Data Engineer

Data Engineer

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At Bluesight, our mission is to create groundbreaking medication intelligence solutions that increase efficiency, safety and visibility for health systems and pharmaceutical manufacturers.  We empower our customers to deliver the right medicine to the right patient at the right time, every time.  We are a high growth healthcare information technology company with a start-up 'vibe' but over 2,000 customers tracking medications using our proven solutions.


The Data Engineer has experience working with both internal, and external, consumers of data products, with a skill for building data architectures and platforms that are robust, extensible, and scalable. Prior experience designing and leading an enterprise-wide data architecture is desirable. This role should use a collaborative and consensus-building approach to the work. This role will cover the spectrum of our data product offerings, from data governance and security to extract, transformation and testing and will work closely with product owners, engineering teams.

You can expect to:

    • Define, design, implement and maintain data architectures and infrastructure that unify our core products and 3rd party tools
    • Develop and champion good data stewardship and governance practices across the company and work closely with Security to ensure customer assurance
    • Design and support customer facing data products both with API and interactive components.
    • You will be responsible for extending a set of tools used for data pipeline development and metadata management. 

About You:

    • A minimum of a BS degree in computer science, software engineering, or related scientific discipline
    • At least 2 years of  experience in a data engineering role gained over several companies or coupled with prior experience as a backend engineer
    • Ability to communicate clearly with all audiences about data architecture and implementations
    • Strong written and analytical skills
    • Experience working on modern ETL tools like Stitch and FiveTran, and DBT
    • Strong bias for action, documentation and education
    • Ability to work through ambiguity with open communication and autonomy
    • Expert-level mastery of SQL (MySql, Redshift, Athena, Postgres) and db denormalization concepts
    • Proficiency in Spark or other distributed processing frameworks. 
    • Exceptional attention to detail
    • Great analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities
    • Proficiency implementing monitoring instrumentation, triaging incidents, resolving customer issues
    • Experience with a data pipeline orchestration tools like Dagster, Luigi or Airflow
    • Working experience in AWS cloud computing environment, preferably with Lambda, S3, MWAA, Athena, SQS, DMS, Glue
    • Programming experience with Python in a production setting 

Nice to Have:

    • Experience working with PHI or other regulated data
    • Knowledge of hospital data systems (e.g. EHR, ADC, purchasing reports, etc.)
    • Knowledge of the pharmaceutical supply chain

What you'll get from us:

    • Opportunity to build a data team culture within the organization, and to shape a data team that has built an industry-leading product
    • A strong voice in what we work on, how it works, and how we build it
    • Trust in your sense of ownership, estimations and design decisions
    • A budget for training and career development
    • Coworkers you'll learn from and who are looking to learn from you
    • Opportunities to solve problems of scale, debt and security to redefine what’s possible in medication intelligence
This position is a remote position and open to applicants in the continental United States.

Why Bluesight?
Bluesight’s culture is built on innovation and teamwork. There’s room to grow and opportunities to take initiative. You will partner with sharp, motivated teammates looking to disrupt a massive industry—and have fun doing it.  We truly believe that where you work and what you do matters.  Join us as we revolutionize the hospital pharmacy landscape!
-Competitive salary
-Time off when you need it – unlimited vacation days!
-Generous insurance coverage
-401k program with a company match
-Fun, collaborative culture!

EOE AA M/F/VET/Disability

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.
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