Conversion Lead – Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS)
Location: Jefferson City, MO (onsite required)
About Us:
Known for “Delighting the Client” through performance, innovation, and an employee-centric culture, S2Tech is a fast-growing IT consulting company serving clients in over a quarter of the United States. We are widely recognized as a leading provider of both technical and business services in support of Health and Human Services-related projects.
Why S2Tech?:
- Stable privately-owned company with a strong reputation for building long-term client relationships through the delivery of consistent value-based service
- 25+ years providing IT and Business services to private customers and government programs throughout the United States
- Expansive client portfolio and active projects – employees benefit from innovative project exposure and in-house skill development training/courses
- Corporate culture that emphasizes the importance of family and promotes a healthy work-life balance
- Offer competitive pay and a range of benefits, including:
- Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance – insurance premium assistance provided
- Additional Insurance (Life, Disability, etc.)
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Health Savings Account
- Various training courses to promote continuous learning
- Corporate Wellness Program
- Be part of a company that gives back through its non-profit organization, Fortune Fund, which was launched in 2001. The goal of the Fortune Fund is to close the rural/urban divide by ensuring children in rural communities in India and the United States understand the importance of education & are aware of professional career opportunities, allowing them to link their professional & educational goals
Job Overview:
The Conversion Lead is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing all data conversion and migration activities associated with the implementation of a statewide Case Management System supporting Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver programs for the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities. This role ensures that legacy data from disparate, largely manual and semi-automated sources is accurately converted, validated, and made available within the new system to support operational continuity, reporting, and compliance. The Conversion Lead works closely with the Project Manager, technical teams, business stakeholders, and state representatives to define conversion scope, sequencing, validation criteria, and cutover strategies across all implementation phases.
Responsibilities:
Data Conversion Strategy & Planning
- Develop and maintain the Data Migration / Conversion Plan, including scope, timelines, dependencies, and validation approaches
- Identify and document legacy data sources, data structures, and data quality considerations
- Define conversion waves and sequencing aligned with phased implementation and go-live milestones
- Coordinate conversion activities with configuration, integration, testing, and training efforts
Execution & Technical Coordination
- Lead execution of data extraction, transformation, loading (ETL), and reconciliation activities
- Coordinate with technical teams to define data mappings, transformation rules, and conversion logic
- Ensure converted data supports HCBS business processes, including intake, eligibility, person-centered service planning, service authorization, billing, and reporting
- Support incremental and full data conversions required for testing, UAT, pilot, and production cutover
Validation, Quality & Readiness
- Define and execute data validation, reconciliation, and acceptance procedures in collaboration with state stakeholders
- Support testing activities by ensuring converted data is available and accurate in test environments
- Identify, track, and resolve data defects, conversion issues, and data quality risks
- Ensure conversion deliverables meet state-defined acceptance criteria and readiness standards
Governance, Reporting & Documentation
- Provide regular status updates on conversion progress, risks, and issues
- Maintain conversion documentation, including mapping specifications, validation results, and conversion run logs
- Support governance reviews, readiness checkpoints, and Operational Readiness Reviews (ORR)
- Collaborate with IV&V teams and support certification-related data readiness activities as required
Qualifications:
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience leading data conversion or migration efforts for large-scale enterprise system implementations of similar scope and complexity
- Experience converting data for Case Management, Medicaid, HCBS, eligibility, or health and human services systems
- Strong understanding of data modeling, data quality, and data validation principles
- Experience coordinating data conversion across multi-vendor and multi-stakeholder environments
- Familiarity with ETL tools, relational databases, and data reconciliation techniques
- Strong documentation, communication, and organizational skills
Preferred:
- Experience supporting statewide system implementations or Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES)
- Familiarity with CMS certification or Medicaid data reporting requirements
- Experience converting data from legacy or paper-based processes into modern SaaS/COTS platforms
- Prior experience working with IV&V teams and supporting readiness or certification activities
S2Tech is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an equal opportunity employer making decisions without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.
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