Alphatec Spine

ResearchDataEngineer

$110–130k Carlsbad, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Research Data Engineer at Alphatec Spine. Skills: Data pipelines, Batch data processing, Data quality, SQL. Ingest, process, and manage datasets. Design data models and datasets”

What You'll Achieve.

building and maintaining reliable data pipelines; preparing high-quality datasets; enabling efficient, compliant access to research data

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot and resolve issues in data pipelines

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Bioinformatics, or related STEM fields, 2–4 years of experience in data engineering or a related role, proficiency in Python or similar language for data processing, Solid SQL skills for querying, transformation, and optimization, Experience building and maintaining batch ETL/ELT pipelines, Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)

Nice to Have

Experience with clinical, healthcare, or research datasets, Familiarity with Databricks, Spark, or workflow orchestration tools, analytics and data visualization skills, Experience with using statistical and/or machine learning algorithms for data analysis, Databricks Certified, dbt Certified

What You'll Do.

Design data models and datasets

and maintain batch data pipelines

Optimize and monitor batch workflows

Troubleshoot and resolve issues

Implement data validation

Identify and resolve data inconsistencies

Ensure compliance with healthcare data regulations

well-structured datasets

Develop SQL queries and data transformations

Assist with exploratory data analysis

Document data pipelines

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with researchers and analysts; Work cross-functionally with clinical, analytics, and engineering teams

Communication Scope

Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Process & Methodology

manage multiple priorities

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