Alphatec Spine

Alphatec Spine

Research Data Engineer

Carlsbad, California, USA · Internship

No sponsorship$110k-$130kDetected 50 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsSQLDatabricksAzureCloud PlatformsMachine LearningSparkData AnalysisData EngineeringData ScienceData VisualizationAI OrchestrationComplianceHIPAAClinical TrialsClinical ResearchBioinformaticsResearchCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • This role emphasizes batch data processing, data quality, data transformation and processing and enabling efficient, compliant access to research data.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in data pipelines and scheduled jobs.
  • Identify and resolve data inconsistencies, anomalies, and gaps.

Responsibilities

  • Ingest, process, and manage clinical and research datasets from internal and external sources.
  • Design data models and datasets optimized for researcher and analyst use.
  • Maintain datasets used in research studies, ensuring consistency, traceability, and documentation.
  • Design, build, and maintain batch data pipelines for scheduled ingestion, transformation, and delivery.
  • Optimize and monitor batch workflows to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Implement data validation, quality checks, and monitoring processes.
  • Partner with researchers and analysts to deliver clean, well-structured datasets.
  • Develop SQL queries and data transformations to support reporting and analysis.

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of experience in data engineering or a related role.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with Databricks, Spark, or workflow orchestration tools.
  • At this time, ATEC Spine does not sponsor employment be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Bioinformatics, or related STEM fields.
  • Strong 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).
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to data quality.
  • Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Compensation

  • Alphatec Spine, Inc. complies with state and federal wage and hour laws and compensation depends upon candidate's qualifications, education, skill set, years of experience, and internal equity. $110,000 to $130,000 Full-Time Annual Salary

Benefits

  • Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university in Computer Science, Machine learning, physics, mathematics or equivalent STEM experience.
  • Further, ATEC will make reasonable accommodations that are necessary to comply with disability discrimination laws.
  • Ensure compliance with healthcare data regulations (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR).

Visa & Work Authorization

  • At this time, ATEC Spine does not sponsor employment be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship

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