Healthcare Claims, Data Engineer

Healthfirst

Data Engineer at Healthfirst responsible for data acquisition strategies and integration. Working with stakeholders to support data architecture and build strategies for data processing.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeRemote • Connecticut, New Jersey, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $108,300 - $156,485 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Finds trends in datasets and develops workflows and algorithms to make raw data useful to the enterprise
Designs and implements standardized data management procedures around data staging, data ingestion, data preparation, data provisioning, and data destruction (scripts, programs, automation, assisted by automation, etc.)
Ensures quality of technical solutions as data moves across Healthfirst environments
Provides insight into the changing data environment, data processing, data storage and utilization requirements for the company and offers suggestions for solutions
Ensures managed analytic assets support Healthfirst’s strategic goals by creating and verifying data acquisition requirements and strategy
Develops, constructs, tests and maintains architectures
Aligns architecture with business requirements and uses programming language and tools
Identifies ways to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality
Conducts research for industry and business questions
Deploys sophisticated analytics programs, machine learning and statistical methods
Prepares data for predictive and prescriptive modeling and finds hidden patterns using data
Uses data to discover tasks that can be automated
Creates data monitoring capabilities for each business process and works with data consumers on updates
Aligns data architecture to Healthfirst solution architecture; contributes to overall solution architecture
Helps maintain the integrity and security of the company data

Requirements

What you’ll need

Work experience in a data engineering
Work experience in data programming languages such as Java or Python
Work experience in a Big Data ecosystem processing data including file systems, data structures/databases, automation, security, messaging, movement, etc.
Work experience in a production cloud infrastructure
High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision coverage
incentive and recognition programs
life insurance
401k contributions

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data Management ProceduresData StagingData IngestionData PreparationData ProvisioningData DestructionData Reliability ImprovementPredictive ModelingPrescriptive ModelingMachine Learning

Certifications

High School DiplomaGED