Semantic Data Engineer

SEMANTIC DATA ENGINEER (HEALTHCARE)

Hybrid - in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, or Utah

Every day, Cambia’s Data & Analytics Engineering Team lives our mission to make health care easier and lives better. We’re seeking a skilled Data and Analytics Engineer with significant experience engineering semantic layers to design, implement, expand, and enhance our existing semantic layer within our Snowflake data platform. This role will focus on creating a robust, scalable semantic framework that enhances data discoverability, interoperability, and usability for AI and BI tools, enabling advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and actionable insights.

• Implement enterprise semantic models on Snowflake based on specifications from the Semantic Data Architect and Data Product Owner, ensuring alignment with business, analysis, and AI requirements.
• When necessary, develop and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines to populate the semantic layer, integrating data from diverse sources (claims, member data, third‑party feeds) using Snowflake’s capabilities.
• Enable analytics and AI workflows by preparing and transforming data in the semantic layer for use in predictive models, natural language processing, and other analytics and AI applications.
• Optimize Snowflake queries and data structures (tables, views, materialized views) to ensure high performance for semantic data access.
• Implement data quality checks and validation processes to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the semantic layer.
• Work with data product owners, business analysts, the semantic data architect, data modelers, and data engineers to create and refine data models and troubleshoot issues in production environments.
• Automate semantic layer maintenance tasks and set up monitoring to ensure system reliability and performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, business administration, engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years relevant experience in a multi‑platform environment, including application or database development.
• At least 1 year working with Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, or other scripting languages for data processing and pipeline development.
• Experience using code repositories such as Git Lab or Git Hub and CI/CD‑based deployment.
• Experience with semantic technologies (Snowflake semantic views, Micro Strategy, AtScale, Business Objects universes) and healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7, ICD‑10, SNOMED, LOINC).
• Strong understanding of analytics workflows and their data requirements.
• Experience with data governance, metadata management, and compliance in healthcare.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and experience with data pipeline tools (dbt, Snowflake’s Open Flow, Airflow).
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations (HIPAA) and data security best practices.
• Preferred:
  Experience with Snowflake features like Streams, Tasks, or data sharing; familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience in dimensional data modeling.

The expected hiring range for Semantic Data Engineer is $115,000–$135,000 depending on skills, experience, education, and training, with a 15% bonus target.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members, including mental health benefits.
• Annual employer contribution to a health savings account.
• Generous paid time off, varying by role and tenure, plus 10 company‑paid holidays.
• Retirement plan with company match on employee 401(k) contributions and potential discretionary contribution based on company performance.
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligibility requires 12 months of continuous service with Cambia immediately preceding leave).
• Award‑winning wellness programs that reward you for participation.
• Employee Assistance Fund.
• Commute and parking benefits.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer dedicated to a drug and tobacco‑free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. A background check is required. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please email C