US - Analytics Engineer

Shriners Children's

$100K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or Healthcare Informatics.
  • 3+ years in data engineering or analytics development, preferably in healthcare.
  • Proficient in PySpark, SQL, and DAX for data transformation.
  • Experience with Power BI or similar BI tools for visualization.
  • Strong understanding of healthcare data standards like FHIR and HL7.
  • Familiar with Agile or DevOps methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize data workflows in PySpark and SQL for analytics.
  • Design and maintain semantic models and data marts following enterprise architecture.
  • Ensure data quality and standards in collaboration with governance teams.
  • Automate data refresh processes for analytics environments.
  • Build efficient data models for Power BI and AI/ML use cases.
  • Partner with analysts and business leaders to provide access to high-quality data.
  • Implement HIPAA-compliant practices for secure data handling.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous improvement.
  • Engagement in innovative analytics projects and modern data practices.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Analytics Engineer plays a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the data assets that power analytics, reporting, and AI-driven initiatives across the organization. This individual bridges data engineering and business intelligence-transforming raw healthcare data into trusted, analytics-ready models and scalable insights. The ideal candidate will be fluent in PySpark, SQL, and modern data modeling techniques, with a strong understanding of healthcare data standards and the analytical needs of clinical and operational stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Data Engineering and Modeling
  • Develop and optimize data transformation workflows in PySpark and SQL to prepare data for analytics and reporting.
  • Design, maintain, and document semantic models and data marts in alignment with enterprise data architecture (e.g., medallion or layered lakehouse design).
  • Collaborate with data governance and quality teams to ensure adherence to standards, lineage, and DQA processes.
  • Automate and orchestrate data refresh processes for analytics environments.


Analytics Enablement
  • Build efficient and reusable data models to support Power BI and AI/ML use cases.
  • Partner with analysts, data scientists, and business leaders to ensure reliable access to curated, high-quality data.
  • Build and maintain enterprise reports and dashboard including measures, KPIs, and business logic that populates them.


Healthcare Data & Compliance
  • Work with FHIR, HL7, and other healthcare data standards to harmonize and integrate data across systems.
  • Implement best practices for HIPAA compliance, privacy, and secure data handling within all analytics workflows.


Innovation and Continuous Improvement
  • Contribute to the modernization of analytics infrastructure, enabling AI and predictive analytics readiness.
  • Explore and prototype new tools or frameworks to improve efficiency, reliability, or insight delivery.


Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics
  • 3+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics development, or BI engineering (healthcare experience preferred).
  • Proficiency in PySpark, SQL, and DAX for data preparation and transformation.
  • Experience with Power BI or similar BI tools for semantic modeling and visualization.
  • Understanding of healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7, OMOP) and compliance frameworks (HIPAA).
  • Experience working in Agile or DevOps environments.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Familiarity with modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or Azure Synapse.
  • Experience integrating analytics workflows with AI/ML solutions.
  • Knowledge of version control, CI/CD, and environment-based deployment practices.
  • Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics, or related field
Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

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