[Remote] Senior Data Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Akumin is a leading provider of outpatient radiology and oncology services, partnering with top hospitals and health systems nationwide. The Senior Data Engineer will be responsible for building the company’s enterprise data platform to support analytics and AI, developing data collection processes, and ensuring data integrity for decision-making and innovation.ResponsibilitiesDevelopment of complex SQL queries for data extraction, manipulation, and reporting and transformation technologiesDesign and implement robust ETL/ELT pipelines using custom-tooling (Python/Google) and off-the shelf tooling with focus on monitoring, supportability, and resource stewardshipContribute to and leverage coding standards and best practices to ensure efficient and re-usable services and componentsArchitect, implement and deploy new data models and data processes in productionBuilds data pipelines which acquire, cleanse, transform and publish data from a wide variety of sourcesAssembles large, complex data sets which meets functional and non-functional business requirementsPartners with data asset managers, architects, and development leads to ensure technical solution provides data which is fit for use and in line with architecture blueprintsIdentify, document, design, and implement internal process improvementsOther duties as assigned by managementSkillsBachelor's degree required in Data Science, Computer Science or MIS, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field5+ years of prior experience in Data Management / ETL / ELT / Data WarehousingExperience in writing Data Quality routines for cleansing of data and capturing confidence score and master data management (MDM)Hands-on experience with designing and implementing data pipelines and ELT/ETL processes (ex. Fivetran, DBT)Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (ex.GCP, AWS, Azure) and related services (ex. BigQuery, S3, Snowflake, etc.)Strong understanding of data modeling, data integration, and data governance principles (ex. DBT)Experience working in a highly regulated domain (ex. Healthcare, Banking, etc.)Strong knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) and Transact-SQL (T-SQL)Experience using scripting languages such as JavaScript or PythonExperience with agile delivery methodologiesStrong organizational, administrative, and analytical skills requiredTravel may be required between 5 to 10%Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science or MIS, Mathematics, Engineering, or related fieldDBT CertificationData Modeling experience preferredExperience working with Clinical Data and Regulatory Governance in a Healthcare settingExperience Healthcare data models, datasets, and source systems (e.g. EHR, claims, DICOM images, labs, etc.)Experience with healthcare reference data (ICD, CPT etc.)Experience with big data technologies (ex.Kafka, Hadoop, Spark) and containerization (ex. Docker, Kubernates)Experience with FHIR and FHIR store formats and data repositoriesHands-on design and configuration experience with cloud services Google (related to data storage and processing)Data Governance Principles and enterprise frameworks (Warehousing, Data-as-a-Product, MESH, MDM)Knowledge of HIPAA; ability to implement systems and processes in accordance with regulationsCompany OverviewAkumin is a leading U.S. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, US, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://akumin.com.