Data Engineer II - Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence & Human Health

The Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health (AIHH) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai leads a pioneering collaboration with the Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine (CBIPM) and the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health (HPIMS) to transform the future of health care. Together, these three entities form a unified ecosystem that integrates advanced AI-driven diagnostics, large-scale clinical research, and cutting-edge digital innovation to accelerate scientific discovery and deliver meaningful improvements in patient care and health systems worldwide.

We are looking for a Data Engineer to be responsible for integrating healthcare data from various sources into an integrated platform. Your primary focus will be to aid in developing and managing ETL pipelines for our flagship data science platform.

 

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient and reliable ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines.
• Integrate diverse data sources, ensuring high-quality and consistent data ingestion.
• Perform data wrangling and preprocessing to prepare data for analysis and machine learning.
• Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions.
• Implement best practices for data management, including data governance, data quality, and data security.
• Monitor and optimize data workflows to ensure performance and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues promptly.
• Work with healthcare data including PHI (Protected Health Information)

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related discipline; Advanced degree preferred.
• 4+ years relevant professional development experience
• Strong programming skills in Python, with experience in libraries such as Pandas and NumPy.
• Solid understanding of logical thinking and software engineering fundamentals.
• Knowledge of SQL and experience with relational databases.
• Familiarity with data integration tools and technologies (e.g., Apache Airflow, Talend, Informatica) is a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Must be willing to pivot with the needs of the organization and learn / grow skillsets
• Must be able to understand user requirements from specifications provided by business/non-technical personnel
• Must be able to quickly develop competency with new technologies and software

Additional Optional Requirements:

• Experience building data ingestion workflows
• Familiarity with cloud architecture such as Azure, GCP or AWS
• Experience working with healthcare data standards and technologies (i.e., DICOM, FHIR, etc.)
• Experience with OHDSI/OMOP
• Experience designing data models 
• Experience working with anonymization / de-identification technologies

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The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

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About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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