RIT Co-op: Data Engineer

SUMMARY

As an RIT Co-op student working on the Emerging Technology Team, you will helpRochester Regional Health build a Modern Data Platform so that teams and AI tools can safely use trusted data. As a Data Engineer co-op, you will help build and improve the pipelines, reports and data quality checks behind it, in additional to working with real health system data and see your work used by teams across RRH.

STATUS: RIT Co-op - must be enrolled as a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology                 

LOCATION:Hybrid       

DEPARTMENT:Emerging Technology 

SCHEDULE:M-F, Full-time. Days. This is a double-block co-op starting in January 2027.         

ATTRIBUTES

• Student at RIT
• Familiarity with some of: Python, SQL, Git and GitHub, APIs and JSON, data analysis and visualization, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), automation and scripting, Power BI, Looker or Tableau, Snowflake, Docker, GitHub Actions
• You enjoy solving difficult problems and figuring things out on your own
• You have built things outside the classroom and can explain how they work
• You use AI development tools to learn and build faster
• You communicate technical ideas clearly, in conversation and in writing, and you ask questions
• You are curious, self-motivated and excited to learn new technologies

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and maintain data pipelines using Python, SQL and cloud tools
• Help prepare and validate data for analytics and AI use cases
• Build dashboards and reports (for example in Power BI) on AI adoption and usage
• Automate repetitive data tasks with scripts and GitHub Actions
• Document how pipelines work so others can run and extend them
• Work with the Emerging Technology team and IT Applications data engineers, and explain your work clearly to non-technical partners

EDUCATION:

LICENSES /CERTIFICATIONS: 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE:

CITY:

POSTAL CODE:

The posted pay range is a good faith representation of potential base pay for this position. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates could vary based on position details and FTE. Pay is determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, locations, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.