Data Engineer I - (Hybrid)

What We Strive For 

Strive Health is built for purpose — to transform a broken kidney care system. We are fundamentally changing the lives of people with kidney disease through early identification, engagement and comprehensive coordinated care. Strive’s model is driven by a high-touch care team that integrates with local providers and spans the entire care journey from chronic kidney disease through end-stage kidney disease, leveraging comparative and predictive data and analytics to identify at-risk patients. Strive Health’s interventions significantly reduce the rate of emergent dialysis crash, cut inpatient utilization and significantly improve patient outcomes and experience. Come join our journey as we create THE destination for top talent in the healthcare community and set a new standard for how kidney care should be done. 

Why We’re Worth the Application 

• We Strive for excellence and Strive has been recognized with six Best Place to Work awards, including Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers 2023 and 2022, Built In Colorado’s Best Places to Work 2022 and 2024, Comparably’s Best Places to Work in Denver 2022 and The Tech Tribune’s Best Startups in Denver 2022. Additionally, Strive’s CEO, Chris Riopelle, has been recognized as one of Denver Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs. 
• We derive innovation and ideas from through authentic diversity intentionally building a team that represents the populations we serve in partnership with our Employee Resource Groups:  
  • Strive Forward - LGBTQ   
  • Underrepresented Minorities  
  • Women and Allies   
  • Parent and Caregivers 
• We care and support our Strivers within and beyond work to feel fully charged and empowered through our generous wellbeing offerings including:  
  • Flexible time off  
  • Sick time off 
  • Companywide wellbeing days 
  • Two comprehensive EAPs and a variety of mental health tools   
  • Volunteer time off 
  • Leave packages including a sabbatical, parental leave and eight weeks paid for living donor  
  • Professional development  
  • Financial wellness resources  
  • Carrot Fertility and Peloton for all Strivers 
• We like to have fun by celebrating our successes as a team through team building, company gatherings, experiential incentives, core value awards, a companywide book club and more.   
• We value tenacity to help us overcome obstacles with grit and determination to deliver compassionate kidney care.  

What You’ll Do 

We are building commercial-grade technology to operate kidney care services at scale. Our data platform connects numerous healthcare systems delivering our clinicians with a wealth of data and clinical insights. The Data Engineer I focuses on building pipelines using data from various sources including claims and clinical data. Data Engineers become accustomed to both the technical and business details of the source systems and engage with multiple technologies on how to acquire the source data. This role will report to the Manager, Data Engineering. 

The Day to Day 

• Assists in building and maintaining data pipelines to integrate various source systems into the Strive Data Platform. 
• Analyzes source system data to understand business logic and contribute to ensuring data quality throughout pipelines. 
• Supports the development of cloud-based architecture components. 
• Applies and expands healthcare domain knowledge to inform the development of data pipelines. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• 2+ years of experience in data engineering, preferably in healthcare or related technology fields. 
• Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms.  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Familiarity with healthcare data types and standards (e.g., Claims, EHR systems, HL7, FHIR). 
• Working knowledge of ETL/ELT processes and database principles. 
• Intermediate proficiency in SQL and experience with Python. 
• Experience with both structured and unstructured data. 
• Basic understanding of cloud-based data architectures and technologies. 

About You 

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and healthcare industry trends 

Annual Base Salary Range: $85,700.00 - $104,000.00

Strive Health offers competitive compensation and benefits, including Health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401k Retirement Plan with Employer Match, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance, Disability insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, paid company holidays, in addition to Vacation Time Off. An annual performance bonus, determined by company and individual performance, is available for many roles as aligned to Strive Health guidelines.

Strive Health is an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace. At this time Strive Health is unable to provide work visa sponsorship. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please apply even if you feel you do not meet all qualifications. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to talentacquisition@strivehealth.com