Data Engineer - Enterprise Data Engineering & Analytics

EDUCATION

• Required: Bachelor's Degree
• Preferred: Bachelor's in computer science, Master's degree Business Analytics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or related.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Required: 2 years Clinical, relevant healthcare information technology, or relevant business experience. or
• Required: With preferred degree, no experience required.
• May substitute required education with years of related experience on a one to one basis.
• Preferred: 3-5 years creating data pipelines in a healthcare research environment, experience building and maintaining analytical reports and dashboards, problem solving skills and ability to translate business/clinical requirements into reliable data models, analytics & reporting- cloud data management solutions like Foundry, Fabric etc, data pipeline & ETL development -hands on experience designing, building and maintaining pipelines using python/spark, hands-on use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in real-world projects, such as integrating generative AI solutions into applications, workflows, or analytics platforms. Candidates should be familiar with prompt engineering, model evaluation, and responsible AI practices. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy and scale LLM-powered features is highly desirable.
• Preferred certifications: EPIC Cogito, Clarity, Caboodle, Clinical Data Model. 

Work location: Prefer a candidate in Houston Texas or surrounding area.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Required: EPIC - EPIC Certification Must obtain at least one Epic Data Model certification (Clinical, Access, or Revenue) issued by Epic. within 180 Days

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources. 

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html