Lead Director, Epic Architect – STARS & Healthy Planet

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

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director, Solutions Architect to oversee the architecture, design, and delivery of Epic applications supporting Medicare Star Ratings and population health via Epic Healthy Planet. You will bridge Epic expertise with value-based care strategies and guide enterprise Epic initiatives across reporting, registries, and care coordination workflows.

The role leads a cross-functional team of Epic analysts/architects, partners with quality and compliance, and communicates

Qualifications

• 10+ years 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/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 broader data governance, interoperability (FHIR/HL7), and analytics strategy
• Evaluate and recommend build vs. buy decisions for third-party STARS/quality vendors integrating with Epic

Skills

Epic Healthy Planet

Epic Care Everywhere

STARS reporting

Population health

Data architecture

Leadership

CMS HEDIS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Health Informatics/Information Systems

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Clarity

Caboodle

Reporting tools

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director, Solutions Architect to oversee the architecture, design, and delivery of Epic applications supporting Medicare Star Ratings and population health via Epic Healthy Planet. You will bridge Epic expertise with value-based care strategies and guide enterprise Epic initiatives across reporting, registries, and care coordination workflows.

The role leads a cross-functional team of Epic analysts/architects, partners with quality and compliance, and communicates