Lead Interface & Interoperability Analyst

Skywalk Global; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Skywalk Global is seeking a Lead Interface & Interoperability Analyst to drive senior-level technical leadership for health IT interfaces. You will oversee HL7 and FHIR-based data exchange, coordinate with trading partners, and guide a small team to ensure reliable, compliant connectivity across DOM's healthcare systems.

The role requires extensive experience with healthcare integration engines, EHR interfaces, and CMS interoperability requirements.

Qualifications

• Ten (10) or more years of progressive healthcare IT experience.
• Experience with healthcare integration engines (Infor Cloverleaf, Rhapsody) or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of HL7 v2.x, HL7 FHIR R4, CDA, CCDA, X12, and USCDI.
• Experience with EHR interfaces and clinical data exchange in Medicaid/Medicare context.
• Experience leading or supervising technical teams or contractors.
• Knowledge of HIPAA privacy and security requirements related to data exchange.
• Experience documenting interfaces and data flow mapping.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily interoperability operations and ensure data accuracy across interfaces.
• Coordinate with external trading partners and health plans to onboard interfaces.
• Plan and execute interface migrations with minimal disruption.
• Develop and maintain interface standards, naming conventions, and governance artifacts.
• Provide senior technical leadership and project coordination within a healthcare interoperability program.

Skills

Architect

Always On Availability Groups

Job description

Lead Interface & Interoperability Analyst

Job Type

Contractor

Jackson, MS

Primary Skills

Architect, Always On Availability Groups

Duration

12 MONTHS

Job Summary

PositionDescriptionandJobSkillSet

AuthorizationFinalRule).TheserulesrequireDOMtoimplementandmaintainPatientAccessAPIs,ProviderDirectory

APIs,ProviderAccessAPIs,Payer-to-PayerAPIs,andPriorAuthorizationAPIsbasedonHL7FHIRstandards.DOM's

andFHIR-basedAPIsfordataexchangewithmultipleexternalpartnersincludingmanagedcareorganizations(MCOs),

providers,payers,andstateandfederalagencies.

DOMexchangeshealthdatawithmultipleexternalsourcesandmaintainsacomplexportfolioofHL7andFHIR-based

ensureaccurate,reliable,andcompliantdataexchange.Existinginterfacesrequireacomprehensivecurrent-state

assessment,standardizeddocumentation,andastructuredprocessimprovementprogramtoensuretheymeetcurrent

ThepurposeofthisStatementofWork(SOW)istoprocurestaffaugmentationservicesforone(1)LeadInterface&

InteroperabilityAnalysttoprovidesenior-leveltechnicalleadershipforDOM'shealthcareinterfaceoperations,

smallteamleadership.ThecontractorshallreportdirectlytotheDOMChiefInformationOfficer(CIO),Directorof

Solutions,and/orChiefTechnologyOfficer(CTO).

Thecontractorshallprovidetechnicalleadershipandoperationalservicesacrossthefollowingfunctionaldomains.The

1)HealthcareInterfaceManagement&Operations

a)Manage,monitor,andmaintainHL7andFHIR-basedhealthcareinterfacesacrossDOM'sintegrationenvironment,

c)Interpret,refine,andoptimizeexistinginterfacestoimprovedataaccuracy,reliability,processingthroughput,and

d)Triageandresolveinterfacefailures,messageerrors,anddataexchangeissuesinatimelymannerconsistentwith

e)Coordinatewithexternaltradingpartners,includingMCOs,providers,payers,andstateandfederalagencies,on

a)SupportDOM'scompliancewithCMS-9115-F(InteroperabilityandPatientAccess)andCMS-0057-F(Interoperability

b)SupportFHIRAPIimplementationsincludingPatientAccess,ProviderDirectory,ProviderAccess,Payer-to-Payer,

andPriorAuthorizationAPIs.

c)EnsureinterfacesanddataexchangeprocessesalignwithHL7FHIRstandards,USCoreImplementationGuides,

d)CoordinatewithAWS,MarkLogic,Cloverleaf,andothervendorandplatformteamsoninteroperabilitysolution

e)KeepcurrentwithCMSinteroperabilityregulationsandadviseDOMITleadershiponcomplianceimplications,

requiredactions,andimplementationtimelines.

