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By joining our team, you’ll be part of our life-changing mission and vision. You’ll contribute to an innovative, multifaceted culture that is second to none - one that embraces collaboration, excellence, discovery and compassion. You’ll play a role in something that’s never been done before as we integrate science and clinical care to help patients achieve better, faster outcomes - as we Advance Human Ability, together.\nJob Description Summary\nGeneral SummaryThe Data Engineer is a member of the Data Platform Engineering team, working in a dynamic cross-functional environment to assist in developing the strategic direction and the meaningful use of data within the organization for our next generation data platform to provide a full and self-service environment for clinicians, researchers, administrators and executives. Assists with development or selection of data models to be implemented in support of clinical, quality improvement, and research objectives. Creates ETL pipelines for data to and from various cloud and local sources consistent with existing data models. Adapts database systems and architecture as necessary to meet the operational, analytical, and reporting needs of the organization.\nThe Data Engineer will consistently demonstrate support of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab statement of Vision, Mission and Core Values by striving for excellence, contributing to the team efforts and showing respect and compassion for patients and their families, fellow employees, and all others with whom there is contact at or in the interest of the institute.\nThe Data Engineer will demonstrate Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Core Attributes: Communication, Accountability, Flexibility/Adaptability, Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and Core Values (Hope, Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, & Commitment to Excellence) while fulfilling job duties.\nJob Description\nThe Data Engineer will:\nCollaborate within the Data Platform Engineering team, Data Analytics and Data Governance teams, other Information Services (IS) teams, executive leadership, external consultants, and stakeholders from various departments within the hospital to:\n\nPrimarily utilizing existing resources, assist in developing secure, stable, scalable long-term plans for the flow of the hospital’s data.\n\nAssist in the development of scalable data infrastructure and platforms to collect and process large amounts of data, including structured and unstructured data for analysis by clinical, research, and business resources. Data sources may be internally (locally) or externally (cloud) sourced, both data owned by the organization and external to the organization from partners and vendors.\n\nEstablish methods and procedures for tracking data quality, completeness, redundancy, compliance and improvement along with related system operational performance.\n\nCreate strategies and plans for data capacity planning, data security, life cycle data management, scalability, backup and archiving.\n\nCreate the mapping of data sources, data movement, interfaces, and analytics, with the goal of ensuring data quality and accurate downstream delivery and reporting.\n\nDefine standards for engineering and architecture including naming, describing, managing, modeling, cleaning, enriching, transforming, transferring, storing, searching, and delivering data securely within the hospital.\n\nAssist with data stewardship by tagging and defining data elements in collaboration with subject matter experts and the Data Governance team.\n\nParticipate in data structure and information model design across multiple stakeholders.\n\nAcquire and maintain data from primary or secondary data sources.\n\nIdentify and evaluate opportunities for enhancement of current data architecture and data management technologies.\n\nMonitor, update, and ensure consistent uptime, availability and access of the data platform and other data systems for performance and reliability.\n\nDevelop processes to support the deployment of high quality, flexible, and secure data management solutions\n\nLeverage available tools to drive Automation of key data management processes\n\nCreate instrumentation and metrics to ensure ecosystem health & ensure continuous improvement of KPI’s\n\nReporting Relationships\nReports directly to the Director Data Platform Architecture\n\nKnowledge, Skills & Abilities Required\nBachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or computer engineering, or in a related area (data science, mathematics, statistics, economics, etc.) with demonstrated proficiency in the skills below.\n\nExpertise in SQL (5 years professional) with experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL and their derivatives in building complex queries, tuning, and optimization\n\nExpertise in Python and/or Java (5 years professional) with a focus on data manipulation, database interaction, ETL automation, big data technologies, and performance optimization\n\nKnowledge and understanding of HIPAA and ability to implement data security standards in line with those requirements including inter-operability with HL7 and FHIR.\n\nAt least 2-5 years of professional experience establishing ETL/ELT processes for securely transporting data between cloud and local databases. Experience doing so between Snowflake, AWS RDS (Aurora), OCI, Microsoft Power Apps, and using Informatica is a plus.\n\nExperience with other AWS data utilities (API gateway, S3, etc.) is a plus.\n\nDemonstrated experience in handling large data sets and relational databases, data warehousing, scalability, reliability, access and provisioning.\n\nExperience evaluating and leveraging AI utilities in data warehouse and data governance tools for model and pipeline development while ensuring quality data for the analytics layer and self-services.\n\nStrong communication skills, particularly those relevant to translating highly technical information for non-technical audiences in terms of documentation and diagrams.\n\nDemonstrated ability to manage and see through long-term projects.\n\nProactive work habits such as proposing and developing new projects and initiatives or advocating and promoting incremental adoption of new technologies.\n\nCandidates familiar with Oracle-Cerner EHR systems, particularly the Millennium data model and CCL, will receive strong consideration.\n\nCandidates familiar with research CDMs like OMOP, i2b2, and PCORnet will be strongly considered.\n\nCandidates with experience developing REST/RESTful APIs, streaming platforms, and role-based access and encryption will also be strongly considered.\n\nWorking Conditions\nNormal office environment with little or no exposure to dust or extreme temperature.\n\nPay and Benefits*:\nPay Range: $71,278.00 annually - $124,500.00 annually\nBenefits: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab offers a comprehensive benefits program that is competitive with our industry peers in our geographic locations: https://www.sralab.org/benefits\n*Benefits and benefits’ eligibility can vary by position. Actual compensation will vary based on applicant’s experience and qualifications, as well as internal equity.\nThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. \nPay and Benefits*:\nPay Range:\n$71,200.00 - $124,500.00Benefits:\nShirley Ryan AbilityLab offers a comprehensive benefits program that is competitive with our industry peers in our geographic locations: https://www.sralab.org/benefits\n*Benefits and benefits’ eligibility can vary by position. Actual compensation will be determined by equity and qualifications of the role.\nEqual Employment Opportunity Employer\nShirley Ryan AbilityLab is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. 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