Job Title: Healthcare Data Interoperability / Integration Specialist

Location: Austin, TX (Within 50-mile radius)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 4 Days Remote / 1 Day Onsite
Work Location: 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756
Duration: 12/01/2026 – 04/30/2027

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Healthcare Data Interoperability / Integration Specialist to support the Texas Birth Defects Registry (TBIRDS) modernization initiative. The candidate will be responsible for assessing, developing, and implementing automated data integration solutions to enable the ingestion of Electronic Initial Case Reports (eICRs) into TBIRDS and automate the population of selected data fields.

The ideal candidate will have strong programming experience in SAS, Python, R, or similar statistical programming languages, along with expertise in healthcare data integration, dashboard development, database management, and automated workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct interoperability needs assessments to identify requirements and solutions for integrating eICRs into the Texas Birth Defects Registry (TBIRDS).

• Develop, test, maintain, and troubleshoot programs using SAS, Python, R, or other statistical programming languages.

• Build dashboards and automated workflows to integrate healthcare data and streamline processes such as case triaging, clinical reviews, and data ingestion.

• Design and implement automated data integration, validation, standardization, and data linkage processes.

• Test and validate automated workflows to ensure data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability.

• Develop technical documentation, system requirements documents, programming scripts, workflows, and validation procedures.

• Collaborate with business teams, technical staff, and external partners to identify system requirements, resolve integration challenges, and recommend improvements.

• Support healthcare data interoperability initiatives and modernization of existing public health registry workflows.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience developing, testing, maintaining, and troubleshooting SAS, Python, R, or similar programming scripts.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in system integration, dashboard development, and workflow automation.

• Minimum 8 years of experience working with structured or semi-structured healthcare, public health, or complex administrative datasets.

• Strong knowledge of databases, database querying, and data processing techniques.

• Minimum 8 years of experience gathering and documenting business/system requirements and translating them into technical solutions.

• Minimum 8 years of experience testing and validating automated data integration solutions.

• Strong technical documentation, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with Electronic Case Reporting (eCR/eICR), Electronic Health Records (EHR), or Health Information Exchange (HIE).

• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7, FHIR, XML, and clinical terminology standards such as SNOMED CT.

• Experience with SQL and relational databases.

• Experience working with public health surveillance systems or healthcare registries.

• Knowledge of data linkage, matching, automated data pipelines, and ETL processes.

Important Candidate Requirements

• Candidates must currently reside in Texas.

• Must be local to the Austin, TX area within a 50-mile radius.

• Candidates planning to relocate to Texas will not be considered.

• Must be available to work onsite one day per week in Austin, TX (subject to change based on client requirements).