Data Science Engineer

Turquoise Health • San Diego, CA

6d • Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a driven, entrepreneurial Data Science Engineer to join our team and help eliminate the financial complexity of healthcare. We value creative, outside-the-box thinkers that back their ideas with technical knowledge and action.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience/knowledge. We are happy to work with strong candidates with non-traditional educational backgrounds
• 2+ years of experience developing data models, pipelines, and end-to-end analytical solutions using Python and SQL
• Strong grasp of data architecture and engineering practices, including ETL/ELT workflows, orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt), and cloud-based storage (e.g., S3, Redshift)
• Experience building and operating production-grade data pipelines that support AI and LLM-powered applications
• Ability to design data systems with scalability, performance, and cost efficiency in mind, particularly for compute- and data-intensive workloads
• Entrepreneurial mindset: you prioritize tasks with an eye for evolving business needs. You can problem solve independently
• Comfortable working remotely in a collaborative, technical team

Nice To Haves

• Revenue cycle, healthcare payments and/or medical billing experience

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with Product and subject matter experts to conceptualize, prototype, and build data solutions
• Connect disparate datasets (e.g. claims, contract rates, demographics data) to empower internal and external stakeholders
• Build and maintain data engineering systems that support AI use cases, including scalable ingestion pipelines, feature generation, and downstream products
• Contribute to building, maintaining, and testing data pipelines
• Draft internal and external technical documentation
• Seek and prioritize technical and product feedback from internal customers
• Iterate quickly with an eye towards value

Benefits

• Competitive pay with equity options
• Stellar health care plan options (Medical, Dental & Vision), with FSA, DCFSA, & HSA options
• Company-sponsored disability & life insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) + 4% Matching
• Fully remote work + flexible working hours
• $750 work-from-home setup budget
• Paid quarterly in-person co-working weeks
• Quarterly $150 co-hanging stipend to meet up with coworkers
• Monthly $100 health and wellness benefit
• Generous paid family leave
• Annual $1,200 learning & development stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level