ABOUT US 


Zephyr is building an innovative AI platform to change the way we treat cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. By aggregating massive data sets and harnessing advanced technologies and AI to increase our understanding of biology, Zephyr discovers insights that will transform how new therapies are developed and how we treat patients. We will use that knowledge to devise interventions that enable people to live longer and healthier lives. Working in close partnership with industry-leading institutions across academia, biopharma, and care delivery, Zephyr is advancing our understanding of how to characterize and treat chronic diseases. With an initial focus on cancer and diabetes, Zephyr is working to revolutionize drug development, reform clinical trials, and change healthcare to impact patient lives. Zephyr is based in Tysons Corner, VA, and currently operates as a remote-first organization.


WE ARE HIRING A 

SENIOR DATA ENGINEER 

We are looking for a talented and driven Senior Data Engineer to join our team of innovators pushing the boundaries of precision medicine. As a member of our growing multidisciplinary team, you will play a crucial role in helping us uncover powerful discoveries that have the potential to make a significant impact on the lives of cancer and diabetes patients. You will be responsible for creating and maintaining the data pipelines and processes that support our data scientists in training groundbreaking AI models across a variety of domains. If you are passionate about data engineering and are excited about the prospect of working on projects that have the potential to make a real difference in people's lives, we want to hear from you. Join us on this exciting journey toward advancing precision medicine!

ABOUT THE TEAM

Great data engineering is vital to better understanding biology and winning the war against cancer and other chronic diseases. We are a growing multi-disciplinary team of experts from various fields, including data science, biology, software and data engineering, who are all passionate about advancing precision medicine and focused on delivering innovative precision medicine solutions to patients with chronic diseases. Our data engineering team builds the pipelines and processes that power Zephyr AI algorithms, models, research experiments, and insights. Our primary projects are data processing pipelines for large volumes of data, and we are excited to share our passion for applying cutting-edge engineering practices to save patients' lives with you.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Develop and maintain data pipelines and processes to clean, ingest, and transform large datasets from a variety of sources including clinical, demographic, genomic, medical claims and other data sets.

  • Work with sensitive data in a safe, secure manner, in accordance with HIPAA regulations.

  • Collaborate with data scientists and subject matter experts to support their research with clean, reliable data.

  • Engineer novel features suitable for model training from cleaned source data sets.

  • Develop and support data pipelines that are automated, observable, and reproducible.

  • Optimize performance and stability of data processing and model training pipelines.

  • Define, implement, and maintain common feature schemas across disparate data sets and pipelines.

  • Communicate with cross-functional teams to evolve our data platform and best practices.

  • Stay up-to-date with best practices in data engineering.

 Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions 

SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE ROLE 

  • 3+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles.

  • Proficient with Python and SQL.

  • Experience with large datasets, distributed systems, and workflow modeling.

  • Experience developing and deploying containerized software to a cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)

  • Strong understanding of data modeling concepts and relational databases.

  • Excellent written communication skills.

  • Familiarity with source control tools like Git and GitHub, and common code review practices.

WHAT WE OFFER 

This is a full-time, exempt, position, reporting to the Director of Engineering. This position requires the ability to work cross functionally within the organization. 


We offer competitive compensation as well as a comprehensive benefits package including:


  • 100% Company Paid Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance 

  • Generous paid time off

  • Paid holidays

  • 401(k) program 

  • Voluntary life and disability plans

  • Employee assistance program (EAP)

  • Opportunities for advancement



We are an equal opportunity employer


Zephyr AI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Zephyr AI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.



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