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1 Dec 2026Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.\nDesign, develop, evaluate, and maintain data pipelines, programs, and workflows used to process, validate, and analyze clinical and medical device data.\nBuild and support automated ETL/ELT solutions using Databricks, PySpark, SQL, and AWS services to ingest and transform structured and semi-structured data, including JSON and CSV files.\nCollect, clean, transform, and standardize raw clinical and device data into high-quality, analysis-ready datasets for statistical analysis and reporting.\nPartner with Biostatistics and study teams to understand analytical requirements and deliver finalized datasets optimized for statistical software and downstream use.\nCollaborate with Medical Device and Software Engineering teams to align on data schemas, firmware updates, data payload specifications, and system integration requirements.\nIdentify data inconsistencies, perform root cause analysis, and implement solutions to ensure data quality, accuracy, and completeness.\nSupport clinical data management activities, including data mining, validation, reconciliation, and issue resolution across multiple data sources.\nContribute to the development and execution of data management plans that support study, project, and protocol timelines.\nProvide technical support for software user acceptance testing and review training materials, instructions, and documentation related to clinical data systems.\nServe as a liaison among Clinical Research, R&D, Biostatistics, and other cross-functional stakeholders to communicate timelines, requirements, and deliverables.\nApply software engineering best practices, including version control, CI/CD, and code review processes, to ensure reliable and maintainable solutions.\nWork independently on multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment while maintaining a high level of quality and accountability.\nDevelop and evaluate algorithms to characterize product/system performance, quality, data management, and accuracy.\nUses current programming language and technologies to translate algorithms and technical specifications into code.\nCompletes programming and implements efficiencies, performs testing and debugging.\nCompletes documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance.\nCan work with large scale computing frameworks, data analysis systems, and modeling environments.\nTECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM:\nAn individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies.\nFormulates, delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results.\nMay act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower-level professionals. Most of the time is spent delivering and overseeing projects - from design to implementation - while adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills.\nRequired Knowledge and Experience:\nSQL: Advanced proficiency - complex joins, window functions, CTEs, query optimization \nData Warehousing: Hands-on experience with platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, or Azure Synapse \n Python: Proficient in pandas, NumPy, and data visualization libraries (matplotlib, seaborn, plotly).\nBI Tools: Experience with Power BI\nRequires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Statistics, or a related field with 4 years of relevant experience in clinical data engineering, clinical data management, data analytics, or a related technical field or 2 years with master’s degree.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field \n Experience: 3-5 years (1-3 years if master’s degree) of hands-on experience deriving insights and driving decisions from large, complex datasets \nStatistics: Solid working knowledge of foundational statistical concepts such as hypothesis testing, distributions, regression, sampling methods, multivariate analysis, survival analysis, or statistical process control\nCommunication: Ability to translate technical findings into clear, actionable insights for cross-functional audiences \nData Pipelines: Familiarity with ETL/ELT workflows and pipeline tooling \nMedTech / Healthcare: Experience or genuine interest in medical technology, clinical studies, or healthcare data - strongly preferred \nData Storytelling: A passion for turning complex data into compelling narratives that drive action - strongly preferred \nAI Dev Tools: Experience with AI-assisted coding environments such as Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio, GitHub Copilot, or similar \nBI Tools: Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar dashboard/reporting platforms\nDIFFERENTIATING FACTORS\nAutonomy:\nEstablished and productive individual contributor. Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.\nOrganizational Impact:\nSets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments. Contributes to the completion of project milestones. May have some involvement in cross functional assignments.\nInnovation and Complexity:\nProblems and issues faced are general and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex. Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.\nCommunication and Influence:\nCommunicates primarily and frequently with internal contacts. External interactions are less complex or problem solving in nature. 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