FHIR R4 Interoperability Architect

Zaden Tech • Huntsville, AL

1d • Remote

About The Position

This position is contingent upon contract award and supports a new Defense Health Agency program. The start date follows award and Government access. The role involves owning the FHIR R4 design for a health data exchange platform that is transitioning from SOAP services to FHIR, with legacy exchanges operating 24x7. Responsibilities include authoring and defending profiles, implementation guides, and terminology bindings for new services, collaborating with the interface team managing HL7 v2 feeds, and representing the program's standards decisions to the Government.

Requirements

• 7 or more years in healthcare interoperability
• 3 or more years on FHIR R4 in production
• Hands-on US Core profiling, CapabilityStatements and implementation guide authoring
• SMART on FHIR and SMART Backend Services experience
• HAPI FHIR or an equivalent FHIR server in production
• U.S. citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain the investigation the Government designates for this role

Nice To Haves

• An active Secret clearance or Secret eligibility
• HL7 v2.x interface experience, including Z-segments
• OMOP common data model or OHDSI tooling
• DoD or VA health IT experience

Responsibilities

• Design FHIR R4 services aligned to US Core, including CapabilityStatements, profiles and implementation guides
• Own SMART Backend Services authorization patterns and the FHIR conformance test plan (Inferno)
• Map legacy HL7 v2 and SOAP payloads to FHIR using the HL7 V2-to-FHIR implementation guide
• Run HAPI FHIR in production with the platform team, focusing on performance, versioning, and data quality
• Present standards decisions in program increment planning and Government technical reviews

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed