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About the Role:

At Evio, we are building a suite of solutions that enable pharmacy innovation and improved patient outcomes. Our solutions infrastructure is foundational to the value we offer to customers. We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer who wants to build reliable, scalable systems to bring our mission to life.

In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain our AWS-cloud-native data platform and systems necessary for efficient data processing, storage, and analysis. This role will work closely with our product management and data analytics teams to create and manage effective data ETL processes on our platforms: helping shape how data flows across our ecosystem and ensuring it is secure, accurate, and trustworthy.

This is a hands-on role for a team player who wants to build a best-in-class system and make a difference in health care. We are a lean team with strong company culture, and every teammate plays a mission-critical role in our success.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and administer data systems: 

• Implement cloud-native data solutions across cloud services such as AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, Redshift, Aurora, Amazon S3, MWAA-Airflow.
• Design and implement scalable data architectures using AWS cloud services, including data lakes, data warehouses, bulk data ingestion, and transaction processing. 
• Collaborate with customers and teammates to comprehend data requirements and translate business needs into well-designed data models. 
• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional business requirements.  
• Stay current with AWS services and recommend suitable tools for specific data engineering tasks. 
• Develop and support the internal applications using Python, SQL, and Stored Procedures. 

Build reliable data processes: 

• Develop, implement, and maintain ETL processes to ingest, clean, and transform complex health care data into our application data platforms. 
• Automate manual processes and to optimize data delivery and reduce operational friction.

Optimize data pipeline performance: 

• Monitor and tune data pipelines and data storage for performance, cost, and reliability. 
• Implement caching mechanisms and data partitioning strategies to enhance query efficiency and reduce data processing times. 
• Continuously evaluate tools and recommend improvements, striving to consistently raise the bar.

Lead and collaborate company-wide:

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship within the data engineering team and foster a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Partner closely with product and analytics team to understand business goals and engineer solutions to the right problems.
• Contribute to a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Protect and govern data responsibly: 

• Implement and enforce data security measures and maintain data governance standards and access controls to protect sensitive data.
• Ensure compliance with health care data regulations and industry best practices. 

The skills and experience you bring to this role include:   

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Informatics, Information Systems, or another quantitative field. 
• 10+ years of experience in data engineering or a similar role with demonstrated technical leadership experience. 
• Expertise building and administering, including writing views, stored procedures, and triggers, in AWS-native data systems (Redshift, Aurora, RDS PostgreSQL, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, MWAA-Airflow).
• Strong Python and SQL experience, including advanced query design and database optimization.
• Experience with healthcare data (Medical Claims, Rx Claims) or similar healthcare data is required. 
• Ability to develop subject-matter expertise and partner thoughtfully with business teams.
• Trusted partner: reliable to deliver accurate work in a timely manner.
• A passion for working with a team to improve how data drives meaningful outcomes.

Salary Considerations:

Anticipated annual base pay range: $120,000 - $140,000 plus additional variable compensation based on performance.

At Evio, we're committed to building a competitive compensation package to honor the value our teammates bring as well as attract and retain top talent that is aligned with our culture, mission and values. Compensation includes base pay (range shown) and could include other variable compensation opportunities depending on job seniority, location, and date of hire. Evio also offers a number of attractive benefits to eligible teammates including health insurance, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and other benefits to make sure Evio teammates and families are well supported.

Please note that the base pay information shown is a general guideline for the job responsibilities and qualifications listed. Salary decisions are based on candidate experience, and market and business considerations.

Evio Benefits:

• Great Health Insurance
  The company pays 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for teammates, and 50% for dependents.
• 401K Match
  Evio matches 100% of teammate contribution up to 5% of salary, subject to IRS limits.
• Time Off
  We have a flexible vacation policy for teammates to unplug and recharge when you need it. There is no minimum or maximum amount of vacation allowed per year, and there is no payment in consideration for unused vacation. Vacation is to be used at your discretion, with approval of leadership.
• Parental Leave
  Generous paid leave for new parents (includes birth and non-birth parents).

Evio values a diverse workplace and is committed to supporting and celebrating the diversity that each teammate brings to the table. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all teammates and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.