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Job Description:
We are seeking a Clinical EMR Configuration Analyst with strong clinical systems experience to support EMR configuration, QA, conversion workflows, and healthcare transformation initiatives, with a focus on WellSky implementations. This consulting role will play a key part in guiding clients through EMR conversion programs, ensuring configuration accuracy, driving process improvements, and collaborating across clinical, technical, and operational stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical and consulting skills, stakeholder management capabilities, excellent communication, and the ability to think critically in fast-paced Agile environments while delivering measurable business value.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Partner with client stakeholders to assess current-state clinical workflows, identify process improvement opportunities, and align EMR solutions with business objectives.
- Lead and support EMR configuration activities, ensuring alignment with clinical best practices, compliance requirements, and organizational transformation goals.
- Provide consulting support for WellSky conversion and implementation programs, including solution design validation, configuration governance, and deployment readiness.
- Facilitate requirements discovery workshops, stakeholder interviews, and solution design sessions to translate business needs into scalable EMR configurations.
- Drive quality assurance activities, including test strategy development, defect triage, validation planning, and client sign-off support.
- Advise clients on optimizing clinical workflows, operational efficiency, and user adoption through effective utilization of WellSky and related healthcare technologies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including clinical SMEs, business leaders, technical architects, and operations teams to deliver end-to-end transformation outcomes.
- Leverage Azure DevOps to manage project backlogs, user stories, defects, testing artifacts, and delivery tracking while ensuring adherence to project governance standards.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and provide consulting recommendations to improve delivery processes, team effectiveness, and project outcomes.
- Prepare and present executive-level status reports, risk assessments, solution recommendations, and implementation progress updates to client and leadership teams.
- Identify, analyze, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, providing proactive recommendations to ensure successful program delivery.
- Develop and maintain client-facing documentation including business requirements, solution design documents, process flows, gap assessments, and implementation roadmaps.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients by providing industry insights, healthcare technology best practices, and strategic recommendations for EMR transformation initiatives.
Basic Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience delivering clinical EMR configuration, implementation, and optimization solutions within healthcare organizations, with a strong understanding of clinical operations and patient care workflows.
- 5+ years of WellSky EMR experience (preferred), including solution design, configuration, implementation support, and post-deployment optimization initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex business and system challenges, identify root causes, and develop practical, client-focused solutions.
- Strong executive, stakeholder, and client-facing communication skills, with the ability to effectively facilitate workshops, present recommendations, and influence decision-making.
- Proven track record of applying critical thinking, strategic problem-solving, and consulting best practices to drive successful healthcare transformation outcomes.
- 7+ years of experience leveraging Azure DevOps for Agile project delivery, requirements management, test coordination, defect tracking, and release governance.
- 10+ years of experience working in Agile environments, supporting large-scale healthcare implementations, system enhancements, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Extensive experience partnering with business, clinical, and technical stakeholders to gather requirements, define solution approaches, and translate business needs into scalable technology solutions.
- Ability to successfully manage multiple client priorities, deliverables, and project workstreams while maintaining a high standard of quality and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Experience serving as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic recommendations, industry best practices, and guidance on healthcare technology adoption and process improvement.
Degree:
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN), Health Information Management (HIM), Healthcare Administration, Clinical Informatics, Health Sciences, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related healthcare/technology discipline.
- Master's degree preferred in Healthcare Informatics, Healthcare Administration (MHA), Business Administration (MBA), Public Health (MPH), or a related field.
Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting hourly range for this remote role is ($52.50-$75.00/hour). This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on several factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.
This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.
About NTT DATA:
NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Configuration Specialist
Document your configuration credentials precisely
PERM requires your degree field to align directly with the Configuration Specialist role. If your degree is in a related discipline like computer science or electrical engineering, prepare a credential evaluation showing that alignment before applying to sponsored positions.
Target employers with PERM filing history
Search OFLC disclosure data for companies that have filed PERM applications under SOC codes for computer support or network occupations. Employers who have sponsored similar roles before understand the process and are far less likely to withdraw sponsorship mid-filing.
Use Migrate Mate to filter sponsoring employers
Narrow your job search to Configuration Specialist roles at companies with verified green card sponsorship activity. Migrate Mate surfaces employers by PERM filing history, so you spend time pursuing offers where sponsorship is already established practice.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 eligibility early
EB-2 applies if the role genuinely requires a master's degree or you hold a bachelor's plus five years of progressive configuration experience. EB-3 covers positions requiring a bachelor's degree. Confirm which category fits your background before the employer drafts the job description for PERM.
Negotiate the PERM job description before signing
The DOL-approved job description locks in the minimum requirements for your green card. Ensure it reflects your actual duties and credentials accurately, since requirements inflated beyond what the role truly needs can create problems during adjustment of status.
Understand the PERM recruitment audit risk
DOL audits a percentage of PERM applications and requests proof that the employer genuinely could not find a qualified U.S. worker. Ask your prospective employer whether they have completed PERM cases before and confirm they retain recruitment records for the mandatory retention period.
Green Card Configuration Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Configuration Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Configuration Specialist positions qualify under EB-3 when the role requires a bachelor's degree in a technical field such as information technology, computer science, or systems engineering. EB-2 applies when the employer can demonstrate the position genuinely requires an advanced degree or when you hold a bachelor's degree combined with at least five years of progressive, specialized configuration experience.
How does green card sponsorship through PERM differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
PERM leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary status, and EB-3 green cards face no annual lottery. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and adjustment of status together typically take two to four years for most countries, compared to the H-1B visa's faster initial authorization. For nationals from high-backlog countries like India or China, priority date wait times extend significantly beyond that baseline.
What documentation should I prepare before asking an employer to sponsor my green card?
Pull together your academic transcripts and a foreign credential evaluation if your degree is from outside the U.S., your employment history in configuration or systems roles, any vendor certifications relevant to the platforms you work on, and reference letters confirming your years of specialized experience. The PERM job description must align with your actual background, so having these documents organized before the offer stage prevents delays.
How do I find Configuration Specialist jobs where employers are already willing to sponsor a green card?
Search for employers with a demonstrated history of PERM filings in technical occupations rather than cold-applying and hoping sponsorship comes up. Migrate Mate filters job listings by employers with active green card sponsorship history, letting you focus your applications on companies that have already committed to the PERM process for roles like yours.
Can my employer start PERM sponsorship while I'm working on an H-1B?
Yes, and starting early is advisable. Employers can file a PERM application while you're in H-1B status, and an approved I-140 petition gives you access to H-1B extensions beyond the standard six-year limit once you reach year five. USCIS allows this under AC21 portability rules, which protect your priority date if you later change employers in a same or similar role.