veranahealth · San Francisco, California, United States, New York, United States · New York, New York, United States · San Francisco, California, United States
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Verana Health, </span> a digital health company that delivers quality drug lifecycle and medical practice insights from an exclusive real-world data network, recently secured a $150 million Series E led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc. (JJDC) and Novo Growth, the growth-stage investment arm of Novo Holdings. </p> <p>Existing Verana Health investors GV (formerly Google Ventures), Casdin Capital, and Brook Byers also joined the round, as well as notable new investors, including the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, THVC, and Breyer Capital.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are driven to create quality real-world data in ophthalmology, neurology, urology, and oncology to accelerate quality insights across the drug lifecycle and within medical practices. Additionally, we are driven to advance the quality of care and quality of life for patients. DRIVE defines our internal purpose and is the galvanizing force that helps ground us in a shared corporate culture. DRIVE is: Diversity, Responsibility, Integrity, Voice-of-Customer and End-Results. <a href="https://veranahealth.com/drive-defining-verana-healths-values-for-the-next-stage-of-company-growth/">Click here to read more about our culture and values.</a></span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Verana Health is revolutionizing patient care and clinical research by utilizing physician expertise and artificial intelligence to unlock the true potential of real-world data. With exclusive access to the world's largest patient data sources in oncology, ophthalmology, neurology, and urology Verana is powering real-world evidence generation. Clinicians utilize these insights to improve the quality of care and quality of life for patients, and life sciences companies rely on the insights to accelerate the development of new therapies. Verana is backed by industry leaders like Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc., Novo Growth, GV, Casdin Capital, and Merck Global Health Innovation Fund. Join us to bring innovation at scale and improve patient outcomes!</span></p> <div>We offer comprehensive benefits that include:</div> <ul> <li>Market-leading medical, dental, and vision insurance plans</li> <li>401(k) match</li> <li>Flexible time off programs</li> <li>Paid parental leave</li> <li>Annual learning and wellness stipend</li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>More About Verana</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li>We believe that diverse teams build better products and experiences. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered to do their best work. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences.</li> <li>Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B) or OPT/STEM extension support for this position at this time.</li> <li>While we are remote friendly, we have a preference for candidates within close commuting proximity to our Bay Area or NYC office hubs.</li> </ul> <div>To learn more about Verana Health, please visit <u><a href="http://veranahealth.com" target="_blank">veranahealth.com</a></u> or watch our <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQXHB8MRf9s" target="_blank">introduction video</a></u>. </div> <p><strong>*Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.*</strong></p> <h3><strong>Job Title: Senior/Staff/Principal Backend Engineer, Platform & Data Ingestion</strong></h3> <p><strong>This is a hybrid role requiring in-person interviews at either our San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY office. Applicants must live within 50 miles of one of these offices. In-office expectations are based on your distance from the office. All remaining days may be worked from home.</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: bold;"><strong>0–30 miles: 3 days per week in-office</strong></li> <li style="font-weight: bold;"><strong>30–50 miles: 1 day per week in-office</strong></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Scale Clinical Platforms. Harness Unstructured Data. Advance Oncology Care.</strong></h3> <p>You will report directly to the Senior Director of Engineering and work cross-functionally within Verana Health's Oncology Platform, bridging our Core Engineering and Data Ingestion teams. In this role, you will have end-to-end, hands-on ownership of the high-throughput systems that transform complex, unstructured clinical text into scalable oncology data models.</p> <h3><strong>Why This Role Matters:</strong></h3> <p>This position sits at a critical technical junction, connecting the frontline of Verana’s data ingestion engine with our foundational platform architecture. Within the Oncology Platform, your work directly impacts patient care by dictating how fast and how cleanly raw medical documentation is unlocked and structured to support life-saving research and improving clinical outcomes.</p> <p>By scaling OCR pipelines to extract clinical text and optimizing OpenSearch to make data instantly accessible, you will directly expand our core oncology data model. We also encourage thoughtful use of modern AI coding assistants and