Surescripts, LLC Hiring for Database Engineer at Minneapolis, MN Full Time

Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care. We deliver insights at critical points of care for better decisions — from streamlining prior authorizations to delivering comprehensive medication histories to facilitating messages between providers.

• Assist in implementing long-term strategic goals for database development in conjunction with end users, managers, clients, and other stakeholders
• Participate in agile development process and analyze user requirements and based on findings, design functional specifications for databases and database applications following database standards
• Assist in planning and implementing capacity and resource expansion to ensure scalability of company databases
• Assist with the design of redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery to ensure effective availability, protection, and integrity of data assets
• Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
• Develop automated database applications, where necessary, using applicable database techniques
• Work with agile teams and product owners to ensure database design and performance meet business requirements
• Identify inefficiencies in current databases and implement improved solutions
• Assist in planning and performing database upgrades and migrations
• Assist in evaluating and selecting database components, including hardware, relational database management systems, ETL software, metadata management tools, and database design solutions.

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#LI-HYBRID

Surescripts embraces flexibility through its Flexible Hybrid Work model for most positions. This model allows employees to work virtually while still utilizing our offices as collaboration centers. With alignment and agreement from your leadership, you can come and go from the office as needed.

What You’re Like

You’re relentless in getting stuff done. You apply your expertise in an Agile/DevOps world with other talented people. You’re curious about new technology and use your curiosity as fuel to deliver meaningful solutions. And you’re into incremental efforts that ultimately reap huge results.

What We’re Like

We’re a smart team that loves to work toward a common goal: delivering innovative, industry-leading solutions that improve patient care. We pride ourselves on quality work grounded in transparency and accountability. Our goal is to make a positive impact on healthcare, be it on quality, cost, or patient safety.

What the Work is Like

Is your thinking cap on? (Do they still make those?) Here, our challenge is to connect disparate, cross-functional skills to create the desired result. We focus on important milestones, work to understand diverse technologies and develop relationships with various groups of people with varied perspectives.

Why Wait? Apply Now

We’re a midsize company. This means you’re not just another employee ID number. Here, you can build real relationships and feel supported by truly awesome people with diverse backgrounds and talents in an innovative and collaborative work culture. We strive to create an environment where you can be yourself, share your ideas and work your way. We offer opportunities for employee development, as well as competitive compensation packages and extensive benefits.

Benefits include, but are not limited to, comprehensive healthcare (including infertility coverage), generous paid time off including paid childbirth and parental leave and mental health days, pet insurance, and 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. To learn more, review the

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Physical and Mental Requirements

While performing duties of this job, an employee may be required to perform any, or all of the following: attend meetings in and out of the office, travel, communicate effectively (both orally and in writing), and be able to effectively use computers and other electronic and standard office equipment with, or without, a reasonable accommodation. Additionally, this job requires certain mental demands, including the ability to use judgement, withstand moderate amounts of stress and maintain attention to detail with, or without, a reasonable accommodation.

Surescripts is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.