Data Engineer III

Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change.

At Availity, we're not just another Healthcare Technology company; we're pioneers reshaping the future of healthcare! With our headquarters in vibrant Jacksonville, FL, and an exciting office in Bangalore, India, along with an exceptional remote workforce across the United States, we're a global team united by a powerful mission.
We're on a mission to bring the focus back to what truly matters – patient care. As the leading healthcare engagement platform, we're the heartbeat of an industry that impacts millions. With over 2 million providers connected to health plans, and processing over 13 billion transactions annually, our influence is continually expanding.
Join our energetic, dynamic, and forward-thinking team where your ideas are celebrated, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution counts. We're transforming the healthcare landscape, solving communication challenges, and creating connections that empower the nation's premier healthcare ecosystem.

Reporting to the Manager, Data Science & AI (Authorizations), the Data Engineer III fills a need to harden our existing data pipelines and develop new ones.  You will be working with data that is part Availity’s solution to automate approvals of prior authorizations in healthcare, and your work will help to improve that solution and prove its results to customers.

Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position.

Location: Remote, US

Role qualifications:

• 5+ years' experience with relational database systems (SQL Server preferred). 
• 4+ years' experience with Cloud services and data engineering tools (Azure Data Factory preferred)
• 4+ years' experience with writing PySpark pipelines
• Ability to complete work that is of high quality and documented for colleagues
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues, management, and clients to solve complex problems
• Ability to maintain focus and a positive outlook in a fast-paced and changing environment where team success is not judged on delivering the “perfect” solution, but on continuous improvement
• Experience and/or training equivalent to Masters or PhD in a Data-adjacent field

Preferred Skills: 

• Experience with Bicep
• Experience with unstructured data sources
• Experience with source control for code (Git preferred)
• Experience with cloud-based compute (Databricks preferred)
• Experience with Agile development
• Experience with Restful APIs
• Understanding of continuous integration, testing, deployment & release methodologies
• Familiarity with HIPAA and the importance of privacy of patient data

What you will be doing:

• Develop and maintain scalable cloud data pipelines from raw sources to feature stores through DataOps practices, including:
  • Understanding the product/business requirements for new pipelines and translating to code
  • Creating new pipelines in a design environment so they can be tested
  • Deploying tested pipelines into production
  • Monitoring pipelines in production for data quality issues and looking for ways to optimize pipelines for speed / cost
  • Updating pipelines as needed
• Communicate within the team on project status / blockers to get help when needed and render aid when able
• Adhere to security and data protection policies
• Review processes and recommend changes to improve operations

Availity culture and benefits:

• Availity is a certified “Great Place to Work”, a “Best Workplaces for Technology Companies”, a “Best Workplaces for Women” and a “Best Workplaces for Millennials”!
• Culture is important to us and there are many ways for you to make your mark here!
• We have several Diversity & Inclusion teams and various ways to engage with fellow Availity associates. “AvaiLadies”, “Beyond Black”, “HOLA”, “Availity Pride”, “VetAvaility” a Young Professionals Group and “She Can Code IT” a group for women in tech are some of the groups you can get involved in.
• Availity is a culture of continuous learning. We have many resources and experts in our tech stack and in our industry that can help get you there too!
• We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, generous HSA company contribution, healthcare, vision, dental benefits and a 401k match program that you can take advantage of on day one!
• We offer unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays. Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO and go up from there with all the same holiday benefits.
• Interested in wellness? We allow our associates to reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc.
• Interested in furthering your education? We offer education reimbursement!
• Availity offers Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents.
• Want to work for an organization that gives back to the community? You’re at the right place! Availity partners with various organizations, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness, funds and morale as our staff members volunteer their time and funds to engage the organizations campaign.

Next steps:

After you apply, you will receive text/email messages thanking you for applying and then you will continue to receive more text/email messages alerting you as to where you are in the recruitment process.

Interview process:

• Recruiter resume review
• Recruiter video interview
• Manager resume review 
• Manager video interview
• Panel video interview
• Senior Leadership video interview

Video Camera Usage:

Availity fosters a collaborative and open culture where communication and engagement are central to our success.  As a remote first company, we are also camera-first and provide all associates with camera/video capability to simulate the office environment. If you are not able to use your camera for all virtual meetings, you should not apply for this role.

Having cameras on helps create a more connected, interactive, and productive environment, allowing teams to communicate more effectively and build stronger working relationships.  The usage of cameras also enhances security and protects sensitive company information. Video participation is required to ensure that only authorized personnel are present in meetings and to prevent unauthorized access, data breaches, preventing social engineering, or the sharing of confidential information with non-participants.

Disclaimers:

Availity is an equal opportunity employer and makes decisions in employment matters without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

 

Availity is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

 

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