Position listed on behalf of a partner company that manages all applications and next steps.
Partner is looking for a Senior Interoperability Architect based in the United States.
Responsibilities
Develop, refine, and maintain interoperability specifications, including standards, data models, profiles, and implementation guides for healthcare information exchange use cases.
Analyze industry standards, business requirements, emerging technologies, and operational needs to recommend appropriate interoperability approaches.
Design standards-based solutions using HL7 V2, C-CDA, and FHIR, including FHIR profiles and API specifications.
Define interoperability specifications supporting exchange with community care providers, federal partners, the Department of Defense, and other healthcare organizations.
Develop standards-based specifications for device and system interfaces supporting modern electronic health record environments.
Lead discovery, research, and prototyping efforts for emerging interoperability requirements, including consent management and time-zone interoperability.
Establish conformance criteria, validation approaches, and testing strategies, and monitor adoption of interoperability standards.
Align interoperability specifications with federal policies and frameworks, including the ONC Standards & Interoperability Framework, USCDI, and applicable interoperability requirements.
Contribute interoperability architecture inputs to architecture runway activities, cross-team dependency reviews, and broader technical planning.
Participate in PI Planning, backlog refinement, iteration ceremonies, system demonstrations, and other Agile activities.
Help decompose complex Epics into well-defined Features with clear requirements and acceptance criteria.
Provide technical guidance to analysts, informaticists, and engineering teams on interoperability architecture and standards.
Present architecture recommendations, technical findings, and implementation strategies to leadership and business stakeholders.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of experience in standards development, adoption, conformance, interoperability, or a closely related field.
Experience developing, refining, maintaining, or governing interoperability specifications such as standards, data models, profiles, or implementation guides.
Practical knowledge of HL7 V2, C-CDA, and FHIR specifications.
Understanding of the ONC Standards & Interoperability (S&I) Framework and related federal interoperability policies.
Ability to analyze technical standards and business requirements and translate them into effective interoperability solutions.
Authorized to work in the United States, reside and work within the United States, and able to obtain and maintain the required VA background investigation.
Master's degree in health informatics, computer science, or a related field is preferred.
HL7 FHIR proficiency or an applicable HL7 certification is highly desirable.
Experience authoring FHIR implementation guides, participating in HL7 workgroups, or sponsoring standards ballots is a strong advantage.
Experience with national exchange frameworks such as eHealth Exchange, Carequality, CommonWell, or TEFCA is preferred.
Familiarity with FHIR conformance and validation tools such as Inferno, Touchstone, or the HL7 FHIR Validator is advantageous.
Experience with VA healthcare systems or APIs, including VistA/CPRS, VHIE, JLV, VA Lighthouse APIs, or Federal EHR environments is preferred.
Experience working on SAFe or Scrum teams is a plus.
Strong analytical, architectural, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Conditions
Remote work within the United States.
Opportunity to contribute to large-scale healthcare interoperability initiatives with nationwide impact.
Work alongside interoperability specialists, clinical informaticists, terminologists, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
Exposure to HL7, FHIR, federal interoperability policy, national health information exchange frameworks, and modern EHR technologies.
Participation in a structured SAFe Agile delivery environment, including PI Planning, backlog refinement, and system demonstrations.