Senior Healthcare Data Engineer

Milliman

Senior Healthcare Data Engineer developing and maintaining data pipelines for healthcare data at Milliman. Collaborating in a secure environment handling Medicare data and analytics.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $104,900 - $199,065 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain data pipelines that process healthcare claims, enrollment, and related administrative data
Own components of data pipelines end-to-end, from raw data processing through final analytic outputs
Translate technical specifications and business rules into well-structured, maintainable code
Work with large-scale healthcare datasets (tens to hundreds of millions of rows) within the VRDC's secure computing environment
Perform data validation, quality checks, and reconciliation to ensure analytic accuracy
Identify opportunities to improve code quality, reduce duplication, and strengthen testing, validation, and documentation
Ensure reproducibility and traceability of results across data refreshes and measurement years
Communicate technical findings, methodology, and data issues clearly to actuarial and consulting staff
Manage concurrent workstreams across multiple measurement years and data refresh cycles

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of professional experience in data engineering, analytics, or a quantitative analyst role with substantial hands-on coding
Healthcare data experience — Medicare/Medicaid/commercial claims, enrollment files, pharmacy data, or similar
Strong SQL proficiency — complex joins, window functions, conditional aggregation, and careful handling of NULLs and edge cases
Programming experience in Python, SAS, or both; willingness to work across languages as needed
Experience processing large datasets and an understanding of performance considerations at scale
Experience implementing business logic from technical specifications
Familiarity with data modeling and structuring large analytical datasets for reuse
Demonstrated ability to learn complex domains and business rules quickly
Strong written and verbal communication skills
A genuine interest in code quality — you think about naming, structure, validation, and maintainability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental and Vision – Coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges.
401(k) Plan – Includes a company matching program and profit-sharing contributions.
Discretionary Bonus Program – Recognizing employee contributions.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Pre-tax savings for dependent care, transportation, and eligible medical expenses.
Paid Time Off (PTO) – Begins accruing on the first day of work. Full-time employees accrue 15 days per year, and employees working less than full-time accrue PTO on a prorated basis.
Holidays – A minimum of 10 paid holidays per year.
Family Building Benefits – Includes adoption and fertility assistance.
Paid Parental Leave – Up to 12 weeks of paid leave for employees who meet eligibility criteria.
Life Insurance & AD&D – 100% of premiums covered by Milliman.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability – Fully paid by Milliman.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringanalyticsSQLPythonSASdata validationdata processingdata modelinganalytical datasetsbusiness logic implementation

Soft Skills

communication skillscode quality focusproblem-solvingattention to detailability to learn quicklyorganizational skillscollaborationtime managementadaptabilitycritical thinking