers. You will work with Data Scientists, Data Engineers and external partners to deliver clean, structured data assets and map data to standard models such as OMOP.

This 35-hour hybrid role at Grade 6 offers development opportunities in data governance, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and collaboration with regional programmes including the NHS, ICB