BlinkRx · 3 hours ago
Principal Data Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expBlink Health is the fastest growing healthcare technology company that builds products to make prescriptions accessible and affordable to everybody. BlinkRx is seeking a highly experienced Principal Data Engineer to design, build, and evolve our core data ecosystem, transforming raw data into trusted assets that power decision-making and AI initiatives.
PublishingE-CommerceHealthcarePharmaceuticalAppsHealth CareOnline Portals
Responsibilities
Design and maintain robust data models that clearly define structure, relationships, and business meaning across domains
Establish and evolve canonical data definitions, schemas, and dimensional models to support analytics, reporting, and AI use cases
Ensure data models balance scalability, performance, and ease of use for downstream consumers
Build and own end-to-end data transformation workflows, from raw ingestion through curated, modeled, and reporting-ready layers
Implement scalable ELT/ETL patterns that support batch and real-time data processing
Continuously refactor and improve existing pipelines to increase reliability, performance, and clarity as requirements evolve
Integrate data from diverse internal and external sources into a unified, consistent data foundation
Resolve data duplication, inconsistency, and fragmentation across systems through thoughtful modeling and transformation
Partner with upstream and downstream teams to ensure clean contracts and reliable data interfaces
Design data structures and pipelines that enable AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics use cases
Ensure training, feature, and inference data are accurate, timely, and reproducible
Collaborate with analytics and data science partners to operationalize AI-ready datasets
Lead change management for data systems, including schema evolution, backfills, and migration strategies
Establish best practices for refactoring data pipelines without disrupting critical reporting or consumers
Act as a steward of long-term data quality, maintainability, and technical integrity
Partner closely with Analytics, Product, Finance, Operations, and Engineering to translate business needs into scalable data solutions
Communicate complex data concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Set standards and provide technical guidance to other data engineers through design reviews and mentorship
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in data engineering or related software engineering roles
Deep expertise in SQL and data transformation frameworks, with strong proficiency in Python
Extensive experience designing and maintaining data models (dimensional, relational, and analytical)
Proven track record of building reliable data pipelines from raw data to analytics and reporting layers
Experience integrating and unifying data across multiple systems and domains
Strong understanding of data quality, testing, observability, and lifecycle management
Excellent communication skills and ability to drive alignment through technical leadership rather than people management
Preferred
Experience supporting AI or machine learning workloads with production-grade data pipelines
Background in healthcare, pharmacy, or other regulated data environments
Experience with real-time or streaming data architectures
Familiarity with modern cloud data stacks (e.g., cloud data warehouses, Spark-based processing)
Company
BlinkRx
BlinkRx is a prescription access platform that connects patients to branded medications, ensuring transparent pricing and home delivery.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$315MKey Investors
1789 CapitalSuRo Capital8VC
2024-11-16Series D· $140M
2020-10-27Series Unknown· $10M
2017-04-12Series B· $90M
Leadership Team
Geoffrey Chaiken
Founder & CEO
Matthew Chaiken
Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-02-06
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