Epic Solutions Architect Lead – STARS & Healthy Planet

CVS Health; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director, Solutions Architect for Epic Applications to drive architecture for Healthy Planet, STARS reporting, and care coordination. You’ll bridge Epic expertise with value-based care, translating requirements into scalable solutions and leading cross-functional teams.

The role demands deep Epic proficiency, experience with Clarity/Caboodle, and strong governance, interoperability, and data strategy skills across clinical and payer data sources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Health Informatics, Information Systems, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 10+ years of healthcare IT experience, with 5+ years focused on Epic applications.
• Deep hands-on or architectural experience with Epic Healthy Planet, Care Everywhere, and/or population health modules.
• Strong understanding of CMS STARS methodology, HEDIS measures, and quality/risk adjustment reporting requirements.
• Experience architecting solutions involving Clarity, Caboodle, and/or Epic reporting tools.
• Proven track record leading enterprise-scale Epic initiatives and managing technical teams.
• Strong understanding of value-based care, ACO operations, and payer-provider data exchange.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end solutions architecture for Epic Healthy Planet, care coordination workflows, and STARS/HEDIS/quality measure reporting.
• Design scalable data models and workflows connecting Epic Clarity/Caboodle, Healthy Planet registries, care management, and risk stratification tools to STARS and quality reporting needs.
• Serve as the technical authority on Epic's population health suite (Healthy Planet, Care Everywhere, Home Health, ACO-specific tools) and its integration with clinical, claims, and payer data sources.
• Partner with enterprise architecture and data teams to ensure Epic solutions align with governance, interoperability (FHIR/HL7), and analytics strategy.
• Evaluate and recommend build vs. buy decisions for third-party STARS/quality vendors integrating with Epic.
• Lead the design and optimization of Epic-based workflows supporting CMS Star Ratings and quality reporting.

Skills

Epic applications

Healthcare IT

Population health

CMS STARS

HEDIS

Clarity/Caboodle

Reporting tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Health Informatics/Information Systems (Master's preferred)

Tools

Epic Healthy Planet

Care Everywhere

Clarity

Caboodle

Reporting Workbench

SlicerDicer

HL7/FHIR interoperability

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director, Solutions Architect for Epic Applications to drive architecture for Healthy Planet, STARS reporting, and care coordination. You’ll bridge Epic expertise with value-based care, translating requirements into scalable solutions and leading cross-functional teams.

The role demands deep Epic proficiency, experience with Clarity/Caboodle, and strong governance, interoperability, and data strategy skills across clinical and payer data sources.