Healthcare Data & API Implementation Engineer

Inovalon; Bowie (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Inovalon, a Bethesda-based healthcare technology company, is seeking an Implementation Engineer to support onboarding and integration of new clients onto our platform. This early-career role suits someone curious about technology, who enjoys working directly with customers and growing expertise in health data ecosystems.

The position includes planned on-call rotations for after-hours conversion events. You will gather requirements with customers, analyze data readiness, configure systems, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years on technical projects in a consulting, analyst, developer, or solution engineering capacity.
• Hands-on experience with web services, APIs, and system integrations.
• Proficiency in SQL and data normalization; familiarity with flat file formats and data conversion processes.
• Comfort working with development environments, system configuration, and log or source code analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with clear documentation of findings.
• Effective written and verbal communication; ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliverables in a project environment.
• Strong customer-facing communication skills and ability to maintain professionalism under time-sensitive conditions.
• Healthcare technology experience is a plus but not required; curiosity and willingness to develop domain expertise.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers and end users to gather requirements, clarify data readiness, and communicate file format specifications throughout the implementation and conversion process.
• Perform system and data analysis, including troubleshooting errors during conversion events, understanding downstream impact, and documenting root cause findings.
• Build and configure systems based on design specifications, validate that configurations meet requirements, and maintain project deliverables within the assigned scope of work.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support planned conversion events that occur during evenings and weekends.
• Collaborate across the full client lifecycle, including implementation, go-live, and optimization.
• Adhere to all confidentiality, HIPAA, regulatory, and other such policies, procedures, and requirements as outlined within Employer’s Operating Policies and Procedures in all ways and at all times with respect to any aspect of the data handled or services rendered in the scope of work.
• Maintain compliance with Inovalon’s policies, procedures and mission statement, and fulfill those responsibilities and/or duties that may be reasonably provided by Inovalon for the purpose of achieving operational and financial success.

Skills

SQL

APIs

Web services

System integrations

Data analysis

Data normalization

Log analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Project management

Customer-facing

Healthcare tech

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Job description

Inovalon, a Bethesda-based healthcare technology company, is seeking an Implementation Engineer to support onboarding and integration of new clients onto our platform. This early-career role suits someone curious about technology, who enjoys working directly with customers and growing expertise in health data ecosystems.

The position includes planned on-call rotations for after-hours conversion events. You will gather requirements with customers, analyze data readiness, configure systems, and