Data Lead/SME

CORMAC is seeking a Data Lead / SME to be responsible for providing deep functional and technical expertise on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data domains, business processes, and system relationships across the enterprise data platform. Serves as the primary expert for understanding how CMS data sources, programs, workflows, and reporting requirements connect across claims, enrollment, provider, beneficiary, and operational systems to support analytics, compliance, and decision-making.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary SME for CMS data domains, including claims, eligibility, enrollment, provider, beneficiary, financial, quality, and operational datasets
• Provide expertise on how CMS systems, programs, and data flows interact across enterprise platforms and downstream reporting environments
• Support data mapping, source-to-target analysis, and business rule validation for data ingestion, transformation, and reporting initiatives
• Work closely with data architects, system architects, business analysts, and engineering teams to ensure accurate interpretation and use of CMS data
• Define and validate business logic, data lineage, and cross-system relationships for enterprise analytics and reporting solutions
• Assist with metadata management, data catalog governance, and stewardship activities to improve data discovery and usability
• Support data quality assessments, reconciliation efforts, and root cause analysis for data discrepancies and reporting issues
• Provide guidance on CMS program requirements, policy impacts, and operational dependencies affecting data architecture and analytics
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex business and policy requirements into actionable technical and reporting requirements
• Support user adoption of data platforms such as Databricks, reporting portals, and metadata catalog solutions
• Participate in governance reviews, audits, compliance activities, and documentation efforts related to federal healthcare data management
• Develop business process documentation, data dictionaries, source system documentation, and knowledge transfer materials

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Information Systems, Public Health, Business, or related field
• Must be U.S. Citizen
• Must be eligible to obtain a Public Trust (PT) Clearance
• 5+ years of experience working with CMS programs, operations, and enterprise healthcare data environments
• Prior experience supporting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services programs, federal healthcare contracts, or Medicare/Medicaid operations
• Deep understanding of claims, provider, enrollment, beneficiary, and healthcare financial data structures
• Experience working with federal healthcare systems, reporting environments, and regulatory requirements
• Strong understanding of data lineage, metadata, business rules, and enterprise data governance
• Ability to interpret policy, operational processes, and system dependencies across multiple CMS domains
• Experience supporting analytics platforms such as Databricks, data warehouses, and reporting tools
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to bridge business operations and technical implementation teams

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Master’s degree in Health Informatics, Information Systems, Public Health, Business, or related field
• Familiarity with metadata catalog tools, enterprise data governance platforms, and reporting solutions such as Amazon QuickSight, Power BI, or Tableau

Location: Leesburg, VA

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote

Why CORMAC?

At CORMAC, we leverage the power of data management and analytics to enable our customers to achieve their strategic goals. With over 20 years of experience in health information technology (HIT), human-centered design principles, and Agile development methodologies, CORMAC delivers complex digital solutions to solve some of the most challenging problems facing public healthcare programs today

As a US Federal Government contractor in the public healthcare sector, our work is impactful and cutting-edge while being performed in a supportive, collaborative, and welcoming environment. We offer flexible work schedules with remote, hybrid, or fully in-person workplace options to empower our employees to decide the workplace most suitable for them. At CORMAC, we have a highly diverse workforce and believe a work environment is a place where creativity, collaboration, enthusiasm, and innovation happen, regardless of location.

US Citizenship Required /E-Verify Participation/EEO

As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, CORMAC provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, disability, military service, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.