Company Name: Sailor Health

Job Details: 2,Locations,In-Office,or,Remote,Mid,level

Job Url: https://builtin.com/job/founding-data-engineer/7495424

Job Description: 🏥 About Sailor HealthSailor Health is on a mission to solve the mental health crisis among older adults. In the United States, older adults have the highest suicide rates of any age group yet receive the least mental health care. By 2030, over 65 million seniors will make up nearly a quarter of the U.S. population, creating one of the largest and most urgent challenges in healthcare.Sailor is building the platform for senior mental health, connecting older adults, therapists, healthcare professionals, and insurance plans. Our AI-native operating system powers seamless care coordination, real-time clinical insights, and insurance billing - enabling therapists to spend more time delivering compassionate care.We are growing quickly and have partnered with Medicare to offer affordable and exceptional psychotherapy to hundreds of patients. We are honored to have the support and backing of world-class founders from Ramp, Nourish, Headway, Charlie Health, and Spring Health.⭐ About the RoleLocation: New York City, in office, 3+ days a week.We’re looking for a Founding Data Engineer to architect and scale Sailor’s data foundation, powering everything from clinical insights to AI copilots. You’ll work closely with our co-founders, clinicians, and engineers to build the pipelines, models, and analytics that fuel care delivery and decision-making.This is a ground-floor opportunity to build an AI-first data stack from scratch at a startup with extreme PMF. You’ll design the data models that measure patient outcomes, automate operations, and unlock intelligence across our platform.💻 What You’ll DoBuild and maintain pipelines in Snowflake and dbt that unify data from EHR, CRM, and communication systemsDevelop AI- and ML-driven analyses of therapy transcripts and patient dataAutomate backend operations with Python scripts that power clinical and billing workflowsTrack and visualize clinical outcomes (PHQ-9, GAD-7, etc.)Create data apps and dashboards in Hex using SQL and PythonCollaborate cross-functionally with clinicians and founders to turn data into action✅ You’re a Great Fit If YouHave 4+ years of experience in data engineering or analyticsAre fluent in SQL, Python, dbt, and SnowflakeHave experience with GraphQL, APIs, and unstructured data (e.g., transcripts)Bring high EQ and can communicate clearly with non-technical teammatesMove fast, set a high bar, and care deeply about improving mental health for older adults