Baseline, Standards, and Requirements Specialist

Emerging Tech; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Health, dental, vision plans

Job summary

Emerging Tech in Washington, DC seeks a Baseline, Standards, & Requirements Specialist to support the VA EHRM program, translating clinical and business needs into actionable requirements and coordinating across clinical stakeholders, technical teams, and program leadership.

This role focuses on governance, sustainment, and standardization of the Oracle Health (Cerner) Millennium EHR platform to enable system stability, usability, and ongoing improvement for Veterans’ healthcare.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in application support, business analysis, project coordination, or a related role within a large-scale healthcare IT environment.
• Experience with requirements analysis, IT service management principles, and software development and release lifecycles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational abilities.
• Ability to obtain a VA Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document requirements and standards for governance and post-go-live initiatives.
• Translate clinical and business needs into actionable requirements and recommendations.
• Review design specs and test plans to ensure alignment with requirements.
• Maintain documentation and support decision-making across teams.
• Coordinate across clinical, business, and IT stakeholders to drive initiatives forward.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Meeting facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Informatics, Information Technology, Business, or related field

Job description

Baseline, Standards, & Requirements (BSR) Specialist

Position Summary

Emerging Tech (ET) was founded to meet the emergent need for a standards-based, end-to-end IT consultancy. Our experts across the United States design and implement cutting-edge solutions that transform our customers' capabilities.

We are seeking a Baseline, Standards, & Requirements (BSR) Specialist to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) SISS program. In this role, you will help advance standardization, governance, and sustainment initiatives for the Oracle Health (Cerner) Millennium EHR platform, supporting long-term system stability, usability, and continuous improvement.

This position is ideal for a detail-oriented healthcare IT professional with experience in business analysis, application support, or project coordination who can translate end-user needs into actionable requirements and coordinate initiatives across clinical stakeholders, technical teams, and program leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Requirements and standards management

• Gather, analyze, and document requirements and standards for post-go-live governance, system enhancements, and optimization initiatives
• Translate clinical and business stakeholder needs into actionable requirements and recommendations
• Review project deliverables, including design specifications and test plans, to ensure alignment with business requirements
• Support standardization and continuous improvement across the EHR environment

Sustainment and governance

• Track and manage sustainment activities, ensuring requests progress through change management and release lifecycles
• Monitor project status, outstanding actions, dependencies, and competing priorities
• Support governance processes for system enhancements, optimization projects, and standardization initiatives
• Maintain clear documentation and provide updates to support effective decision-making

Stakeholder coordination

• Collaborate with clinical and business end users, application support teams, project managers, and program leadership
• Facilitate meetings, prepare agendas, document discussions, and track action items through completion
• Provide analysis and recommendations to support leadership decisions at strategic and tactical levels
• Coordinate across teams to ensure stakeholder needs are understood and initiatives continue progressing

Minimum Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in application support, business analysis, project coordination, or a related role within a large-scale healthcare IT environment
• Experience with requirements analysis, IT service management principles, and software development and release lifecycles
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to facilitate meetings, develop clear documentation, manage competing priorities, and drive tasks through completion
• Ability to obtain a VA Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Health Informatics, Information Technology, Business, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct, hands-on experience with Oracle Health (Cerner) Millennium
• Understanding of Oracle Health/Cerner architecture and capabilities
• Existing VA access
• Experience supporting EHR sustainment, standardization, governance, enhancements, or optimization initiatives
• Experience working with clinical stakeholders and healthcare IT application support teams

Skillset

• Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills
• Familiarity with IT service management and change management processes
• Ability to coordinate multiple initiatives and track deliverables through completion
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to organize competing priorities

Benefits

• Retirement: 401(k) with a company match of up to 4% of pay, plus profit-sharing plans
• Time off: 11 paid holidays, plus two weeks of PTO to start
• Medical: Choice of three plans, including a Platinum plan with no in-network deductible, a Gold plan, and an HSA-eligible plan. In-network preventive care is covered at no charge on all three
• Health Savings Account: Available with the HSA-eligible plan, funded with pre-tax dollars and yours to keep
• Dental: Exams, cleanings, and X-rays covered at 100%, with an annual in-network maximum of $2,000
• Vision: VSP coverage, including $10 eye exams and a $300 allowance toward frames and contact lenses every 12 months
• Disability: Short- and long-term disability insurance replacing 60% of income, with the full cost paid by ET
• Life insurance: Group life and AD&D coverage of two times annual salary, up to $250,000, with the full cost paid by ET
• Family coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans available for spouses, domestic partners, and children

Why ET

• Mission: Our work supports Veterans' healthcare and critical government missions
• Impact: Contribute to healthcare IT modernization initiatives that support system usability, standardization, and long-term sustainment
• Growth: Join a growing federal IT consulting company with opportunities to contribute to meaningful customer initiatives
• Small-business environment: Work in a collaborative organization focused on delivering high-quality solutions to federal customers

Equal Opportunity

Emerging Tech is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.