Data Engineer
Anywhere
Type: Contract
Category: Engineer
Industry: Life Sciences
Workplace Type: Remote
Reference ID: JN -042026-106348
Date Posted: 04/12/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/cwAWl4
Description
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Our client seeks a Data Engineer to support clinical trial data operations over a 12+ month contract. The role will program SAS edit checks and macros, build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines, and ensure data quality across structured and unstructured sources. The position will collaborate with clinical, biostatistics, regulatory, and R&D stakeholders to support analytics and AI/ML model pipelines. Work will be remote on PST hours with a collaborative team across experience levels.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $60.00 to $70.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
Develop study specific annotated CRFs, database documentation, edit check specifications, data handling conventions, and data entry instructions.
Program SAS edit checks and SAS macros for clinical trials, including ETL processes, data validations, statistical analyses, and report generation.
Design and develop robust ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
Apply hands-on database administration skills to identify root causes and resolve issues with structured and unstructured data sources.
Conduct data automation tasks, including software development, testing, and validation.
Leverage familiarity with Power BI, R, Python, HTML, JavaScript, and REST APIs for data downloading.
Collaborate with biostatistics, data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to support AI/ML model development and deployment.
Build and optimize data systems for performance, scalability, and reliability while ensuring data quality, integrity, and security.
Apply knowledge of the software development life cycle to code, design, and maintain documentation for data architecture, processes, and workflows.
Implement and manage REST API connections.
Experience Requirements:
2+ years with clinical data management documentation, CRF development, EDC building, and data quality checks.
2+ years building and optimizing ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
2+ years programming SAS edit checks and SAS macros for clinical trials.
Experience with data automation, software development, testing, and validation.
Hands-on database administration experience troubleshooting data issues.
Power BI, Python, or RShiny experience (preferred).
Advanced SQL and experience with relational databases and query authoring (preferred).
Exposure to AI/ML concepts and experience supporting model pipelines (preferred).
Experience with REST API integrations.
Working knowledge of manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large datasets.
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree required.
Advanced degree preferred.
Desired fields: Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems, or related quantitative field.
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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
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About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
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