Senior Data Integration Engineer

ChenMed is a primary care provider focused on improving healthcare for seniors and expanding its team. The Senior Data Integration Engineer develops, maintains, and monitors healthcare data interfaces and ETL programs, resolves interoperability issues, and supports reliable enterprise data warehouse solutions. The role also develops reporting tools, collaborates with technical and business stakeholders, and mentors less experienced staff.

Responsibilities:

• Contributes to strategic and tactical planning on the data integration field by sharing insights
• Builds extensive internal and/or external networks to facilitate achievement of objectives
• Develops data programs that extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from the data warehouse, assures that architecture and development follow data warehouse best practices
• Owns data and continually improves its quality and integrity; proactively identifies issues at every step and coordinates the implementation of required fixes
• Creates, monitors, operates and maintains HL7 and other interfaces using a variety of data technologies
• Collaborates with DW architects, data architects, hardware/software engineers, DBAs, application vendors and managed services to ensure enterprise DW solutions are reliable, scalable, flexible and low maintenance
• Develops reports, dashboards, and tools using SQL, SSIS/SSRS, and Power BI, as well as other tools
• Serves as a liaison and acts as a role model sharing data integration best practices with less experienced staff
• Manages assigned projects and new hire training for less senior positions, in addition to providing support with on-the-job training and escalation
• Advises on complex situations by using previous experience to identify the most appropriate option. May provide recommendations on adaptions or improvements to existing processes
• Facilitates healthcare data exchange such as ADTs and CCDs integrating with EMR & practice management system via interface engines
• Consume and process Admit/Discharge/Transfer (ADT) messages from external partners using interfaces engines
• Consumes and processes CCD information from external partners using interface engines
• Partners with business stakeholders to understand their needs and assists in the development of dashboards, visualizations and solutions tailored to their needs
• Participates as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on different projects for specific products, processes or applications
• Troubleshoots and documents interoperability issues and their probable causes. Identifies root/cause, tests and implements solutions including, but not limited to, updating and reprocessing transactions as appropriate
• Integrates data to/from SaaS applications with our internal systems and applications
• Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion

Requirements:

• • Highly developed business acumen and acuity
• • Deep technical know-how and product knowledge related to BI practices
• • Knowledge of DIRECT protocol for healthcare
• • Knowledge of JSON, XML, HIPAA ANSI X12, FHIR, HL7 standards/formats, and File Transfer Protocols
• • Knowledge of ETL, SQL development, queries, database maintenance and data security
• • Proven knowledge in web-based systems architecture, service-based architecture, and understanding of Web Service API's for integration purposes
• • Working knowledge of Health Information Exchange platforms such as Corepoint (preferred), InterSystems, Mirth Connect, or Rhapsody
• • Proficiency with SQL scripting, MySQL and/or Microsoft SQL Reporting Services, Microsoft SQL. Integration Services, and automation
• • Technical skills with MySQL/MSSQL database and scripting, Excel & pivot tables and other relevant technologies (i.e., AWS, XML, HTTP, SOAP, REST) is required
• • Strong analytical, prioritizing, problem-solving, project management and planning skills
• • Excellent communication skills
• • Strong project coordination skills
• • Excellent problem solving skills
• • Advanced skill in Microsoft Office Suite products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, plus a variety of other word-processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail and presentation software
• • Ability and willingness to travel locally, regionally and nationwide up to 10% of the time
• • Spoken and written fluency in English
• • This job requires use and exercise of independent judgment
• • BA/BS degree in Software Engineering, Software Development, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or a related field required OR additional experience above the minimum may be considered in lieu of the required education on a year-for-year basis
• • A minimum of 3 years work experience in data analysis, data modeling and mapping, file layouts and/or data structures required; in a healthcare environment is a plus
• • Experience with identifying, analyzing and implementing integration opportunities
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or similar technology certification a plus
• Experience developing with .NET is a plus