Data Quality Analyst

ICF is seeking a Data Quality Analyst to support scrum teams for our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clients. The Data Quality Analyst is responsible for all stages of the quality management lifecycle: analysis, design, specification, implementation, go-live, and support. Work experience should highlight public health information systems or clinical health IT business acumen, management consulting, quality management and control. Dedicated to excellence in customer service and proven track record of working with clients in a professional manner, the candidate should showcase project delivery experience supporting IT and public/clinical health programs and relevant experience in management consulting. Work experience should highlight a proven track record of success in supporting complex technology initiatives. The candidate should have strong quantitative, analytical, communication and writing skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with application teams, subject matter experts, and third-party application experts to determine the data quality needs for interfaces, documents requirements, and checks the interfaces to assure quality compliance per the requirements.
• Develop and maintain testing procedures and documentation related to software quality.
• Ability to identify patterns related to data and software issues and create a cycle of continuous improvement.
• Monitors production systems for issues and resolves issues or escalates them for resolution, post-deployment.
• Develops intermediate knowledge of system capabilities, applications, and processes to function effectively as an educator and data quality expert for system users.
• Participates actively in routine meetings with department heads and/or superusers to identify, document, and prioritize their data quality needs.
• Meets with application teams, third-party vendors, and business partners to understand data quality needs.
• Identifies and reviews the appropriate technological solutions for various data quality needs.
• Understands Health Level 7 (HL7) data standards for electronic healthcare interoperability.
• Supports HL7 interfaces ensuring EHR integration to applications through HL7, FHIR, APIs.
• Develops application workflow understanding and integration impact.
• Develops understanding of performance of integrations and integration engines.
• Reviews application upgrade documentation for integration impact.
• Adheres to agile project management protocol and EPLC governance.
• Advocates user perspective and focuses on ensuring a comprehensive support plan and documentation.
• Ensures compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) guidelines, policies, and procedures and other patient privacy and confidentiality standards.
• Provides system solutions in accordance with regulatory guidelines and data governance standards.
• Follows prescribed change management and time reporting processes and documentation requirements.
• Provides and communicates clear documentation for support, status, and issue resolution.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from a recognized college or …