Data Analysis Programmer

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Role in Brief: The Data Integration Analyst, is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and supporting HL7 interfaces between customers, both external and internal, and Optum's integration platforms. The Engineer will work in a team, but will have individual assignments that he/she will work on independently. Engineers are expected to work under aggressive schedules, be self-sufficient, work within established standards, and be able to work on multiple assignments simultaneously. Candidates must be willing to work in a 24/7 environment and will be on-call as needed for critical issues.

Primary Responsibilities:
Interface Design and Development:
Interface Analysis: HL7 message investigation to determine gaps or remediate issues
Interface Design, Development, and Delivery - Interface planning, filtering, transformation, and routing
Interface Validation: Review, verification, and monitoring to ensure delivered interface passes acceptance testing
Interface Go-Live and Transition to Support: Completing cutover events with teams / partners and executing turnover procedures for hand-off
Provider Enrollments: Provisioning and documentation of all integrations
Troubleshooting and Support:
Issue Resolution: Troubleshoot issues raised by alarms, support, or project managers from root cause identification to resolution
Support Requests: Handle tier 2 / 3 support requests and provide timely solutions to ensure client satisfaction
Enhancements / Maintenance: Ensuring stable and continuous data delivery
Collaboration and Communication:
Stakeholder Interaction: Work closely with Clients, Project Managers, Product managers and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions
Documentation: Contribute to technical documentation of specifications and processes
Communication: Effectively communicate complex concepts, both verbally and in writing, to team members and clients
~ Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regard to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:
Graduate degree or equivalent experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or any engineering field
Experience: 3+ years of experience working with HL7 data and Integration Engines / Platforms
Skills: Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
Technical Aptitude: Ability to learn new technologies
HL7 Standards Knowledge: HL7 v2, v3, CDA
Integration Tools: InterSystems IRIS, Infor Cloverleaf, NextGen MirthConnect, or equivalent
Scripting and Structure: Proficiency in T-SQL and procedural scripting, XML, JSON
Cloud Technology: Azure / AWS

Preferred Qualifications:
HL7 Standards Knowledge: HL7 FHIR, US Core
Integration Tools: InterSystems Ensemble / IRIS, Cache
Scripting and Structure: ObjectScript, Perl, TCL, Javascript
US Health care Knowledge
Health Information Systems: Working knowledge
Clinical Data Analysis
Clinical Processes: Understanding of clinical processes and vocabulary

Soft Skills:
Analytical and Creative: Highly analytical, curious, and creative
Organized: Solid organization skills and attention to detail
Ownership: Takes ownership of responsibilities