Lead Interface & Interoperability Analyst

Lead Interface & Interoperability Analyst
Location: Jackson, MS — 100% onsite (no remote option)
Contract: 12 months (Dec 4, 2026 – Dec 3, 2027) | 40 hours/week, Monday–Friday | On-call required
Openings: 1

About the role
We are seeking a Lead Interface & Interoperability Analyst to lead healthcare interface operations and interoperability initiatives for a state Medicaid program. The role covers interface operations and support, CMS interoperability requirements, interface documentation and data mapping, document management and governance, integration-engine migration work, and leadership of a small technical team.

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Health Informatics, or a related management/technology discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive healthcare IT experience with hands-on HL7 and/or FHIR interface work (combined HL7 v2.x and FHIR experience is acceptable).
• Hands-on experience with healthcare integration engines.
• Healthcare data standards: HL7 v2.x, FHIR R4, CDA/C-CDA, X12 and USCDI.
• Medicaid, managed care, hospital or EHR interoperability experience, including EHR interfaces and clinical data exchange.
• Document management systems and document governance.
• Technical team leadership.
• HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
• Interface documentation, data mapping and process improvement.
• Strong written and verbal technical communication.

Preferred qualifications

• Cloverleaf and/or MarkLogic experience.
• CMS interoperability work (e.g., US Core, Da Vinci, SMART on FHIR/OAuth2).
• AWS experience.
• Government or Medicaid program experience.
• Relevant credentials (e.g., HL7, PMP, CMS ARC-AMPE).

Work requirements
100% onsite in Jackson, Mississippi; no remote option. On-call availability required. In-person interview availability expected.
Travel: The SOW specifies occasional in-state travel; final requirements are pending client clarification.

Compensation: Depends on experience (DOE).