Data Engineer (Healthcare)

Location: Fully remote, but candidates must reside within the continental United States; listed locations are Jackson, MS, Pearl, MS, Ridgeland, MS, and Flowood, MS.

Company

hirify.global delivers technology solutions supporting healthcare data exchange and government health programs.

What you will do

• Build and maintain data ingestion, transformation, aggregation, and warehouse pipelines for a statewide Health Information Exchange and Health Data Utility.
• Map clinical codes and local terminology to standard vocabularies and reference data.
• Implement validation, reconciliation, automated quality monitoring, and data quality remediation.
• Investigate discrepancies and coordinate resolution with providers, clinical analysts, and integration teams.
• Optimize pipeline performance, reliability, recoverability, and secure handling of sensitive health data.
• Document data lineage, terminology mappings, quality rules, and operational procedures for analytics-ready datasets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data engineering, health informatics, information systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience, including experience across the responsibilities described.
• Experience building production data pipelines and healthcare or comparable regulated data solutions.
• Strong SQL, data modeling, transformation, and pipeline troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with clinical terminology mapping, reference data, and healthcare data validation.
• Knowledge of standard vocabularies such as LOINC, SNOMED CT, ICD-10-CM, or RxNorm.
• Ability to implement automated quality checks and resolve data discrepancies with clinical and technical stakeholders.
• U.S. citizenship is required. Selected candidates must successfully complete a background check and be able to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting when required.

Nice to have

• Experience with HIE data, EHR extracts, laboratory feeds, or FHIR resources.
• Experience with Azure data services, Python, or comparable engineering tools.
• Health informatics or health information management credential.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work opportunity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid time off and federal holidays.
• Corporate laptop and training opportunities.

Hiring process

• The opportunity is contingent upon contract award.
• Selected candidates must complete a background check and may need to complete fingerprinting for the required clearance.