Data Engineer

University of Wisconsin-Madison

. Organizes data preparation and analysis steps into reproducible pipelines .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeMadison • Wisconsin • United StatesJunior💰 $68,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data preparation, cleaning, and quality assurance, with a strong ability to develop and maintain data management architectures. Proficient in collaborating with research teams and supervising staff while ensuring data integrity and performance optimization.

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Data CleaningQuality AssuranceREDCapSPSSPython

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Hard Skills

Data PreparationData AnalysisData ManagementLongitudinal DatabasesSurvey DataData IntegrationData TransformationData StructuringData Pipeline OptimizationData Quality Control

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsTeam CollaborationIndependent WorkSupervisionTraining

Tools & Technologies

REDCapSPSSPythonSQL

Industry Keywords

Biomarker Project DataResearch ProjectsData CollectionElectronic DataAnalog Data

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Organizes data preparation and analysis steps into reproducible pipelines
Prepares datasets through cleaning, quality assurance, transformations, restructuring, and integration of multiple data sources
Develops, constructs, tests, and maintains architectures for large-scale data management and analysis
Implements data analysis steps in collaboration with data scientists, statisticians, and other researchers
Selects appropriate technologies and optimizes pipelines for performance
Receives, organizes, and quality-controls electronic and analog Biomarker project data
Cleans data for release after completion of each data-collection wave
Provides technical support to the design team for new data-collection waves
May supervise student staff performing data entry

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required
One or more years’ work experience with research projects
Experience with REDCap
Experience with data cleaning and quality assurance
Experience with longitudinal databases, especially survey data
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience with SPSS
Familiarity with Python and SQL preferred
Experience training and supervising undergraduate student staff preferred
Ability to work well independently as well as part of a team preferred
Cover letter and resume required
Continuous eligibility to work in the United States without employer sponsorship
Proof of work authorization and eligibility to work required
Employment may require a criminal background check

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous paid time off
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
Tax-advantaged savings accounts
Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund
Up to one day per week of remote work may be considered after a trial period, with supervisor approval