Data Engineer - Healthcare Encounters

SafeRide Inc; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

SafeRide Health is seeking a Data Engineer or Senior Data Engineer with Healthcare Encounters experience to own the encounters data workflows. You will build scalable pipelines, ingest and process response files, and measure encounter performance using SQL and Python while collaborating with internal teams to improve data completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.

This is a key risk-mitigation hire to create clear accountability for data delivery to external partners and reduce single-points of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical field.
• 3+ years of professional experience building with SQL and Python.
• Experience in data warehousing and data modeling, including star-schema modeling and report design.
• Experience with AWS Data Services (Redshift, Athena, S3, DMS, Glue, SageMaker).
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow.
• Demonstrated ownership and ability to design and implement data solutions in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical encounters workflow and reduce single-point-of-failure risk.
• Build encounter files and scalable pipelines for delivery to third parties.
• Ingest and process response files and create systems to measure encounter performance.
• Use SQL and Python to develop, automate, validate, and troubleshoot data workflows.
• Partner with internal teams to improve encounter completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data warehousing

Data modeling

Airflow

AWS

ETL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Redshift

Athena

S3

DMS

Glue

SageMaker

Airflow

Job description

About the Role:

SafeRide Health is seeking a Data Engineer or Senior Data Engineer with Healthcare Encounters experience to take ownership of our encounters data workflows.

This role is a key risk-mitigation hire: it will create clear accountability for building encounter files, moving data to and from external partners, processing responses, and measuring performance.

In this role, you will:

• Own the technical encounters workflow and reduce single-point-of-failure risk
• Build encounter files and scalable pipelines for delivery to third parties
• Ingest and process response files and create systems to measure encounter performance
• Use SQL and Python to develop, automate, validate, and troubleshoot data workflows
• Partner with internal teams to improve encounter completeness, accuracy, and timeliness

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical field
• 3+ years of professional experience building with SQL and Python
• Data warehousing and data modeling experience in a professional environment, including star-schema modeling and report design
• AWS Data Services (Redshift, Athena, S3, DMS, Glue, SageMaker, etc.)
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow
• Experience building data solutions in a high-scale or high-expectation engineering environment
• Demonstrated ownership and ability to design and implement solutions in a rapidly transforming environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with healthcare data exchange, external submissions, response processing, or performance measurement
• Direct encounters experience within a payer, state agency, healthcare organization, or comparable environment
• Ability to take end-to-end ownership of an operationally critical data workflow

What Success Looks Like:

• Own the Encounters Solution Architecture and implementation
• Create reliable systems for outbound encounter files and inbound response processing
• Improve measurable encounter completeness, accuracy, and timeliness

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and annual bonus opportunities
• Remote with flexible hours
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous PTO, 10 paid company holidays, and paid parental leave
• Career growth opportunities in a mission-driven organization

About Us:

SafeRide Health is a technology and services company committed to eliminating transportation barriers to healthcare. By combining our proprietary tech platform with a nationwide network of vetted transportation providers, we empower payers and health systems to deliver smarter, more reliable non-emergency medical transportation.

Our platform supports the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and provider programs - improving health outcomes and patient experiences at scale.