Medicaid Data Architect

City : Austin

State : Texas

Neos is Seeking a Medicaid Data Architect fora long-term contract role with our client in Austin, TX.

***ONSITE - ONLY CANDIDATES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE AUSTIN, TX AREA

(within 50 miles) WILL BE CONSIDERED***

Position is ONSITE (Austin, TX 78751) with NO REMOTE WORK

Interviews will be conducted onsite in Austin, TX

No calls, no emails, please respond directly to the "apply" link with your resume and contact details.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Responsible for translating the client's business requirements into specific systems, applications or process designs with interlocked financial modeling for very large complex technical solutions. Analyzes customer service requirements and designs service solutions to meet those objectives. Primary expert to construct the specific solution, scope document, risk profile, and corresponding financials. Maintains and utilizes detailed industry and internal services knowledge in the construction of industry-leading services solutions, including expert working level knowledge of the processes, technologies, and people components involved in the services arena. Uses expertise to construct specific and detailed solutions that encompass process, technology, and staffing plans for customer sales opportunities. Constructs risk assessments and corresponding remediation plans relative to complex services proposals. Participates in the construction of detailed financial models that align with complex services proposals. Composes Statement of Work or other documents, using departmental automation tools as available, to craft detailed and accurate deliverables that specify processes, technology, staffing, and project management involved in proposed services solutions. As needed, provide a "trusted expert advisor" role as a Subject Matter Expert for technical services, to both internal and external customers, ranging from formal advice to internal and external customer presentations. Follow all organizational Standard Operating Procedures relative to cost modeling, approvals and reviews, and all other associated workflow and deliverables.

Overview

The Medicaid Data Architect position is an Information Technology (IT) position and will be a part of the PMAS Medicaid sprint team working in collaboration with the Office of Data Analytics & Performance (DAP) within the Health and Human Services System's business domain.

This architect designs and implements integrated data solutions for a multi-terabyte data integration hub implementation. The mission of PMAS is to ensure HHS curated data is visible, accessible where appropriate, understandable in context, trusted by users, and uniformly governed in order to support integrated data analytics in the Integrated Continuum of Care Analytics initiative.

The Medicaid Data Architect position is an Information Technology (IT) position and will be a part of the Performance Management and Analytics System (PMAS) team under the Office of Chief Data Architect in Health and Human Services System's IT domain.

This position is required to create data architecture(s) related to Texas Medicaid data in compliance with Texas Data Management Framework (TDMF) and HHS Data Governance policies.

Enterprise Architect Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the Office of the Chief Data Architect on initiatives related to performance analytics and data governance.
• Architects cloud data hub integrations with Medicaid data and other data domain platforms.
• Develops best practices and methodologies to mature TDMF best practices and capability maturities.
• Develops enterprise data policy and standards that support the development of an enterprise data governance framework.
• Serves as Data Architecture and Data Management expert for the HHS system, Medicaid.
• Develops a detailed knowledge of the underlying HHS data assets and data products.
• Assists in development and implementation of data quality processes and metrics.
• Responsible for consulting with business owners, analytics teams, and IT leadership to develop enterprise Medicaid analytics strategy.
• Provides expertise in data harmonization, master data development and governance, data quality, and metadata management.
• Provides guidelines on creating data models and governed data standards.
• Reviews changes to technical and business metadata and communicates impacts.
• Establishes measures for metadata quality, data quality, redundancy reduction, and governance improvements.
• Assists in selecting data management tools and developing standards and procedures.
• Assists in identifying data sources and systems of record.
• Assists in root cause analysis related to information issues and non-conformance to data standards.
• Builds business cases supporting HHS Master Data Management initiatives.
• Works with CTO Office, CDA Architecture Team, and Medicaid stakeholders to develop long-term Medicaid data and analytics strategy.

Strategic Liaison and Translation

• Work with program areas and project sponsors to plan and execute multiple analytics projects.
• Explain project findings and data limitations in simple, non-technical language.

AI Prompting and Data Synthesis

• Develop and refine effective AI prompts and query strategies to retrieve and synthesize Medicaid data.
• Develop standardized prompt libraries and query templates.
• Validate AI-generated output and identify hallucinations.
• Ensure compliance with agency reporting standards, governance, and regulations.
• Promote a data-driven culture and adoption of AI-enabled analytics.
• Stay current on emerging AI and analytics technologies.

Collaboration and Problem Solving

• Work closely with data engineering, IT, and program teams to troubleshoot data-related issues.
• Provide expert guidance on interpreting data trends and answering complex business questions.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

12 years Required Excellent understanding of Data Architecture principles, capabilities, and best practices with the proven ability to define, document and apply standards and best practices

12 years Required Experience with business processes, data management, data flows, data relationships, data quality standards and processes, and proficiency with data analytical and quality tools

10 years Required Extensive experience in working with Medicaid data; specifically in provider claims & encounters, client movements, and clinical assessments

8 years Required Experience in building and maintaining a Medicaid Data Warehouse

8 years Required Extensive architecture experience and knowledge in the areas of Reference Data, Data Quality, and Metadata Management

8 years Required Experience leading and evolving corporate culture to a data-driven organization

8 years Required Communication, analytical and interpersonal skills at all levels

5 years Preferred Experience designing and implementing data acquisitions for Master Data Management, Data Warehouse, or Performance Management systems

5 years Preferred Experience with public healthcare or insurance business domains

5 years Preferred Proven ability to work successfully with technical and non-technical groups and manage multiple responsibilities

4 years Preferred Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience

1 year Preferred Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) from DAMA

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