Senior EDI Specialist Contract to hire

About the role

The EDI Specialist will play a key role in ensuring seamless data exchange across ThrivePass products, vendors, carriers, and benefits partners. This role begins as a 90-day contract engagement, with the potential to convert to a full-time employee.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a pipeline of 30+ EDI integration projects while meeting SLAs.
• Work directly with carriers, TPAs, COBRA administrators, and vendor partners to define requirements, coordinate testing, and ensure production readiness.
• Analyze, document, test, and maintain EDI file processes across systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to existing integrations and production environments.
• Build and configure file automation processes using internal tools and middleware.
• Partner with engineering teams to implement new automations and SFTP exchanges.
• Maintain production processes, manage files, and oversee the full EDI lifecycle.
• Identify trends, recommend improvements, and create process documentation.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex integration and enrollment issues.
• Independently manage stakeholder, carrier, and vendor relationships.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• High level of ownership, accountability, and independence.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience working with EDI formats (Fixed Width, XML, JSON, etc.).
• 2+ years of direct experience working with ANSI X12 834 files (critical for success).
• Experience working directly with carriers, TPAs, COBRA administrators, and vendor partners.
• Experience supporting benefits administration programs (COBRA, CDH, HSA, HRA, FSA, or similar platforms).
• Experience managing multiple concurrent implementations.

Qualifications

• Nice to have: Knowledge of HSA, HRA, FSA, and COBRA structures and processes.
• Experience building or supporting file automation and integrations.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new tools, systems, and environments.
• Experience handling sensitive data with confidentiality.

Skills

• Hands-on experience with EDI formats (Fixed Width, XML, JSON, etc.).
• Direct experience with ANSI X12 834 files.
• Experience working directly with carriers, TPAs, COBRA administrators, and vendor partners.
• Experience supporting benefits administration programs (COBRA, CDH, HSA, HRA, FSA, or similar platforms).
• Experience managing multiple concurrent implementations.

Benefits

Upon conversion to full-time, employees are eligible for a robust benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Generous vacation and sick leave
• 11 paid company holidays
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) contributions

Pay

Contract Phase: $38–$43 per hour

Schedule

Full-time upon conversion