Job Title: Data Engineer
About Us
At West Cancer Center, we are dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered care while advancing groundbreaking research. Our team fosters collaboration, innovation, and professional growth, ensuring that every role contributes to making a difference in patients’ lives. Join us in our mission to provide comprehensive support to those navigating the challenges of cancer treatment.
Position Overview
The Data Engineer plays a pivotal role in leading platform modernization efforts by architecting and designing scalable data solutions, optimizing data lakes and warehouses, and developing efficient data pipelines to migrate from legacy systems. This role supports analytics and business intelligence by maintaining high-quality data systems and collaborating closely with internal teams and external partners. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, a collaborative spirit, and a passion for driving innovation through data. No nights, weekends, or holidays.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, monitor, and optimize data pipelines for performance and scalability
- Support AI/ML initiatives with structured, clean data
- Use Jupyter Notebook for data processing, analysis, and reporting
- Build and maintain cloud-based data infrastructure (Azure, AWS)
- Design and implement pipelines for large-scale, distributed datasets
- Collaborate with analysts and stakeholders to deliver technical solutions based on business needs
- Lead migration of legacy systems and SQL databases to modern platforms
- Maintain and troubleshoot SQL Server databases in production and development
- Implement and manage ETL/ELT processes
- Establish and enforce data governance and security protocols
- Ensure data models and warehouse architecture align with business requirements
- Support BI platforms with reliable, well-structured data
- Provide technical documentation and ongoing support
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field
- Azure Data Engineering, Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer, or Microsoft Fabric Engineer certification required
- Experience with healthcare data ecosystems, workflows, and compliance standards
- Experience with relational databases, data modeling, and legacy system migration
- Proficiency in Python, T-SQL, and familiarity with PySpark and big data frameworks
- Knowledge of version control and DevOps pipelines using Git and Azure DevOps
Skills & Abilities
- Expertise in ETL/ELT process design and implementation
- Hands-on experience with data warehousing, modeling, and governance
- Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, and Synapse Analytics
- Understanding of data lake and lakehouse architectures
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
Why West Cancer Center is a Great Place to Work
- Meaningful Impact: Play a direct role in supporting patients through one of the most challenging times of their lives.
- Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a multidisciplinary team of dedicated professionals committed to improving cancer care.
- Professional Development: Benefit from ongoing training, educational resources, and growth opportunities.
- Mission-Driven Environment: Be part of an organization guided by compassion, integrity, and innovation.
Join Us
Take the next step in your career and become part of a team that is making a real difference. If you’re passionate about leveraging data to drive innovation and improve healthcare outcomes, apply now to join West Cancer Center as a Data Engineer.
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What We Do
West Cancer Center & Research Institute is proud to be the region’s comprehensive leader in adult cancer care and research. After delivering 40 years of clinical excellence, our focus still remains the same. We strive to continuously fight for the best outcomes for our patients by offering the most effective, individualized care possible. It’s what sets West apart and why patients from across the region choose West Cancer Center as their trusted partner in their cancer journey.
Our commitment to translate cancer science into revolutionary therapies is furthered by a unique sub-specialization program offering patients and their families true expertise for each cancer type. From breast cancer to liver, lung, brain and so many others – our oncology team provides a comprehensive approach to each disease state. West physicians collaborate together utilizing the knowledge and experience of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, genetic counselors, researchers, and so many others to ensure all treatment options have been discussed and examined in depth for our patients.
West Cancer Center also offers support programs for financial assistance, in-house support groups, and psychology and social work consultations. Our aim is to walk hand-in-hand with our patients throughout their entire journey from diagnosis to treatment while addressing the mind, body and spirit, along with helping eliminate any potential barriers in receiving treatment.
Here at West Cancer Center, you don’t just have cancer. You have West Cancer Center to fight by your side every step of the way.
