Freelance Data Engineer - 12 Month Contract - Heathcare Sector
Our client is a fast-growing healthcare technology company delivering an advanced analytics and insights platform to hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and medical research organizations across Europe. You will design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines that transform raw healthcare and operational data into clean, analytics-ready datasets for reporting, predictive modeling, and research applications.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines from multiple healthcare data sources (EHR/EMR systems, lab systems, clinical trials, IoT medical devices).
Transform and clean data to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance with healthcare regulations (GDPR, HIPAA where applicable).
Implement automated data validation, monitoring, and lineage frameworks.
Collaborate with data scientists and product teams to deliver datasets for analytics, AI, and research projects.
Optimize pipeline performance and storage efficiency in cloud data platforms.
Maintain documentation and best practices for data modeling, governance, and security.
Required Skills and Experience
5+ years of professional experience in data engineering or data platform development.
Expert-level SQL and solid Python programming skills.
Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Experience with modern data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks).
Familiarity with ETL/ELT orchestration tools (dbt, Airflow, Prefect).
Experience with streaming technologies (Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink) is a plus.
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience integrating healthcare data systems (EHR/EMR, LIMS, PACS).
Familiarity with medical research datasets or clinical trial data.
Exposure to real-time monitoring data from medical devices or IoT health sensors.
Knowledge of data mesh or distributed data ownership principles.
Strong stakeholder communication skills for cross-disciplinary projects.
Logistics
12 Month Contract
ASAP Start
40 hours / week
Not suitable for students
Must have German PR or EU Passport