Data Integration Manager - Healthcare Data Infrastructure

Qualified Health•Palo Alto, CA

21h•$160,000 - $220,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Transform healthcare with us. Qualified Health is seeking a Data Integration Manager to serve as the primary client interface and program manager for our healthcare data integration initiatives. In this role, you'll be the trusted advisor to health system partners, managing the end-to-end relationship and integration lifecycle from scoping through production deployment. You'll translate complex technical requirements into actionable plans, navigate organizational dynamics at partner institutions, and ensure seamless delivery by coordinating closely with your technical counterpart—a Data Integration Engineer who handles the hands-on implementation work. You'll work in close partnership with a Data Integration Engineer who handles the technical implementation details. Your roles are complementary: You own: Partner relationships, requirements gathering, timeline management, stakeholder communication, issue escalation, and ensuring delivery meets partner expectations Engineer owns: Technical implementation, ETL development, data quality validation, pipeline construction, troubleshooting technical issues, and production deployment execution Together you deliver: Successful data integrations that meet partner needs on time with high quality

Requirements

7+ years of experience in client-facing technical roles such as solutions consulting, technical account management, implementation management, or healthcare IT delivery
Healthcare domain expertise: Deep understanding of health system operations, EHR workflows, and healthcare data challenges (Epic experience highly valued)
Program management capabilities: Track record of managing complex technical programs with multiple stakeholders and dependencies
Relationship building skills: Proven ability to establish credibility with senior healthcare IT and clinical leaders
Technical fluency: Comfortable discussing data architecture, integration patterns, and technical trade-offs (no coding required, but must understand concepts)
Communication excellence: Exceptional ability to tailor communication style to varied audiences from C-suite to technical teams
Problem-solving orientation: Bias toward action, resourcefulness in navigating ambiguity, and creative thinking to overcome obstacles
Organizational savvy: Ability to navigate matrixed healthcare organizations and build coalitions to drive outcomes
Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, IT, or related field; advanced degree preferred
Able to travel: This role will require significant travel to clients based in the Central and Eastern time zones.

Nice To Haves

Prior health system experience: Direct work experience within a health system IT, clinical informatics, or analytics team
Epic certification or deep Epic knowledge: Understanding of Epic's data model (Clarity, Caboodle, Chronicles)
Healthcare interoperability standards: Familiarity with FHIR, HL7v2, DICOM, and healthcare data exchange patterns
Data governance experience: Understanding of healthcare data governance, privacy frameworks, and compliance requirements (HIPAA, HITRUST)
Technical implementation background: Prior experience in data engineering, analytics, or clinical systems implementation
Project management certification: PMP, Agile, or similar credential
Consulting background: Experience in healthcare consulting or advisory services

Responsibilities

Serve as primary relationship owner with assigned health system partners, building trust and credibility with IT leadership, clinical informatics teams, and data governance stakeholders
Lead discovery and scoping sessions to understand partner data environments, constraints, and integration objectives
Manage integration program timelines across multiple concurrent health system partners, ensuring clear milestones and proactive communication
Navigate partner organizational dynamics to secure necessary approvals, data access, and technical resources
Translate technical concepts into business language for healthcare executives and non-technical stakeholders during steering committees and status reviews
Facilitate requirement validation with partners, ensuring data requests are comprehensive and aligned with clinical and operational needs
Coordinate issue resolution by working with partners to address data quality gaps, access challenges, and technical blockers identified during integration
Drive change management at partner organizations, helping them understand new workflows and integration touchpoints
Travel to meet with clients on a monthly basis
Partner closely with Data Integration Engineer to ensure technical implementation aligns with partner expectations and requirements
Review and validate data mapping specifications with partners, confirming accuracy of clinical terminologies and data element definitions
Lead QC review sessions with partners to reconcile discrepancies and confirm data accuracy
Coordinate production deployment activities, ensuring partner IT teams are prepared for go-live
Document integration patterns and lessons learned to improve future implementations
Identify process improvement opportunities based on partner feedback and delivery experiences