savianceEast Boston, MA
Database Engineer - Voice Agents for Healthcare Applications
Database Engineer - Voice Agents for Healthcare Applications
Database Engineer - Voice Agents for Healthcare Applications
savianceEast Boston, MA
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Database Engineer - Voice Agents for Healthcare Applications
Location: Remote-India
Employment Type: Contract
About BigRio: BigRio is a Boston-based, remote-first technology consulting firm specializing in advanced data and software solutions. We partner with forward-thinking organizations to deliver scalable, cost-effective, and innovative technology, with particular expertise in AI/ML, data engineering, and cloud-native applications. Our clients span healthcare, life sciences, government, and enterprise sectors, and we are known for our ability to tackle complex challenges with cutting-edge solutions.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Database Engineer to design and integrate solutions that are highly available, secure, and optimized for healthcare applications (EMR/EHR).
Key Responsibilities
Database Design & Architecture:
- Design and implement MySQL, PostGres, or MariaDB schemas and data models optimized for EMR/EHR workloads.
- Experience working with AI Voice Agent Integrations.
- Create scalable solutions for patient records (PHI), appointments, billing, and clinical workflows.
- Ensure compatibility with interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, ADT).Database Development & Optimization
- Develop and maintain stored procedures, views, triggers, and indexing strategies.
- Optimize query performance and database configurations for high-volume healthcare transactions.
- Implement ETL processes for ingesting data from various healthcare systems (EHRs, lab systems, and third-party APIs).Data Security & Compliance
- Implement encryption, user access controls, and audit trails for sensitive patient data.
- Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations (HIPAA, GDPR).Integration & Collaboration
- Collaborate with application development teams (Node.js/Nest.js, Angular) to ensure seamless API and data layer integration.
- Support development of REST APIs for secure data retrieval and updates.
- Work closely with QA teams to validate data integrity and performance.
Monitoring & Maintenance:
Set up database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
Monitor database health, capacity planning, and troubleshoot performance issues.
Provide on-call support as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.5+ years of experience as a database engineer.
- Strong Relational Database experience
- Understanding of HL7, FHIR, and healthcare data models.
- Experience with database replication, partitioning, sharding, and high availability setups.
- Advanced SQL performance tuning and optimization experience.
- Familiarity with ETL workflows, data migrations, and healthcare data pipelines.
- Working knowledge of API integrations and enterprise architecture for healthcare applications.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with cloud-based AWS DB Deployment.
Knowledge of microservices architecture and REST APIs.
Experience working with Dockerized environments and CI/CD for database deployment.
Soft Skills:
Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently and as part of a remote, distributed team
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