Data Engineer
About us
Our Vision
We believe in a world where everyone, regardless of their country’s wealth or frontiers, enjoys access to medicines and healthcare when they need it.
Our Mission
We work tirelessly to remove access barriers faced by patients and caregivers across Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) when seeking quality medicines and quality healthcare.
Who We Are: Bridging Continents, Bringing Health
Imagine a world where critical medicines are within reach, affordable, and synonymous with quality, no matter where you are. That’s the world we’re building with our unique, demand-aggregation model that unites healthcare providers across LMICs. At the heart of our identity is a single, resolute commitment: to build a future where geography and income never stand between any individual and life-saving medicines. Our platform isn’t merely a space for transactions, we unlock affordable access to medicines by aggregating demand across healthcare providers. We also help manufacturers build a sustainable and reliable global access strategy.
Our business focuses on low- and middle-income countries and strengthens the purchasing power of these markets to ensure the supply of cost-effective, high-quality medicines. We partner exclusively with authorized, high-quality pharmaceutical companies and certified caregivers to accelerate sustainable access to medicines.
Our Values
- Passionate impactors. We are driven by our passion to make a difference, to create a positive impact on healthcare. Our passion is reflected in all aspects of our business: from why we exist to how we operate and invest.
- Patient rooted. We are on a relentless pursuit for equity for all patients around the world. Every decision we take is focused on making it easier for patients to access the care and medicines they need.
- Fearless achievers. We know Axmed’s dream of equity in healthcare requires passionate work and a willingness to take bold risks. We have the high-performance team to create lasting alliances and get the job of “making dreams real.”
- Kind & Compassionate. Our mission brings together talented people and partners who want to replenish today’s world with kindness and compassion. As individuals and as a business, we believe those qualities to be our greatest strength.
Job Description
We are seeking talented Data Engineer to help drive our impact-oriented vision by ensuring our current marketplace prototype is ready for launch in 2024. As a Data Engineer specializing in Intelligence Data and Catalogue management, plays a crucial role in the design, development, and maintenance of data infrastructure and systems for organizing, storing, and retrieving intelligence data. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the efficient and accurate management of large volumes of complex data, enabling our executive team to consume valuable insights and supporting their decision-making processes. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements, design data models, implement data pipelines, and implement warehousing solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of data management principles, proficiency in data engineering technologies, and a keen eye for detail to ensure the integrity, reliability, and accessibility of intelligence data.
Our platform is built with Django, Next.js and MySQL.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data infrastructure and systems for warehousing first-party data and to make it accessible to generate insights for our business
- Manage intelligence data generated from our first party data and acquired third-party data.
- Implement solutions to manage and curate our internal data catalogues which are used by our customers in our production systems, in collaboration with our product management team
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Develop and implement data pipelines to ingest, process, cleanse, and transform raw intelligence data from various sources into usable formats.
- Design and implement data models, schemas, and taxonomies to organize and structure intelligence data for efficient storage and retrieval.
- Ensure the integrity, quality, and security of intelligence data by implementing data governance policies, data validation checks, and access controls.
- Optimize data workflows, performance, and scalability of data systems to meet evolving business needs and performance requirements.
- Troubleshoot data-related issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement solutions to resolve data anomalies or discrepancies.
- Stay current with emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in data engineering, intelligence data management, and data analytics.
We invite candidates with strong data engineering development experience, a passion for user-centric design, and a commitment to the continuous improvement of our platform to apply for this role. Your expertise and bold decisions will play a pivotal role in shaping our digital ecosystem and delivering outstanding experiences to our customers.
Job location: Remote applicants are welcome to apply since our operations will be spread through different Low-And Middle-Income countries. Headquarters are based in Switzerland.
Languages: Excellent command of the English language is a requirement. Other languages (i.e French or Spanish) are an asset.
Work schedule: We are a young startup, so we focus on delivering results, not filling hours of work. However, as a reference, candidates can expect to normally work within normal office hours per week (Monday-Friday).
Salary: USD 50,000 – 65,000 depending on candidate’s profile and experience
Are you our next game-changer?
Requirements:
- Previous experience as a data engineer in a company offering b2b solutions
- Familiarity with the latest cloud technologies for data warehousing in AWS, GCP or Azure
- Proven experience in data modelling and ETL processes
- Experience with Python, Scala or Java (with a preference for the first)
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) for reporting and dashboarding.
- Familiarity with data privacy regulations and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA).
- Proficiency in data management systems (e.g. SQL, NoSQL)
Nice to have:
- Undergraduate degree – bachelor’s or master’s degree in fields such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or IT will be an asset but not a requirement.
- Knowledge of machine learning techniques, natural language processing, or big data analytics.
- Relevant certifications in data engineering, cloud computing, or related fields (e.g., AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty, Google Professional Data Engineer).
- Experience with big data technologies(e.g. Hadoop, Spark)
- Familiarity with data modelling and ETL processes
- Experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of DevOps practices for data pipelines and automation is a big plus
- Experience with Next.js, particularly Next.js 13.
- Proven track record in developing other platforms, marketplace experience will be an asset.
- Understanding of the healthcare industry or Low-And Middle-income countries is an asset.
Diversity & Equal Opportunity: Axmed is dedicated to fostering inclusivity and diversity within our workforce. Our commitment to equal opportunity is unwavering, and we uphold these principles throughout all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, training, advancement, and beyond. We firmly reject any form of discrimination based on factors such as race, ethnicity, faith, age, sexual orientation, gender expression, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Our objective is to build teams that mirror the diverse range of patients and communities we serve. We truly believe that by fostering diversity we will make better decisions, thus become stronger in what we do and better equipped to succeed.
How to Apply
Contact: info@axmed.com
Deadline: 30/4/2024 (we review submissions on a rolling basis).
Documents to submit: Resume/CV and motivation letter.
To Learn More About the Company
Website: www.axmed.com