Integration Specialist, Ancillary Programs

Alera Group•UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

5d•Remote

About The Position

Vital Incite, an Alera Group company, is seeking an experienced Integration Specialist to join its Data Integrations team. The role supports the delivery of accurate, timely, and meaningful healthcare data for clients by implementing and supporting integrations for ancillary, specialty, and point-solution programs. The specialist partners with the Director of Data Integrations, Integration Team Lead, external data providers, and cross-functional teams, taking ownership of integrations from initial requirements through ongoing data-quality support. The position may be remote, with a work schedule aligned to the Eastern Time Zone, or hybrid for someone local to the Indianapolis Metro area. Alera Group describes itself as a national insurance and financial services organization focused on collaborative partnerships, career growth, and helping clients address complex challenges.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Healthcare, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
At least 4 years of experience working with healthcare data, including claims, eligibility, clinical, ancillary, or related datasets.
Hands-on experience with data integration, data validation, implementation, or data operations.
Experience working with external data sources, vendors, carriers, or solution partners.
Ability to independently manage complex workflows and solve problems effectively.
Strong Excel skills for data manipulation, validation, reconciliation, and analysis.
Familiarity with data structures, file layouts, mapping concepts, and control totals.
Working knowledge of SQL or another data-querying tool.
Effective vendor and stakeholder communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
High attention to detail and commitment to data quality.
Self-motivated and able to work independently while engaging appropriate partners.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ancillary benefit, specialty, wellness, or point-solution program data is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead onboarding and ongoing integration support for ancillary, specialty, and point-solution data programs.
Translate program and reporting needs into data requirements, intake steps, validation criteria, and implementation plans.
Coordinate with external data providers and internal partners to obtain required files, layouts, approvals, documentation, and test data.
Evaluate standard and non-standard files to confirm expected populations, fields, values, and control information are present.
Perform file analytics, control comparisons, and validation checks to assess completeness, structure, and usability.
Support data mapping and enrichment, including interpreting layouts, code values, and program-specific data elements.
Partner with Client Experience, Strategy, Data, and Technology teams to align requirements, timelines, dependencies, and outcomes.
Monitor recurring ancillary feeds for changes, gaps, or quality concerns that could affect client reporting or program measurement.
Maintain program-specific documentation, including layouts, agreements, limitations, contacts, data availability, and known exceptions.
Identify recurring implementation or data-quality patterns and recommend practical process improvements.