Data & Integrations Engineer

Shriners Children's; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children's is seeking a Data and Integrations Engineer to design and maintain data systems that support healthcare operations. The role focuses on ensuring data quality and seamless integration across platforms, contributing to enhanced patient care. Candidates should have a strong background in data engineering and healthcare interoperability.

Benefits

Medical coverage on first day

403(b) retirement plan with matching contributions

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and maintaining data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and programming languages such as Python.
• Understanding of data warehousing and database management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to understand data and integration requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines.
• Ensure data quality and compliance with healthcare regulations.

Skills

Data engineering frameworks

SQL

Python

Healthcare data systems

Interoperability standards

APIs

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Information Systems

Healthcare Informatics

Tools

Cerner Open Engine

Epic Bridges

Infor Cloverleaf

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Company Overview

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Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403(b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

Job Overview

The Data and Integrations Engineer at Shriners Children’s plays a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining data and integration systemsthat support the organization's data strategy. This individual is responsible for developing and managing pipelines that ingest, store, transform, andensure the quality of data across Shriners' data resources. Additionally, they support the seamless exchange of data across various healthcare andbusiness systems.

With a strong foundation in healthcare interoperability, data integration, and system reliability, this role ensures high availability and performance ofenterprise data solutions. The successful execution of these responsibilities enables Shriners Children’s to advance its data-driven strategy, enhancingpatient care and expanding access to more children in more places.

Responsibilities

Data Engineering & Integration

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, clinicians, and IT teams, to understand data and integration requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform, and integrate data from various healthcare systems, including EHRs, clinical systems, and external data providers.
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and consistency across all integration and ETL processes.
• Implement and support integration solutions using platforms such as Cerner Open Engine, Epic Bridges, and Infor Cloverleaf.
• Develop and maintain data mappings, transformations, and workflows to facilitate seamless data exchange.
• Optimize data structures and storage solutions for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Monitor and troubleshoot integration processes, identifying and resolving data-related performance bottlenecks.

Process & Compliance Management

• Implement and oversee structured data engineering and integration lifecycles.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare data regulations and standards, including HIPAA, HL7, FHIR, and DICOM.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for data engineering workflows, integration processes, system configurations,and compliance requirements.
• Assist in gathering and analyzing integration requirements from stakeholders, translating them into technical specifications and scalable solutions.

Collaboration & Communication

• Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture focused on continuous improvement and excellence.
• Work closely with internal and external partners, providing technical support and guidance on data integration and engineering best practices.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in healthcare data engineering and interoperability.
• Utilize tools such as Microsoft Teams and Outlook to be available for meetings and ad-hoc communications during working hours.

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• Proven experience designing and maintaining data pipelines, ETL processes, and data integration solutions
• Experience working with healthcare data systems, interoperability standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR, DICOM), and integration platforms such as Cerner Open Engine, Epic Bridges, and Infor Cloverleaf
• Strong proficiency in data engineering frameworks, SQL, and programming languages such as Python
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies
• Familiarity with APIs, web services, and real-time data integration methodologies
• Understanding of data warehousing, database management, and data security best practices
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field

Preferred:

• Experience in data engineering, healthcare integration, or a similar role