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Associate Data Engineer (Remote | Contract-to-Hire)

Cohort AI
Chicago, IL Remote Full Time
POSTED ON 4/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2026

We’re looking for an Associate Data Engineer to join a fast-growing healthtech team working with real-world clinical data (EHR, claims, etc.) to generate actionable insights for healthcare and pharma.


What you’ll be doing:

• Build and maintain data pipelines (ETL/ELT) 

• Ingest and transform large-scale datasets 

• Map data into structured models 

• Perform data quality checks and validation 

• Work closely with stakeholders on data requirements 


What we’re looking for:

• 1–3 years of experience in data engineering or similar 

• Strong SQL (must-have) and Python 

• Experience with data pipelines and data processing 

• Exposure to Spark, Databricks, BigQuery, or Snowflake 

• Self-starter, adaptable, and eager to learn 


Details:

• Remote (U.S.-based) 

• 6-month contract-to-hire 


💡 Great opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with real-world healthcare data and scalable data systems.


  • 📩 Interested? Drop a comment, DM me, or email your resume at santoshd@thecohort.ai

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