Business Analyst, FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) CONTRACT TO HIRE

Role Overview: Abacus Insights is looking for a skilled Business Analyst FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) to play a crucial role in bridging the gap between healthcare business needs and technical implementation. As a Business Analyst, you will collaborate with product, engineering, and client teams to translate complex healthcare data and interoperability requirements into scalable solution designs. This role is essential in enabling data exchange, improving healthcare outcomes, and facilitating client-centric delivery through modern interoperability standards. Key Responsibilities: - Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and client stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements - Translate healthcare workflows and data requirements into FHIR-based specifications (resources, profiles, APIs, mappings) - Partner with engineering teams to ensure solution design alignment with interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7, APIs) - Analyze and map healthcare data models (e.g., claims, clinical, eligibility, patient data) to FHIR resources - Create clear documentation including user stories, acceptance criteria, data mappings, and process flows - Support backlog grooming, sprint planning, and ongoing delivery to ensure well-understood and actionable requirements - Validate delivered solutions through functional testing, data validation, and stakeholder feedback - Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure clarity, alignment, and on-time delivery Qualifications Required: - Bachelors degree in Healthcare, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (Masters preferred but not required) - 2-4 years of experience as a Business Analyst in healthcare technology or health data environments - Strong hands-on experience with FHIR (R4/R5), HL7, or healthcare interoperability standards - Solid understanding of healthcare data domains such as claims, clinical data, EHR/EMR systems, eligibility, or population health - Experience working with APIs, data mapping, and JSON/XML formats - Proven ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and actionable user stories - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills - Experience working in Agile environments with distributed/global teams - Ability to operate with a high level of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail Additional Company Details: Abacus Insights is committed to building diverse teams and providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. They prohibit discrimination and harassment based on various factors and are focused on creating an inclusive culture that empowers every team member to bring their authentic selves to work. The company values continuous innovation and inclusivity in their hiring process to support a comfortable and confident interview experience for all candidates. Role Overview: Abacus Insights is looking for a skilled Business Analyst FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) to play a crucial role in bridging the gap between healthcare business needs and technical implementation. As a Business Analyst, you will collaborate with product, engineering, and client teams to translate complex healthcare data and interoperability requirements into scalable solution designs. This role is essential in enabling data exchange, improving healthcare outcomes, and facilitating client-centric delivery through modern interoperability standards. Key Responsibilities: - Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and client stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements - Translate healthcare workflows and data requirements into FHIR-based specifications (resources, profiles, APIs, mappings) - Partner with engineering teams to ensure solution design alignment with interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7, APIs) - Analyze and map healthcare data models (e.g., claims, clinical, eligibility, patient data) to FHIR resources - Create clear documentation including user stories, acceptance criteria, data mappings, and process flows - Support backlog grooming, sprint planning, and ongoing delivery to ensure well-understood and actionable requirements - Validate delivered solutions through functional testing, data validation, and stakeholder feedback - Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure clarity, alignment, and on-time delivery Qualifications Required: - Bachelors degree in Healthcare, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (Masters preferred but not required) - 2-4 years of experience as a Business Analyst in healthcare technology or health data environments - Strong hands-on experience with FHIR (R4/R5), HL7, or healthcare interoperability standards - Solid understanding of healthcare data domains such as claims, clinical data, EHR/EMR systems, eligibility, or population health - Experience working with APIs, data mappin