Data Quality Engineer Intern at Abacus Insights in Remote

Summary: Abacus Insights is transforming healthcare data to improve decision-making for health plans. They are seeking a Data Quality Engineer Intern to validate and analyze client data outputs while learning foundational skills in data engineering and SQL. Responsibilities: - Partner with clients and implementation teams to understand data distribution needs and expected outputs - Perform data analysis, data mapping, and validation of client deliverables - Build and maintain data extract scripts with guidance from senior engineers; troubleshoot and improve performance - Join client and internal team meetings to understand requirements, context, and timelines - Contribute to process improvements, documentation, and workflow efficiency within a collaborative engineering culture Required Qualifications: - Interest in healthcare data and curiosity about how data moves through pipelines and platforms - Ability to write SQL queries for analysis, profiling, validation, and basic performance tuning - Analytical, problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn new tools/approaches - Clear communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders - Strong organization skills and comfort juggling multiple tasks/priorities Preferred Qualifications: - Exposure to cloud platforms and modern data engineering tooling (e.g., PySpark/Databricks concepts) - Familiarity with Snowflake or cloud data warehouses/services - Prior internship/project experience working with large datasets, ETL/ELT, or data quality testing concepts Required Skills: SQL Important Skills: Data analysis, Data mapping, Data quality Nice-to-Have Skills: Analytical mindset, Curiosity about healthcare data Benefits: 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, Growth-focused environment – your development matters here