Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer
About The Position
At H1, we believe access to the best healthcare information is a basic human right. Our mission is to provide a platform that can optimally inform every doctor interaction globally. This promotes health equity and builds needed trust in healthcare systems. To accomplish this our teams harness the power of data and AI-technology to unlock groundbreaking medical insights and convert those insights into action that result in optimal patient outcomes and accelerates an equitable and inclusive drug development lifecycle. Visit h1.co to learn more about us. As part of H1’s hiring process, all candidates are required to participate in an in-person final interview. Depending on your location, this may require travel. Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) are embedded technical partners within a high-performing, mission-driven team spanning Product, Data Engineering, Implementations, and Customer Success. In pharma engagements, they work directly with clinical, medical affairs, and R&D teams to build data-driven solutions expanding from single-customer to multi-customer models, and your role shapes how we scale sustainably.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on Salesforce consulting with proven hands-on expertise in feature development and customization (Apex, Flows, Lightning Components), you've shipped real solutions, not just scoped requirements
- Strong Python engineer with real-world Airflow and ETL pipeline experience; you understand data transformation, pipeline design, and can optimize data workflows
- SQL proficiency and data model design experience; you can write and optimize complex queries and design efficient schemas to support analytics and operational needs
- Proven ability to translate client requirements into technical architecture and drive implementations from discovery through deployment
- Direct experience working with enterprise clients in a consulting capacity, you've managed demanding stakeholders, navigated scope, and delivered under constraints
- Comfort navigating technical ambiguity; ability to define feasible solutions when requirements are unclear or competing constraints exist
Nice To Haves
- Life Sciences Cloud (LSC) specific experience or implementation background
- Healthcare or pharma industry consulting experience
- Experience designing data warehouses or working with Snowflake, Redshift, or similar platforms
- Track record managing or mentoring technical teams while staying hands-on
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud (Engage 360) implementations for enterprise pharma clients, including real feature development, customization, and data model design
- Design and execute customer implementations, translating business requirements into technical solutions, defining data architecture, ETL workflows, and integration strategies
- Build data movement and ETL pipelines using Python and Airflow to ingest, transform, and integrate data from multiple sources and structures
- Write and optimize SQL queries; design efficient data models to support complex pharma workflows and analytics requirements
- Conduct requirement analysis and translate complex client workflows into architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and implementation plans
- Own client calls and serve as the technical point of contact for enterprise pharma accounts, independently managing relationships and navigating ambiguity
- Define the technical standards, processes, and tooling for how H1's Forward Deployed function scales to support multiple customers
Benefits
- Full suite of health insurance options
- generous paid time off
- Pre-planned company-wide wellness holidays
- Retirement options
- Health & charitable donation stipends
- Impactful Business Resource Groups
- The opportunity to work with leading biotech and life sciences companies in an innovative industry with a mission to improve healthcare around the globe
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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