Data & Analytics Engineer (Remote)

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Data & Analytics Engineer (Remote)

General Information

Location: Cary, NC, Remote

Organization: WCG

Job Type: Full Time - Regular

Description And Requirements

ABOUT WCG: WCG’s clinical solutions are built on a foundation of best-in-class clinical services companies. We deliver transformational solutions that stimulate growth, foster compliance, and maximize efficiency for those performing clinical trials. WCG is proud to serve individuals on the frontlines of science and medicine, and the organizations striving to develop new products and therapies to improve the quality of human health. It is our role to empower them to accelerate advancement, while ensuring the risks of progress never outweigh the value of human life.

WHY WE LOVE WCG: At WCG, our employees are our most valuable asset and as with all our assets, we invest in them with an eye toward future success. We provide each eligible employee with a comprehensive set of benefits designed to protect their personal and financial health and to help them make the most of their future.

• Comprehensive Benefits package - Health, Dental, Vision, Life Disability, 401k with match, and flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Programs and additional work/life resources
• Referral Bonuses and Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid time off including holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Opportunities for career development with on-the-job training, certification assistance and continuing education reimbursement

The expected base salary range for this position is $69,120 to $107,500. This salary range may vary based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, education, and geographic location.

JOB SUMMARY: The Data & Analytics (D&A) Engineer is responsible for delivering business needs end-to-end in an iterative, agile pattern, starting from understanding the requirements to deploying scalable and robust software, utilizing cloud technology and full automation, into production. This role will solve integration needs by supplying and consuming information needed for analytics and operations. We use a variety of technology, from big data to open-source frameworks including AI/ML, to integrate and present meaningful analytical insights into clinical trial business needs and customer uses. Our tools analyze historical data to identify insights, forecast trends, and recommend actionable items to improve clinical trial business and operations. In addition to delivery, the D&A Engineer should have an automation first and continuous improvement mindset, driving the adoption of CI/CD & data ops tools while supporting the improvement of the tool sets/processes. This role requires being fluent in some technologies while being proficient in others and learning on the job to deliver value to both customers and to the business. Necessary attributes of the position include ownership, accountability, and resilience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The accountabilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.

• Contribute as part of a scrum team on requirements from a business/product owner and take direction from the tech lead.
• Design, implement, test and release(deliver) technical solutions to business requirements.
• Implement automated release (CICD) for solution delivery.
• Actively participate in the agile delivery process.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor. These may, on occasion, be unrelated to the position described here.
• Attendance and punctuality are essential functions of the position.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (i.e. statistics, applied mathematics, computer science, data mining, machine learning, or some other empirical science) preferred

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSE/REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: None

Qualifications/Experience

• 3+ years of experience in a Data or Analytics role with a proven track record of quality software development in a disciplined software development lifecycle and an ability to innovate outside of traditional architecture/software patterns when needed to deliver customer enterprise or customer facing applications
• 1+ years of experience in the following:
• Covering Big Data, Streaming, and Data Engineering related technologies such as spark, using scripting languages such as Python and using object-oriented languages such as Java/Scala/C++ or functional programming languages such as Scala in DevOps/CICD, using technologies such as Docker/ Kubernetes
• Familiarity with using Databricks or a similar platform for data engineering & data science
• Comfortable in configuring and using multiple operating systems (Mac/Windows/*nix)
• Knowledge and/or experience with health care information domains is a plus

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 0% – 5%

WCG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer – Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, age, marital status, family or parental status, disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran status, or any other legally recognized basis or status protected by federal, state, or local law. WCG complies with the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. We promote a "One WCG" culture where all are welcome, respected, valued, and empowered to make a difference every day to advance clinical research.

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