Forward-Deployed Healthcare AI Data Engineer

Qualified Health; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Hybrid work options

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Job summary

Qualified Health seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to implement and consult on healthcare data integrations and AI initiatives. You will design robust ETL pipelines turning diverse sources (Epic, LIMS, PACS, SharePoint) into production datasets for our AI platform, while advising health system partners and working with cross-functional teams.

You’ll diagnose ambiguous problems, craft creative solutions, and communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences, operating

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data analytics, data engineering, or solution delivery with data integration/ETL
• Proficiency in PySpark and SQL for large-scale data processing
• Experience with Azure Databricks, Data Factory, and Delta Lake
• Production ETL experience with robust error handling and monitoring
• Experience implementing data quality validation frameworks
• Consultant mindset with ability to communicate with diverse audiences
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field

Responsibilities

• Design and build ETL pipelines using PySpark, SQL, and Azure services
• Perform data extraction and transformation on complex healthcare datasets
• Develop data quality validation frameworks
• Troubleshoot data schema issues and performance bottlenecks
• Build reusable data components and standardized integration patterns
• Optimize pipeline performance for large healthcare datasets
• Write technical documentation for pipelines and integration patterns
• Support production deployments and coordinate with infrastructure teams
• Leverage AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate delivery

Skills

PySpark

SQL

Excel

ETL

Data Quality

Azure Databricks

Data Factory

Delta Lake

Consultant mindset

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Epic Clarity

LIMS/PACS

Job description

Qualified Health seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to implement and consult on healthcare data integrations and AI initiatives. You will design robust ETL pipelines turning diverse sources (Epic, LIMS, PACS, SharePoint) into production datasets for our AI platform, while advising health system partners and working with cross-functional teams.

You’ll diagnose ambiguous problems, craft creative solutions, and communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences, operating