Data Engineer

NMC Healthcare is one of the largest private healthcare networks in the United Arab Emirates. Since 1975, it has provided high quality, personalised, and compassionate care to its patients and is proud to have earned the trust of millions of people in the UAE and around the world.

NMC’s network is made up of 85 medical facilities, including JCI-accredited multi-specialty hospitals, medical centres, community clinics, day surgery centres, fertility clinics, home health services, and long-term care facilities. It employs over 12,000 people and serves over 5.5 million patients every year.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Data Engineer to join our data and analytics team within a dynamic healthcare environment. This role involves developing and maintaining data pipelines, designing data models, optimizing data storage, and supporting enterprise-wide analytics initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong experience working with Snowflake and a solid understanding of healthcare data systems and terminology. This is a highly collaborative role that works closely with data analysts, data scientists, clinicians, and operational leaders.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, efficient, and reliable data pipelines
• Develop and manage data models and schemas in Snowflake to support analytical and operational use cases
• Integrate data from various healthcare systems, including EMRs, billing systems, and third-party platforms
• Perform data cleansing, transformation, and enrichment to ensure data quality and usability
• Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions
• Implement and maintain data governance, privacy, and security protocols aligned with healthcare regulations
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize pipeline performance and system reliability
• Develop automated testing and validation processes to ensure data integrity
• Document data flows, architecture, and processes for transparency and future maintenance
• Support data integration with BI and visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices in data engineering

Education, Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
• Master’s degree is a plus
• Prior experience working in the healthcare industry is required
• Certifications in data analytics or BI tools (e.g., Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or Google Analytics) are preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in a Data Engineering or similar role
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake including performance tuning and data modeling
• Strong SQL development skills