Job Description:
Join arenaflex: Transforming Healthcare Through Data-Driven Innovation
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare industry while advancing your career in data engineering and analytics? arenaflex is seeking a talented and motivated Senior Analytics Engineer to join our dynamic Health & Wellness division. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of healthcare technology and data science, contributing to solutions that improve patient outcomes and drive organizational excellence.
At arenaflex, we believe that data is the foundation of modern healthcare transformation. As a Senior Analytics Engineer, you will play a critical role in building and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers our clinical quality improvement programs and health insights commercialization initiatives. Your technical expertise will help us transform raw data into actionable intelligence that makes a real difference in people's lives.
About the Role
As a Senior Analytics Engineer at arenaflex, you will collaborate closely with our internal IT information design and analytics teams to execute and maintain robust data foundation frameworks. This position is essential to enabling report automation for our Healthcare Quality Improvement program and supporting the commercialization of data and insights across arenaflex Health. You will work alongside a cross-functional team of data experts, Business Intelligence engineers, system administrators, and key stakeholders to deliver high-impact analytics solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Data Delivery Initiatives: Direct the delivery of arenaflex Health data and insights drives and projects, ensuring timely and accurate outputs that support strategic decision-making across the organization.
- Data Architecture Development: Plan, develop, and deploy layered databases and data pipelines to support complex reporting and analytics projects. Create efficient data architectures that scale with business needs.
- ETL/ELT Excellence: Apply industry-leading data extraction, transformation, and loading best practices to integrate large datasets from various internal production system sources and third-party files, ensuring data integrity and consistency.
- Data Modeling: Develop data planning and pre-processing standards for populating logical and physical data models attached to report-specific working tables, supporting both enterprise business intelligence and predefined reporting solutions.
- Data Profiling & Analysis: Perform comprehensive data profiling and analysis across internal production systems, manually maintained data repositories, and standard healthcare datasets including member eligibility, clinical claims, pharmacy claims, and HEDIS ECDS records.
- Automation Innovation: Create internal tools for automating all development-related activities including data processing, quality assurance, and data validation, driving efficiency across the analytics lifecycle.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams including data scientists, BI engineers, system administrators, and business users to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet diverse analytical needs.
- Thought Leadership: Provide expertise and guidance on tool-agnostic semantic data layer enhancements related to BI technology platforms such as PowerBI, Tableau, or Looker.
Essential Qualifications
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Healthcare Administration, or a related technical field.
- Technical Expertise: Proven hands-on experience writing and tuning SQL-based ETL/ELT scripts with the ability to optimize complex data transformations for performance and reliability.
- Data Platform Experience: Demonstrated experience planning and deploying logically separated data environments using ETL/ELT services including Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Snowflake, or comparable cloud-based data integration platforms.
- BI Platform Proficiency: Experience providing thought leadership and presenting tool-agnostic semantic data layer improvements connected with BI technology platforms such as PowerBI, Tableau, or Looker.
- Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with technical teams, internal partners, clients, and vendor relationships.
- Business Acumen: Minimum 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace, with the ability to understand the business impact of data solutions.
- Leadership Experience: At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect management, and/or cross-functional team leadership experience demonstrating the ability to guide teams toward common goals.
- Travel Flexibility: Willing and able to travel up to 5% of the time for business purposes, including both intra-state and inter-state travel as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional Certification: Data Management Certified Analysis Professional (CAP) credential or equivalent industry certification.
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with pharmacy, healthcare, and clinical research concepts, including understanding of healthcare data standards, clinical workflows, and regulatory requirements.
- Healthcare Data Experience: Knowledge of healthcare datasets including member eligibility data, clinical claims, pharmacy claims, and performance measurement frameworks such as HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set).
Required Skills & Competencies
- Proficiency in SQL and database design principles
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms and services
- Strong problem-solving abilities with a detail-oriented approach
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines
- Capacity to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language
- Team-oriented mindset with the ability to work independently when required
- Commitment to data quality and best practices in data management
Career Growth & Development Opportunities
At arenaflex, we are committed to investing in your professional development. As a Senior Analytics Engineer, you will have access to continuous learning opportunities, including training programs, certifications, and mentorship from industry leaders. We encourage our team members to stay current with emerging technologies and methodologies in data engineering and analytics.
This role provides exposure to cutting-edge healthcare data initiatives and the chance to work with diverse stakeholders across the organization. You will develop expertise in modern data platforms, cloud technologies, and healthcare analytics—skills that are highly valued in today's job market. With our commitment to internal advancement, you will have pathways to progress into principal engineer, data architect, or leadership positions as you grow with the organization.
Work Environment & Culture
arenaflex fosters a collaborative and inclusive work environment where innovation thrives. Our team members are empowered to bring their best ideas forward and make meaningful contributions to projects that impact millions of customers. We value diversity of thought and encourage creative problem-solving.
While this position is based in Illinois, arenaflex supports flexible work arrangements that enable our team members to balance their professional and personal lives. You will have access to modern tools and technologies that enable productive remote and hybrid work scenarios.
Compensation & Benefits
We offer a competitive compensation package that reflects the senior level of this position. The hourly rate for this role is $30 per hour, with opportunities for performance-based recognition and advancement. arenaflex provides comprehensive benefits including:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- Paid time off and holidays
- Professional development and tuition assistance programs
- Employee discount programs
- Wellness resources and employee assistance programs
Join Our Team
If you are passionate about leveraging data to drive healthcare innovation and want to be part of a team that values excellence, integrity, and customer focus, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity at arenaflex. This is your chance to grow your career while making a meaningful impact in the healthcare industry.
We are looking for a dedicated professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, embraces challenges, and is committed to delivering high-quality work. Take the next step in your career and join the arenaflex team today!
arenaflex is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.