Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Healthcare Logic

About us

Healthcare Logic is one of Queensland’s fastest growing technology start-ups, and we are aiming for global market leadership within the next three-five years. We build software to help hospitals work better. Come join us and discover a world of opportunity at a time you can be a part of a global network and have a meaningful impact in the healthcare industry.

We are currently transacting in five jurisdictions. Our flagship product is SystemView: a new-to-the-world analytics platform using high-frequency data automation and a proprietary UI to give clinical and executive leaders in hospitals previously unobtainable insights and actionable data. We currently have a global headcount of c.100 and growing!

To continue building out our Data Engineering team, we are looking for committed and motivated individuals to join us at an exciting time of rapid expansion. The successful candidate will have technical experience combining both a good working knowledge of database architecture, design, and approaches to integration (with focused knowledge of SQL), and significant devops experience as well as familiarity with version control software such as Git and Redgate.

Not based in south-east Queensland – no problem – we are set up to operate within a secure remote environment, you’ll be on daily standups with your team, and we’ll commit to an annual all expenses paid trip to our head office on the beautiful Gold Coast! In addition, we will cover the costs to set up your home workspace office with our standard employee offering.

Tell us what you are looking for and we will consider your proposed salary in line with your skills and experience.

About the role

As a Data Engineer in the healthcare industry, your primary responsibility will be to design, develop, and maintain the data infrastructure that supports the organization's data-driven initiatives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the efficient and accurate collection, storage, and processing of healthcare data, while adhering to industry regulations and best practices.

Responsibilities

Data Integration

• Integrate data from various healthcare sources.
• Develop and maintain ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines to cleanse, transform, and load data into data warehouses.

Data Modeling and Architecture

• Design and implement data models that cater to healthcare-specific requirements, considering patient information, medical codes, and other relevant healthcare standards.
• Optimize database structures for performance, scalability, and data retrieval efficiency.

Data Quality and Governance

• Implement data quality checks and validation processes to ensure accuracy and consistency of healthcare data.
• Apply defined data governance standards and policies, especially considering sensitive patient data.

Infrastructure Management

• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability of data pipelines.

Collaboration

• Work closely with Leads and Senior Data Engineers, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand their data needs and provide reliable data solutions.

Automation and Tooling

• Develop automated processes for data extraction, transformation, and loading to improve efficiency and reduce manual errors.

• Ensure to streamline data workflows.

Documentation

• Maintain comprehensive documentation of data pipelines, processes, and data dictionaries, ensuring transparency and knowledge sharing.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay updated with emerging technologies and trends in Data Engineering and healthcare to propose and implement innovative solutions.

Performance Tuning

• Identify bottlenecks and optimize data processing performance, ensuring timely data availability for analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in programming languages like SQL, Python.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, NoSQL databases, and data warehousing concepts.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and services (Azure) for data storage and processing.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Strong communication skills to interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Essential skills

These skills and experience will help get you onto the shortlist:

• 3+ years' experience working intimately with data in the context of application development, data warehousing, migration, or data analysis.
• A high-level of motivation and demonstrable ability to solve complex problems and deliver solutions under tight timelines
• Demonstrated experience with SQL Server Integration Services or other ETL tools.
• Experience in SQL Server 2016+

• A sense of fun – we like to have it and aren’t afraid to say so!

Good to have skills

• Be a critical thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Be passionate about delivering high quality work.
• Prior experience with application or web development working in fast-paced agile and exposure to modern technology, frameworks, and tools such as Scrum, Test Driven Development, Redgate and CI/CD are also of interest.

Job benefits and perks

• Join a team at the cutting edge of Healthcare analytics to improve patient outcomes worldwide!
• Solve interesting real-world problems in a dynamic environment.
• Attractive salary
• Work within a global team and collaborate internationally.
• Option of in-office days on the Gold Coast and remote working options available
• We have a modern office space with awesome ocean views in Southport on the Gold Coast
• Annual all expenses paid trip to the Gold Coast for anyone recruited outside south-east QLD.
• Join us now for the opportunity to grow and expand with the Company.