3)InterfaceDocumentation&ProcessImprovement

b)Conductacurrent-stateassessmentandevaluationofallexistinginterfacestodeterminewhethertheyareupto

standard,optimized,andproperlydocumented;identifyandprioritizegaps.

c)MapanddocumentallHIPAA-coveredinterfaces,includingdatasources,destinations,messagetypes,exchange

continuityandstaffcross-training.

4)DocumentManagementSystems

ITgovernance,andcompliancedocumentationrequirementsshouldDOMdecidetoimplementadocument

managementsystem.

conventions,retentionpolicies,andcompliancedocumentationstandards.

c)Organizeandmanageprojectartifacts,SOPs,interfacedocumentation,andcompliancerecordswithindocument

managementplatforms.

d)EnsuredocumentmanagementpracticesalignwithHIPAA,CMS,andStateofMississippirecordsmanagement

requirements.

a)PlanandsupportthepotentialmigrationoftheInforCloverleafintegrationengineconfigurationtoanew

infrastructureenvironment,anticipatedwithinthenextsix(6)months.

c)Coordinatewithinfrastructure,network,andvendorteamstoensurethemigrationisexecutedwithminimal

disruptiontointerfaceoperationsandtradingpartnerconnectivity.

d)Validateallinterfacespost-migrationtoconfirmdataintegrity,messageaccuracy,andfulloperationalcontinuityfor

6)TeamLeadership&Coordination

toensureaccuracyandadherencetostandards.

c)Facilitateteammeetings,coordinatestatusreporting,andserveastheprimarytechnicalliaisonbetweenthe

asappropriate.

Thefollowingplatforms,tools,andsystemscompriseDOM'scurrentandtarget-statetechnologyenvironment.The

contractorwillbeexpectedtoworkwithinthisenvironmentandshouldpossessageneralunderstandingofthetypesof

technologieslistedbelow.Directexperiencewithspecificplatformsispreferredbutnotrequired;theabilitytolearnand

adapttonewtoolswithinareasonableonboardingperiodisacceptable.

DOM'sinteroperabilityenvironmentisbuiltaroundhealthcareintegrationenginesanddataexchangestandards.The

contractorwillworkwithplatformssuchasInforCloverleafforHL7andFHIRmessageroutingandtransformation,

includingHL7v2.xandHL7FHIR.Experiencewithanymajorhealthcareintegrationengine(e.g.,Cloverleaf,

2)Cloud&InfrastructurePlatforms:

DOM'sinfrastructureisprimarilyhostedonAmazonWebServices(AWS),withMicrosoftAzure/M365supporting

Familiaritywithcloud-hostedenvironmentsisexpected;specificAWSand/orAzureexperienceisaplus.

authentication.FHIRAPIenvironmentsleverageOAuth2.0andSMARTonFHIRauthenticationframeworks.Ageneral

Day-to-dayprojectcoordinationanddocumentationaremanagedthroughtoolssuchasSmartsheetforprojecttracking,

MicrosoftSharePointfordocumentmanagement,MicrosoftTeamsforcommunication,andGitLabforsourcecodeand

configurationmanagement.Thecontractorshouldbecomfortableworkingwithinstandardenterprisecollaborationand

projectmanagementtoolsets.

KeyDuties

Thecontractorshallperformthefollowingdutiesonanongoingbasis:

1)Managedailyhealthcareinterfaceoperations,ensuringavailability,accuracy,andperformanceofalldataexchange

partnersasneededtorestorenormaloperations.

improveperformance,reliability,andstandardscompliance.

5)SupportCMS-9115-FandCMS-0057-FcomplianceactivitiesincludingFHIRAPItesting,validation,documentation,

andgo-livesupport.

