Research Data Engineer - Epic & Clinical Data Pipelines

Laureate Institute for Brain Research; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, OK is seeking a Research Data Engineer to build and support data infrastructure for neuroscience and mental health research. You will design ETL/ELT pipelines, develop research data marts, and optimize databases across Epic Clarity, Caboodle, and Cosmos platforms.

You’ll create analytics-ready datasets and collaborate with investigators to translate scientific questions into data solutions while ensuring data quality, security, and HIPAA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3–4 years of healthcare data engineering experience.
• Advanced SQL skills with experience in ETL/ELT pipelines and data quality.
• Experience with relational databases, data marts, and Epic data platforms.
• Knowledge of healthcare terminologies and HIPAA/privacy regulations.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for clinical and research data.
• Build and maintain research data marts with standardized, curated datasets.
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries and database objects for performance.
• Extract, clean, transform, and integrate data from Epic and other EHR systems.
• Create analytics-ready datasets in Parquet or other modern formats for analysis.
• Collaborate with investigators to translate questions into technical data solutions.
• Implement automated data validation and quality assurance processes.
• Ensure data security, HIPAA compliance, and governance requirements.
• Document pipelines, models, and processes for reproducibility.

Skills

Advanced SQL

ETL/ELT pipelines

Relational databases

Epic (Clarity, Caboodle, Cosmos)

HIPAA knowledge

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Data Engineering / Health Informatics

Tools

Parquet

Delta Lake

Git

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)

Epic data platforms (Clarity, Caboodle, Cosmos)

Job description

The Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, OK is seeking a Research Data Engineer to build and support data infrastructure for neuroscience and mental health research. You will design ETL/ELT pipelines, develop research data marts, and optimize databases across Epic Clarity, Caboodle, and Cosmos platforms.

You’ll create analytics-ready datasets and collaborate with investigators to translate scientific questions into data solutions while ensuring data quality, security, and HIPAA