Job Description

A top client of ours out of the Midwest is looking to add a Junior Data Analyst / SQL Developer to their team to support database operations, data validation, and onboarding processes within a healthcare data environment. This role is ideal for an early-career professional with a foundational understanding of relational databases, SQL scripting, and data analysis who is eager to develop their technical skills.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with Oracle or PostgreSQL databases, understanding data relationships, and troubleshooting data integrity issues. This individual will play an important role in reviewing SQL scripts, validating data onboarding activities, and ensuring accuracy and consistency across interconnected database systems.

This role is contract and remote, not open to C2C.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and validate SQL scripts and database processes to ensure accurate data onboarding and integration.
• Execute testing procedures to verify that data onboarding activities have been completed correctly and meet established requirements.
• Identify data discrepancies, errors, or inconsistencies and collaborate with onboarding teams to resolve issues.
• Investigate complex data relationships, including identifying why records may be incorrectly linked or associated across systems.
• Write and execute SQL queries to retrieve, analyze, validate, and troubleshoot data across multiple database tables and systems.
• Review existing stored procedures, SQL scripts, and database logic to understand functionality and identify potential issues.
• Develop an understanding of relational database structures, primary and foreign keys, table relationships, and data dependencies.
• Support data integrity investigations and assist with developing SQL-based solutions to correct or reconcile data issues.
• Learn and become proficient in established database tables, data structures, and internal processes.
• Follow documented procedures and standardized playbooks to support consistent and repeatable data validation activities.
• Collaborate with technical teams to troubleshoot database issues and improve data quality and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in data analysis, database development, database administration, or a related technical role.
• Hands-on experience writing and executing SQL queries, preferably using Oracle SQL or PostgreSQL .
• Foundational understanding of relational database management systems (RDBMS), including database structures and relationships.
• Knowledge of primary keys, foreign keys, joins, and how data is connected across multiple tables.
• Ability to query, retrieve, and analyze data from multiple tables or database systems.
• Experience reviewing SQL scripts, troubleshooting queries, and identifying data inconsistencies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate data relationships and identify root causes.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional technical teams.
• Willingness to learn new database environments, business processes, and established technical procedures.

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