Senior IT Interface Analyst

Job Title: Senior IT Interface Analyst

Location: Remote - (some visits to Troy, MI office close to go-live date)

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire

Shift Hours:

• 8am-5pm

Schedule Notes:

• Duration: 32 Weeks
• Role Type: Contract to Hire
• Interview: MS Teams - 30 minutes (1st interview) and then 2nd panel
• Work Location: Remote with a chance to be onsite for a few days around the Go-Live date
• Date End: 06/01/2026
• Date End: 01/11/2027

Duties:

• Lead the configuration effort of new interfaces and enhancements to existing interfaces for Epic applications and their corresponding ancillary systems
• Troubleshoot technical problems and conducts analyses for efficient program/application solutions (in both Cloverleaf and Epic Bridges) which support client business processes, functional and technical requirements
• Assists with activities to monitor and maintain a complex interface environment for efficient program/application operations (including functional and technical system balancing efforts)
• Consultant for integration solutions and architecture
• Coordinate solutions and planning with other IT teams. Collaborate with Application Analysts, IT and Operational areas to identify and resolve workflow impacts
• Direct and plan relevant workflow/dataflow sessions and manage resulting requirements changes with senior business sponsors
• Perform occasional training of end users for Bridges end user tools
• Collaborate with work teams, departments, system leadership, clinicians, staff, other IT groups, and technology vendors to define needs and facilitate solutions
• Provides input to estimate work effort and resource requirements for SOWs
• Manages medium-to-complex Epic and circle of support integration issues and critical support/enhancements issues in the HELIOS (Epic) systems
• Performs maintenance (routine requests), incidents resolution, testing activities and assists teammates
• Works closely with Ancillary Departments, HELIOS Application Analysts, Operations, Epic, other technology vendors, and other IT groups to triage, diagnosis and resolve all interface production support issues to the satisfaction of our customers
• May supervise the activities and efforts of 1-2 other Interface Analysts, providing leadership, mentoring and coaching on interface activities

Minimum Exp: 3 years years of recent experience in Healthcare

Experience with:

• EPIC Tapestry Utilization Management and/or Case Management
• EPIC Tapestry Appeals and Grievances
• EPIC Tapestry Membership/Eligibility and Enrollment Administration
• EPIC Tapestry Provider Management and/or Provider/Vendor Contracts
• EPIC Tapestry Core

EPIC Business Intelligence Developer (BID) - ideally on the payer side, but if they have any of the following, its great:

• Common Spec/DINE experience
• Create, maintain, optimize SQL queries in EPIC Clarity
• EPIC Cogito experience
• EPIC Caboodle Data Model experience
• Reporting Workbench Report and Extract development

Other experience that could be helpful:

• Experience with Medicare line of business/regulations
• EPIC Provider/Payer 'shared instance' experience (working for an integrated health plan)
• SQL and/or PL/SQL experience

Skills:

• 7 years of applicable work experience required (in addition to the degree substitution experience if applicable); 5 years applicable experience in a Healthcare setting preferred (in addition to the degree substitution experience if applicable). Preferred technical experience includes strong knowledge of state-of-the-art software engineering approaches in design, build, test, debugging problems, and ongoing technical support, and ability to articulate examples of workflows and processes associated with that experience
• Expertise with healthcare industry standard messaging formats (e.g., HL7, XML, ANSI x12)
• Experience/exposure to the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Current Certification on Epic Bridges (May hire into position without certification, but must attain certification within the first 6 months of hire to continue employment)
• Certification on Cloverleaf interface engine (version 20.1 or higher) (May hire into position without certification, but must attain certification within the first 6 months of hire to continue employment)
• Experience on at least two (2) major system implementations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated working knowledge of medical terminology

Must meet or exceed core customer service responsibilities, standards and behaviors as outlined in the Customer Service Policy and summarized below:

• Communication
• Ownership
• Understanding
• Motivation
• Sensitivity
• Excellence
• Teamwork
• Respect
• Must practice the customer skills as provided through on-going training and in-services

Must possess the following personal qualities:

• Be self-directed
• Be flexible and committed to the team concept
• Demonstrate teamwork, initiative and willingness to learn
• Be open to new learning experiences
• Accepts and respects diversity without judgment
• Demonstrates customer service values

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems related area required or 5 years of additional full-time experience (in addition to years of experience below) of related application maintenance/development of system integration in a healthcare environment (in lieu of the degree requirement)

Languages:

• English (Read, Write, Speak)

Certifications & Licenses:

• Cloverleaf Certification
• Epic Bridges Certification

Why work with us? We are a woman-owned company that values your ideas, encourages your growth, and always has your back. When you work with us you'll have training opportunities, flexible/remote work options, growth opportunities, 401K and competitive pay. Apply today! We are an EOE, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. https://www.optechus.com/eeo_self_identification/