About Us
Abacus Insights is changing the way healthcare works for you. We’re on a mission to unlock the power of data so health plans can enable the right care at the right time—making life better for millions of people. No more data silos, no more inefficiencies. Just smarter care, lower costs, and better experiences.
Backed by $100M from top VCs, we’re tackling big challenges in an industry that’s ready for change. And while GenAI is still new for many, we’ve already mastered turning complex healthcare data into clear, actionable insights. That’s our superpower—and it’s why we’re leading the way.
Abacus, innovation starts with people. We’re bold, curious, and collaborative—because the best ideas come from working together. Ready to make an impact? Join us and let's build the future, together.
About the Role
Our Data Distribution Engineering team is looking to bring on a Data Engineering Intern to be part of our fast-growing team. We see massive growth in our future and would love for you to be a part of it! You will partner with customers and several internal teams and extract data from the industry leading data platform which is built on highly scalable, flexible and resilient cloud architectures. As a trusted customer advocate, you will have the opportunity to guide a client’s successful adoption of Abacus’s core data management offerings.
Your day to day:
- Work with clients and implementation teams to understand the data distribution requirements.
- Perform data analysis and data mapping required to produce client output.
- Build the data distribution extracts and scripts.
- Optimize the performance of the data extract scripts.
- Foster a dynamic, high-preforming, and collaborative culture.
- Guide team members to solve issues and help them to understand any challenges.
- Spearhead clients’ projects and handle client calls.
- Constantly think about process enhancements and bring different ideas into table.
What you bring to the team:
- 2+ years of experience working with healthcare data.
- Understanding and passion for healthcare data and systems – knowledge on Membership, Claims, Provider and other domains.
- Strong experience writing queries, performing data analysis, data profiling and reporting.
- Performance optimization experience with understanding of how to fine tune the queries.
- Experience handling a large volume of data.
- Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to seek better analytical solutions to abstract business problems.
- Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Experience, coupled with a willingness, to learn new things
- Desire to contribute individually, with the ability both to self-direct work and to collaborate with others.
- Strong SQL Programming skills.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
What we would like to see, but not required:
- Experience working with an AWS, Azure, Databricks, Spark.
- Experience working with Snowflake.
- Understanding or experience working for a cloud-based data services provider to large healthcare clients.
Compensation: Compensation for this role is based on experience, skills, and location, and includes base salary plus eligibility for performance bonuses and equity grants.
- Unlimited paid time off – recharge when you need it
- Work from anywhere – flexibility to fit your life
- Comprehensive health coverage – multiple plan options to choose from
- Equity for every employee – share in our success
- Growth-focused environment – your development matters here
- Home office setup allowance – one-time support to get you started
- Monthly cell phone allowance – stay connected with ease #LI-RF1
Our Commitment as an Equal Opportunity Employer
As a mission-led technology company helping to drive better healthcare outcomes, Abacus Insights believes that the best innovation and value we can bring to our customers comes from diverse ideas, thoughts, experiences, and perspectives. Therefore, we dedicate resources to building diverse teams and providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. Abacus prohibits discrimination and harassment regarding race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
At the heart of who we are is a commitment to continuously and intentionally building an inclusive culture—one that empowers every team member across the globe to do their best work and bring their authentic selves. We carry that same commitment into our hiring process, aiming to create an interview experience where you feel comfortable and confident showcasing your strengths. If there’s anything we can do to support that—big or small—please let us know.
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