Data Engineer

Flok Health — United Kingdom · Posted ~12 hours ago

Skills

Data analysis SQL Data visualization Data platform development Data modeling Data quality Medical data security Data privacy Cross-functional collaboration Python Data platforms

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A healthcare-focused organization is seeking a Data Engineer to lead its data work within a small, multidisciplinary team. You will analyze patient information, develop an internal platform for self-service data queries, improve data models and quality, and collaborate with product and UX colleagues to support evidence-based decisions. The role offers direct interaction with leadership and a strong focus on responsible medical data storage, security, and privacy.

Highlights

Take ownership of the data function in a small, collaborative team and work directly with leadership and UX colleagues. Use patient data to inform decisions, build internal self-service analytics capabilities, and contribute to improvements that can directly affect patient outcomes.

Description

We're looking for a data engineer driven by patient impact and facilitating data driven decision making. We're still small, so you'd be the sole engineer focused solely on the data side of things (at least initially). What You'll Do Your day-to-day work will be impactful and varied, including: Analysing patient data - running queries to generate plots/visualisations and data summariesBuilding an internal data platform to allow non-technical colleagues to self-serve with their data queriesWorking with the UX team to iterate the app design and requirements through data driven decisionsComing up with interesting questions to ask about our data to inform product decisionsImproving our application and data model to capture high quality dataExemplifying best practice for medical data storage, security and privacy You’ll collaborate closely with the rest of the engineering / UX team, work directly with company leadership, and see the impact of your work on real patients. About You You have strong programming skills in Python and its data science ecosystemYou are a software professional, who knows the difference between research and production codeYou have good mathematical fluency (particularly around probability, statistics and information theory)You enjoy working with design and product teams to help shape exceptional productsYou care deeply about users - championing great experience and access to quality clinical careYou can communicate your work clearly to both technical and non-technical audiencesYou take initiative and ownership of your work Bonus Points Whilst not required, experience in any of these areas will definitely stand out - let us know if you have any! Working with medical data (or other sensitive data)Creating visual tools (e.g. interactive dashboards) for data exploration by others with good UXGood ML fundamentals (e.g. could build a small neural network from scratch)Data modelling (and versioning) of complex systemsStartup experience What We Offer Challenging work at the frontier of AI-native healthcareIn-person collaborative culture in a beautiful work space in the Cambridgeshire countrysideAn onsite gym and digital health subscription of your choiceEarly stage equity with employee-friendly terms (via an EMI scheme)Comprehensive medical coverage (including dental and optical) and life insuranceOptional remote working on Wednesdays, with an annual allowance of 10 extra remote daysDesk setup allowance for your favourite keyboard / mouse / whatever!Monthly team feasts (and the BBQ is used most days)A fast paced work environment geared towards excellence and professional growth (with annual training budget)A chance to have a big impact in a small team transforming care and outcomes at population scale About Flok More than a billion people a year suffer unnecessarily from conditions like MSK pain, where the right treatment approach is well-established but undeliverable at scale. We're changing that. Our team has deep expertise across clinical, engineering, and regulated AI, has a track record of healthtech innovation, and is backed by top VCs and multiple unicorn founder angels. If you like: Solving hard problems at the intersection of technology and healthcareThe pursuit of excellence—helping each other to do the best work of our careersWorking in an in-person collaborative environmentTaking ownership to have significant impact in a fast-growing mission-driven company with big ambitions Then you'll fit right in!