Remote Senior Data Engineer - Cloud ETL for Healthcare Data

Akumin; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible scheduling

Cross training opportunities

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA contributions

401(k) employer match

Paid holidays

PTO and sick time

Job summary

Akumin is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to build and scale the enterprise data platform, enabling analytics and AI across the organization. You will design ETL/ELT pipelines, implement data models, and ensure data quality and governance within highly regulated healthcare data domains.

You will collaborate with data scientists and business leaders to provide rapid access to reliable data for decision-making and innovation across the company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a data-related field is required.
• 5+ years of experience in Data Management / ETL / ELT / Data Warehousing.
• Experience with data quality routines and master data management (MDM).
• Hands-on with data pipelines and ELT/ETL tools (Fivetran, DBT).
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and services (BigQuery, S3, Snowflake).
• Strong SQL / T-SQL, scripting (Python/JavaScript), and agile methods.
• Healthcare data domain experience and HIPAA awareness is a plus.
• Travel 5-10% may be required.

Responsibilities

• Development of complex SQL queries for data extraction and reporting.
• Design and implement robust ETL/ELT pipelines with Python/Google tooling.
• Contribute to coding standards for reusable data services.
• Architect and deploy new data models and data processes to production.
• Build data pipelines from diverse sources and ensure data quality.
• Assemble large, complex data sets satisfying business requirements.
• Collaborate with data asset managers and architects to ensure usable data.
• Identify and implement internal process improvements.

Skills

SQL / T-SQL

Python scripting

Data modeling

Cloud platforms

ETL/ELT design

Data governance

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, CS, MIS, or related field

Tools

Fivetran

DBT

BigQuery

Snowflake

Google Cloud

S3

Job description

Akumin is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to build and scale the enterprise data platform, enabling analytics and AI across the organization. You will design ETL/ELT pipelines, implement data models, and ensure data quality and governance within highly regulated healthcare data domains.

You will collaborate with data scientists and business leaders to provide rapid access to reliable data for decision-making and innovation across the company.