Senior Data Engineer (HealthTech)

Digis Corp; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare tech startup is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design data pipelines and integrate healthcare data for improving patient outcomes. This remote role offers a chance to work in a highly autonomous environment, directly supporting AI-powered clinical tools. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in data engineering and proficiency in SQL. A passion for healthcare and technical English skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience as a Data Engineer (5+ years).
• Proficiency with SQL/relational databases (4+ years).
• Experience in the Healthcare domain.
• English proficiency sufficient for technical discussions/interviews.
• Familiarity with Cloud environments and data privacy (HIPAA) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and run data pipelines for clinical event ingestion.
• Build real-time integrations with Epic via FHIR/HL7 APIs.
• Connect pipelines to downstream ML inference modules.
• Ensure proper error handling, observability, and updates.
• Help support diagnostic workflows with structured medical data.

Skills

Data Engineering

SQL/relational databases

Healthcare domain experience

Cloud environments

Data privacy (HIPAA)

Technical English

Job description

Digis is a European company of 200 employees. The company was founded 9 years ago and has managed to grow from a startup into a reliable partner for our clients. We took the best from the product and outsourcing company. You collaborate directly with the client's team, make business trips....

Digis seeks aSenior Data Engineer with deep expertise inbuilding data pipelines and integrating healthcare data. You will report directly tothe Head ofAI and Engineering and work inahigh-autonomy environment with fast iteration cycles.
This isalong-term, full-time and remote position.

About the Project:
Acutting-edge, mission-driven HealthTech startup based inthe USA, specializing inAI-powered clinical support. Aplatform that helps dermatologists make faster and more accurate diagnostic decisions byintegrating patient data and medical images directly from Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
This isapre-seed stage company founded in2023, with anMVP built, live pilots running with early clinical customers, and now growing into afull-scale product rollout and advanced ML/AI-powered services.
This isanopportunity tobeanearly engineering hire and have amassive impact onaproduct that directly improves patient outcomes.
Methodology: High independence, fast iteration, with weekly check-ins (nostrict Agile framework).
Schedule: Apreferred overlap of3–4 hours with Pacific Time (California), typically until 20:00 Kyiv time.

Project Highlights:

• High Impact: Beanearly engineering hire inahigh-impact health AIstartup.
• Cutting-Edge: Your work onreal-time pipelines will power real-world clinical diagnostics.
• Collaboration: Work directly with technical founders and domain experts (Co-founder/Head ofAI and Engineering, Co-founder/Domain Expert).
• Mission: Drive amission-driven product that directly improves patient care and outcomes.

What you’ll do:

• Design and run data pipelines for clinical event ingestion
• Build real-time integrations with Epic via FHIR/HL7APIs
• Connect pipelines todownstreamML inference modules
• Ensure proper error handling, observability, and updates
• Help support diagnostic workflows with structured medical data

Requirements:

• Senior-level experience asaData Engineer (5+years)
• Proficiency with SQL/relational databases (4+years)
• Experience inthe Healthcare domain
• English proficiency sufficient for technical discussions/interviews.
• Familiarity with Cloud environments and data privacy (HIPAA) isaplus.