6)Coordinatewithexternaltradingpartners,includingMCOs,providers,andpayers,oninterfaceonboarding,

operationsdocumentationifDOMprocuresasolution.

9)PlanandexecuteCloverleafconfigurationmigrationactivities,includingcoordinationwithinfrastructureandvendor

teams,validationtesting,andpost-migrationverification.

11)Participateininteroperabilityprojectmeetings,vendorcoordinationcalls,andCMScompliancereviewsasrequired.

12)Developandmaintaininterfacestandards,namingconventions,andbestpracticesdocumentationtosupport

1)ThecontractorshallpassabackgroundinvestigationasrequiredbytheStateofMississippiandDOMpriorto

2)ThecontractorshallcomplywithallHIPAAPrivacyandSecurityRulerequirements,includingsafeguardingof

dataexchangeactivities.

3)ThecontractorshallcomplywithCMSAcceptableRiskControlsforAutomatedMedicaidProgramEligibility(ARC-

4)ThecontractorshalladheretoMississippiITSsecuritypolicies,standards,andproceduresapplicabletoMedicaid

5)Thecontractorshallcompleteallrequiredsecurityawarenesstrainingwithinthirty(30)daysofonboardingand

annuallythereafter.

6)ThecontractorshallexecuteaNon-DisclosureAgreement(NDA)andanyadditionalconfidentialityagreements

requiredbyDOM.

7)Thecontractorshallnotremove,copy,ortransmitDOMdata,documents,orsystemsinformationwithoutprior

writtenauthorizationfromDOM.

andsystemaccessshallberevokedthelastdayofemployment

RequiredSkills/Experience

Thecontractorpersonnelassignedtothisengagementshallpossess,ataminimum,thefollowingqualifications:

1)Ten(10)ormoreyearsofprogressivehealthcareinformationtechnologyexperiencewithdirect,hands-on

2)Demonstratedexperiencewithhealthcareintegrationengines,preferablyInforCloverleaf,Rhapsody,orequivalent

3)StrongunderstandingofhealthcaredatastandardsincludingHL7v2.x,HL7FHIRR4,CDA,CCDA,X12,andUSCDI

dataelementrequirements.

4)ExperiencewithhealthcareinteroperabilityinaMedicaid,managedcare,hospital/healthsystem,orEHR

5)ExperiencewithEHRinterfacesandclinicaldataexchange.

6)Demonstratedexperienceimplementingandmaintainingdocumentmanagementsystemsandestablishing

documentgovernanceprocesses.

7)Experienceleadingorsupervisingtechnicalteamsorcontractors,includingworkassignment,qualityreview,and

performanceoversight.

8)StrongunderstandingofHIPAAPrivacyandSecurityRulerequirementsastheyrelatetohealthcaredataexchange

andinterfaceoperations.

9)Experiencewithinterfacedocumentation,dataflowmapping,andinterfaceprocessimprovement.

Preferred/NotRequired

Thefollowingqualificationsarepreferredbutnotrequired:

1)ExperienceworkinginstateorfederalgovernmentITenvironments,preferablywithinaMedicaid,healthcare,or

3)ExperiencewithInforCloverleafconfiguration,administration,andenvironmentmigration.

4)ExperiencewithMarkLogicorsimilarNoSQLdatabasesinahealthcaredatamanagementcontext.

5)ExperiencewithFHIRAPIdevelopment,testing,orimplementationincludingUSCoreandDaVinciImplementation

Guides.

6)ExperiencewithSMARTonFHIRandOAuth2.0authenticationframeworksforFHIRAPIaccessmanagement.

8)Experiencewithcorporateorenterprisedocumentmanagementplatforms.

9)Experiencewithcloudplatforms,particularlyAmazonWebServices(AWS),inahealthcareorgovernmentcontext.

10)ProjectManagementProfessional(PMP)orsimilarprojectmanagementcertification.

11)ExperiencewithCMSARC-AMPEsecurityrequirementsandMedicaidsystemsecuritycompliance.