Location: Remote – USA
Experience: 12–15 Years
Work Authorization: US Citizens (USC) / Green Card Holders (GC)
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Lead Edifecs Analyst to lead healthcare EDI integration initiatives for a large-scale health plan core administration platform. This role requires deep, hands-on expertise in the Edifecs product suite, HIPAA X12 EDI transactions, and healthcare payer systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end Edifecs implementations, from requirements gathering and solution design through development, testing, deployment, and go-live.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison for client business, compliance, and technology stakeholders.
- Design, configure, review, and validate Edifecs maps, transformations, and integration workflows using SpecBuilder, XEngine, EDI Gateway, and Encounter Management.
- Lead the implementation and processing of HIPAA X12 transactions, including 270/271, 834, 835, 837, 275, and 276/277.
- Customize and extend integration components using J2EE and related technologies.
- Work with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle databases to support healthcare EDI integration platforms.
- Integrate Edifecs solutions with payer core administration platforms such as Facets, QNXT, and HealthRules.
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA requirements and CAQH CORE operating rules.
- Lead, mentor, and coordinate onshore/offshore technical teams, ensuring delivery quality and adherence to technical standards.
- Troubleshoot complex EDI processing issues, mapping defects, transaction validation failures, and production incidents.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate mapping, coding, testing, and technical documentation while independently validating all generated outputs.
- Establish responsible AI usage standards, ensuring that PHI, member information, and other sensitive data are never entered into unauthorized AI tools.
- Identify opportunities to improve EDI automation, testing efficiency, documentation, and platform modernization.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 12–15 years of experience in healthcare EDI, integration engineering, or related healthcare technology environments.
- Extensive, current, hands-on experience with the Edifecs product suite, including SpecBuilder, XEngine, EDI Gateway, and Encounter Management.
- Strong hands-on J2EE development and customization experience.
- Practical experience with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle databases.
- Deep knowledge of HIPAA X12 transactions: 270/271, 834, 835/837, 275, and 276/277.
- Direct experience working with health plans, healthcare payers, or payer core administration platforms such as Facets, QNXT, or HealthRules.
- Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end Edifecs implementations in a payer environment.
- Proven client-facing leadership, requirements analysis, solution design, and offshore team management experience.
- Strong knowledge of HIPAA compliance, CAQH CORE operating rules, and healthcare EDI standards.
- Practical experience using AI coding assistants for development, mapping, testing, or documentation, with the ability to validate AI-generated outputs for technical accuracy and regulatory compliance.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and technical presentation skills.