Lead Healthcare Interface & Interoperability Analyst

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Job Title: Lead Interface Interoperability Analyst

Location: Jackson, Mississippi (39211)

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Employment Type: Temporary / Contract (Staff Augmentation)

Duration: At least 1 year from the projected start date

Candidate Pay Rate: Not Provided

Education Requirement: Master's degree in Information Technology, Health Informatics, or a related management or technology discipline.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Interface Interoperability Analyst to provide technical leadership and operational support for healthcare data integration and interoperability initiatives.

The selected candidate will manage and optimize HL7 and FHIR-based healthcare interfaces, oversee healthcare integration operations, support federal interoperability compliance requirements, and improve healthcare data exchange processes.

This role involves working with healthcare integration engines, FHIR APIs, clinical data exchange systems, and enterprise document management platforms. The candidate will also lead a small technical team, coordinate with external healthcare partners, and ensure that healthcare interfaces meet applicable industry standards, security requirements, and regulatory expectations.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of progressive healthcare IT experience, strong hands-on HL7/FHIR interface expertise, healthcare integration engine experience, and the ability to lead technical teams and interoperability initiatives.

1. Healthcare IT Experience: Minimum 10 years of progressive healthcare information technology experience with direct, hands-on experience in HL7 and/or FHIR-based healthcare interfaces. Any combination of HL7 v2.x and HL7 FHIR experience totaling 10 or more years is acceptable.

2. Healthcare Integration Engines: Demonstrated experience working with healthcare integration engines, preferably Infor Cloverleaf, Rhapsody, or equivalent enterprise integration platforms.

3. Healthcare Data Standards: Strong understanding of:

• HL7 v2.x

• HL7 FHIR R4

• CDA / CCDA

• X12

• USCDI data element requirements

4. Healthcare Industry Experience: Experience with healthcare interoperability in a Medicaid, managed care, hospital/health system, or EHR environment.

5. EHR Integration: Experience with EHR interfaces and clinical data exchange.

6. Document Management: Demonstrated experience implementing and maintaining document management systems and establishing document governance processes.

7. Technical Leadership: Experience leading or supervising technical teams or contractors, including work assignments, quality reviews, and performance oversight.

8. HIPAA Compliance: Strong understanding of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule requirements related to healthcare data exchange and interface operations.

9. Interface Documentation: Experience with interface documentation, data flow mapping, and interface process improvement.

10. Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create technical documentation and present findings and recommendations to IT leadership.

11. Education: Master's degree in Information Technology, Health Informatics, or a related management or technology discipline.

The following qualifications are preferred but not mandatory:

• Experience working in state or federal government IT environments, preferably within Medicaid, healthcare, or human services agencies.

• Direct experience supporting CMS-9115-F and CMS-0057-F interoperability mandates, including FHIR API implementation and compliance documentation.

• Experience with Infor Cloverleaf configuration, administration, and environment migration.

• Experience with MarkLogic or similar NoSQL databases in a healthcare data management environment.

• Experience with FHIR API development, testing, or implementation, including US Core and Da Vinci Implementation Guides.

• Experience with SMART on FHIR and OAuth 2.0 authentication frameworks.

• HL7 certification or an equivalent healthcare informatics or integration credential.

• Experience with corporate or enterprise document management platforms.

• Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, in a healthcare or government environment.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or similar project management certification.

• Experience with CMS ARC-AMPE security requirements and Medicaid system security compliance.

1. Healthcare Interface Management Operations

• Manage, monitor, and maintain HL7 and FHIR-based healthcare interfaces to ensure availability, accuracy, and reliable data exchange.

• Oversee healthcare integration engine operations, including interface configuration, message routing, data transformation, error handling, and performance tuning.

• Review and optimize existing interfaces to improve data accuracy, reliability, processing throughput, and operational efficiency.

• Troubleshoot and resolve interface failures, message errors, and data exchange issues.

• Coordinate with external healthcare partners, including managed care organizations, providers, payers, and government agencies, regarding interface connectivity and issue resolution.

2. Healthcare Interoperability Regulatory Compliance

• Support compliance with CMS-9115-F and CMS-0057-F interoperability requirements.

• Support implementation and maintenance of Patient Access, Provider Directory, Provider Access, Payer-to-Payer, and Prior Authorization APIs.

• Ensure healthcare interfaces and data exchange processes align with HL7 FHIR standards, US Core Implementation Guides, Da Vinci Implementation Guides, and USCDI requirements.

• Coordinate with cloud, database, integration platform, and vendor teams on interoperability solution delivery.

• Monitor CMS interoperability regulations and advise IT leadership regarding compliance requirements, implementation activities, and timelines.

3. Interface Documentation Process Improvement

• Develop and maintain interface specifications, data flow diagrams, mapping documents, message type inventories, and standard operating procedures.

• Assess existing healthcare interfaces to identify documentation gaps, performance issues, and opportunities for improvement.

• Map and document HIPAA-covered interfaces, including data sources, destinations, message types, exchange frequency, and data elements.

• Identify opportunities for interface standardization, automation, and operational improvement.

• Develop and maintain troubleshooting guides, operational runbooks, and knowledge base documentation.

4. Document Management Systems

• Implement, configure, and maintain document management systems supporting healthcare interoperability operations, IT governance, and compliance documentation, if a system is implemented.

• Establish document governance processes covering version control, access management, naming conventions, retention policies, and compliance documentation.

• Organize and maintain project artifacts, SOPs, interface documentation, and compliance records.

• Ensure document management practices align with HIPAA, CMS, and applicable state records management requirements.

5. Healthcare Integration Engine Configuration Migration

• Plan and support potential migration of healthcare integration engine configurations to a new infrastructure environment.

• Develop migration plans, interface validation testing strategies, and rollback procedures.

• Coordinate with infrastructure, network, and vendor teams to minimize disruptions during migration.

• Validate interfaces after migration to confirm data integrity, message accuracy, and operational continuity.

6. Team Leadership Coordination

• Lead and coordinate a small team of technical contractors supporting healthcare interoperability and data exchange.

• Assign daily work, provide technical direction, and mentor team members.

• Conduct interface configuration reviews, code reviews, quality assurance reviews, and peer reviews.

• Organize team meetings, coordinate status reporting, and communicate with IT leadership.

• Manage team workloads, priorities, and deliverable timelines.

7. Reporting Project Coordination

• Prepare status reports covering interface operations, open issues, project progress, and team activities.

• Participate in interoperability project meetings, vendor coordination calls, and CMS compliance reviews.

• Develop and maintain interface standards, naming conventions, and technical best practices.

The ideal candidate is a senior healthcare IT professional with at least 10 years of hands-on experience in HL7 and FHIR-based healthcare integration and interoperability.

They should have strong knowledge of healthcare integration engines, EHR interfaces, clinical data exchange, HIPAA compliance, and healthcare data standards. The candidate must also have experience managing technical teams, improving interface operations, developing technical documentation, and supporting enterprise healthcare integration environments.

Candidates with experience in Medicaid systems, government healthcare programs, CMS interoperability regulations, Infor Cloverleaf, FHIR APIs, and AWS will be particularly valuable.