Job Description

Join a team that’s transforming mental healthcare. Founded by psychiatrists, Headlight is more than a company: it’s a movement. A movement that exists on the front lines of the mental health crisis, transforming the way people access care and the way clinicians deliver it. In order to help people in their time of need and ensure that every person who comes to us has options, we are transparent about our capabilities, treatments, and coverage, we champion innovation, and we leverage our rich data to continuously implement better ways of delivering care. Our mission is simple but powerful: Improving lives, one session at a time.

Our highly skilled and principled clinical team enjoys autonomy and institutional support so they can put their focus where it should be: on improving patient outcomes. Our clinicians want to do more than help individual clients, so they work to affect the system as a whole, elevating standards of care so that their efforts reverberate far beyond what they could do in private practice.

As the most trusted behavioral health partner in the Western U.S., we’ve established deep relationships that give us unparalleled access, interoperability, and first-priority referrals. This exclusivity, combined with our best-in-class coordinated care and feedback loops, results in superior outcomes and cost savings.

Our services are convenient, accessible, and expert, combining personalized client engagement with advanced technology to enhance, not replace, human connection. Indeed, we hold that human-to-human relationships are indispensable, so from the match to the session to the time between sessions, we provide whole person care so nobody falls through the cracks and there is a brighter path forward for all.

Our Pillars

Make things easier.
Forge genuine connections.
Elevate the standard.

Roles and Responsibilities

Own and extend the Python-based ETL job orchestration engine: add new job types, monitor execution, and resolve production failures

Build and maintain data pipelines powering operational reporting for scheduling, finance, credentialing, and clinical operations

Integrate data sources into the warehouse - EHR (NextGen), CRM (HubSpot), HR platforms (ADP, Lever), credentialing (Modio), call center (Five9), and other third-party APIs

Optimize high-frequency SQL workloads

Support and extendcustom AI agents

Maintain HIPAA compliance across all data handling: enforce access controls, audit logging, and PHI segregation in pipelines and reporting layers

Write and maintain version-controlled code in the GitHub repository

Required Qualifications

3+ years of data engineering experience in a production environment

Strong SQL skills: complex stored procedures, CTEs, window functions, temp tables, index optimization, execution plan analysis

Python proficiency for ETL workloads: pandas, pyodbc or SQLAlchemy, REST API consumption, file handling, scheduling

Hands-on experience data warehouse/ETL workloads

Experience building and maintaining scheduled data pipelines with robust error handling, retry logic, and logging

Ability to debug production failures independently, communicate status clearly, and resolve issues quickly under pressure

Comfort working in a HIPAA-regulated environment and handling PHI with appropriate care and controls

Familiarity with Azure Blob Storage or equivalent object storage for ETL staging workflows

Preferred Qualifications

HubSpot CRM data integration experience (Contacts, Deals, Tickets, Company hierarchy, API rate limit handling)

Healthcare data experience: EHR integrations (NextGen, Epic, or Cerner), credentialing systems, claims data, HIPAA BAA contexts

Experience building or maintaining AI/LLM-powered applications (Claude, OpenAI) in a production context

Familiarity with voice or telephony data pipelines, conversational AI systems, or patient intake automation

Experience with complex provider or resource scheduling systems and the data modeling they require

Exposure to CAC, LTV, or patient funnel analytics in a B2C healthcare or SaaS context

Strong communication skills - this team works directly with clinical ops, finance, and marketing stakeholders

Benefits

W2 role with competitive compensation

Medical, Dental and Vision on the first of the month after employment

Paid Vacation, Sick, and Holiday time

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counseling services, resources, and support to help you navigate personal or professional challenges.

401(k) plan with company contribution

Opportunity to work in a cutting-edge healthcare technology environment

Professional development opportunities and training

Collaborative and supportive work culture

Impactful role contributing to the enhancement of patient care and healthcare processes

If you need any accommodations for your interview please email HR@headlight.health prior to scheduling.

Not meeting all the requirements? Research indicates that women, communities of color, and historically underrepresented individuals are often hesitant to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. We are committed to cultivating a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace. If you're enthusiastic about this position but your previous experience doesn't precisely match every qualification listed, we enthusiastically encourage you to submit your application. You could be the ideal candidate for this role or others!

Headlight is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness and seeks to create a working environment reflective of this commitment. We seek to provide a diverse clinician base to support the diversity of our clients. Headlight supports and respects diversity of people, culture, and ideas throughout our organization. Headlight thrives to be a welcoming, diverse and discrimination- and harassment-free workplace.

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About Headlight

Headlight is a mental health company dedicated to transforming the way behavioral health services are delivered. With a clinician-centered model, innovative technology, and a commitment to accessibility and affordability, Headlight is redefining mental health care.

Industry

Healthcare & Social Services

Company Size

51-200 employees

Headquarters

San Diego, California

Year Founded

2020

Website

headlight.health

Social Media

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