Blue Zones Health · 1 day ago
Data Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $180K/yr
7+ years expBlue Zones Health is seeking a Data Engineer who has deep experience in health plans and healthcare startups. The role involves designing and maintaining scalable data pipelines, optimizing data workflows, and ensuring that data insights support the organization's mission effectively.
Health Wellness & Fitness
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that integrate:
Health plan eligibility and attribution files
Claims and utilization data
Enrollment, engagement, and coaching activity data
Vendor and partner datasets
Write and optimize SQL to create analytics-ready data models used across the company
Normalize and reconcile healthcare data from multiple sources into a single source of truth
Partner closely with Operations and Finance to support:
Provider reporting and contract performance across different contract types
Unit economics and margin analysis
Capacity, utilization, and workforce planning
Revenue recognition and reconciliation
Translate ambiguous business questions into structured, trustworthy data outputs
Replace manual spreadsheets and one-off analyses with automated, auditable pipelines
Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in healthcare data workflows and redesign them for speed and accuracy
Introduce modern data engineering practices into environments shaped by:
Flat files
Manual handoffs
Inconsistent schemas
Balance pragmatism and innovation—shipping value quickly while building for scale
Work across Operations, Technology, Finance, and Clinical teams as a trusted data partner
Help non-technical stakeholders understand data constraints, tradeoffs, and opportunities
Shape data definitions and metrics that align with how care is actually delivered
Mentor and manage junior data engineers or analytics professionals as the team scales
Establish best practices for documentation, testing, version control, and data quality
Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and team culture within the data function
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering roles
Strong SQL expertise and experience building production-grade data models
Hands-on experience working with health plan or payer data (claims, eligibility, attribution, utilization)
Experience in startup or high-growth healthcare environments
Demonstrated success modernizing or replacing legacy data workflows
Experience leading, mentoring, or managing others
Strong communication skills and ability to work across technical and non-technical teams
Preferred
Experience supporting value-based care or population health programs
Familiarity with healthcare financial models (PMPM, shared savings, unit economics)
Experience with cloud data warehouses and modern ELT tools
Exposure to compliance or audit-driven data environments
Company
Blue Zones Health
Blue Zones Health is a primary care delivery model that focuses on treating the underlying causes of chronic disease and helping reduce dependence on medications and surgery.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase