Healthcare Data Scientist / Healthcare Informatics

About this role

You will turn pharmacy, clinical and formulary data into insight that improves decisions for facilities across Africa. Your pipelines and models will help teams spot gaps, reconcile records and trust the quality of the data behind our products. You will work closely with engineering, clinical and reference-data specialists.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain data pipelines across RxSoft, PrognoCare EMR and formulary datasets.
• Apply entity resolution to reconcile facilities, drugs and clinical records at scale.
• Design analytics that answer real operational and clinical questions.
• Apply ICD, LOINC and SNOMED CT standards to structure and validate healthcare data.
• Improve the quality of guideline and medicine data used across the platform.
• Build reproducible analyses and dashboards that teams can act on.
• Document methods and assumptions so results can be reviewed and trusted.
• Partner with clinical and product teams to turn findings into product decisions.

What you'll bring

Required

• Strong Python or SQL skills with experience building production data pipelines.
• Experience with entity resolution, data cleaning or record linkage.
• Working knowledge of healthcare coding standards such as ICD, LOINC or SNOMED CT.
• Ability to explain analytical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• A rigorous approach to data quality, validation and documentation.

Nice to have

• Experience with pharmacy, claims or electronic medical record data.
• Machine learning experience for record matching or classification.
• Exposure to BI tools or dashboard design.
• Knowledge of the Nigerian or wider African healthcare context.

What we offer

• Competitive salary, reviewed against the market and your experience.
• Health insurance and a contributory pension scheme.
• Hybrid working in Lagos with genuine flexibility on office days.
• A learning and conference budget for courses, certifications and events.
• A modern data stack across PostgreSQL, MongoDB and analytical tooling.
• Direct impact across 50+ healthcare organisations in Africa.
• Room to grow as the data and analytics function expands.

About the team

You will join a data team working at the intersection of clinical standards and real operational data. We care about defensible methods, documented assumptions and results people can act on.

The team works closely with engineering, clinical specialists and reference-data colleagues across the platform.

About eHealthwares

eHealthwares designs and delivers enterprise healthcare technology solutions — EMR, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, telemedicine and interoperability platforms — connecting patients, providers and operations across Africa. Over 10+ years we have served 50+ healthcare organisations and delivered 200+ integrations with 99.9% platform uptime. From the pharmacy counter to the radiology suite, from the lab bench to the telemedicine consult, we build the modules that make one connected care ecosystem.

Equal opportunity

eHealthwares is an equal opportunity employer. We assess every application on merit and suitability for the role, without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, age or marital status. If you need any reasonable accommodation to apply, email info@ehealthwares.com and we will be happy to help.

How to apply

1. Submit the application form on this page with your CV (PDF or Word) — add a cover letter in the text box or as an attachment.
2. Application screen — we review submissions as they arrive.
3. Role interview — a conversation with the hiring manager (about 45 minutes).
4. Team conversation — meet the people you would work with.
5. Offer — we typically respond to applicants within one week.

Prefer email? Send your CV to info@ehealthwares.com with the role title as the subject. We would love to hear from you.