Data Engineer – Healthcare
Job description
A hands-on data engineer role at PAICON focused on integrating data from global partners into the company's health data platform, using agentic AI tooling. The position is on-site in the Heidelberg office.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Hybrid · Heidelberg, Germany
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Onboard new data partners, from first assessment of their data through to reliable production ingestion
- Map partner data to our internal data model and work with providers to close gaps
- Build and maintain robust, well-tested data pipelines
- Ensure high standards in data quality and help evolve our database and data infrastructure
- Document data and transformations so that every step is transparent and traceable
- Ensure data is handled securely, de-identified and in line with healthcare data regulations
- Help us apply AI-assisted methods to data integration, with appropriate quality checks
What we're looking for
- Several years of hands-on data engineering, including building and running production data pipelines
- Strong SQL and relational database design skills
- R and Python skills on Linux systems
- Familiarity with healthcare data standards such as HL7 FHIR and common clinical coding systems
- Understanding of data privacy and security in a regulated environment, including GDPR
- Day-to-day use of AI-assisted development tools and curiosity to go further with them
- A pragmatic mindset: you choose the simplest solution that works
- Ability to turn messy, real-world data into clear findings and next steps
- Good communication with technical and non-technical colleagues
- Independent, hands-on working style with agile mindset
- Fluent English, our primary working language
Nice to have
- Experience with genomics/clinical & pathology data/digital histopathology data
- Experience with graph databases or ontologies
- Experience with containers, CI/CD and cloud infrastructure on hyperscalers
Benefits
Flat hierarchies and short decision paths, with direct access to founders and medical, engineering and commercial colleagues
- Hybrid working, with core office days to help organise how you do your best work
- An inclusive team where different backgrounds and perspectives are part of the point
- A friendly, motivated and agile environment where things move quickly and you see the impact of your work
- Real ownership of your ideas: propose something good and you will be the one building it
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About PAICON
Building the global health data foundation
PAICON is a Heidelberg-based health data intelligence company building the global health data foundation through its PaiX ecosystem. We harmonise ethically approved, GDPR compliant real-world health data from providers around the world into a global dataset covering multiple modalities on various disease entities. Our flagship product, PaiX Navigator, generates actionable insights for pharma, biotech and AI companies worldwide.
Mission
Close the representation gap in medical data so personalised medicine works for everyone.
Key facts
- Heidelberg, Germany
- health data intelligence
- Flagship product is PaiX Navigator
- Harmonises ethically approved, GDPR compliant real-world health data from providers around the world
- Data covers multiple modalities on various disease entities
- Serves pharma, biotech and AI companies worldwide
What they value
- Inclusive team where different backgrounds and perspectives are part of the point
- Flat hierarchies and short decision paths
- Real ownership of your ideas