Principal Architect - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

19h•Remote

About The Position

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care’s most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Requirements

Solid Understanding of FHIR Standards
Hands-on experience with FHIR-based functionalities such as CDS Hooks, SMART App Launch, and FHIR Bulk Data (Flat FHIR/NDJSON)
Proven experience developing FHIR-based applications and/or FHIR services, including implementation, testing, and deployment
Demonstrated understanding and practical experience with the HL7 FHIR Standard (resources, profiles, operations) and related technologies: RESTful FHIR APIs and OAuth 2.0 (including SMART App Launch)
Experience setting up and operating publicly accessible testing environments, with solid awareness of privacy, security, and compliance considerations (e.g. risk assessment, data minimization, secure configuration, monitoring)
Demonstrated ability to set up FHIR servers, test endpoints and use tools like Postman or Touchstone
Proven skills mapping legacy data to FHIR resources.
Understanding how Connectathons work-tracks, testing scenarios, and reporting.
Familiarity with HL7 community processes (e.g., Connectathons, Work Groups, ballots) and the ability to translate event outcomes into organizational value
Familiarity with HL7 registration, test scripts, and sandbox environments
Demonstrated ability to identify tracks relevant to UHG goals
Demonstrated ability to coordinate multi-team participation across product, engineering, security, and standards/governance groups; solid facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Demonstrated ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Proven solid analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to synthesize complex technical details into clear actions and artifacts

Nice To Haves

Experience participating in or leading HL7 FHIR Connectathon tracks and collaborating with HL7 WG leads
Experience working within large enterprises (e.g., matrixed orgs like UHC/Optum) to drive cross-functional outcomes
Experience to contributions to standards, implementation guides, or community artifacts (e.g., track proposals, IG feedback, reference implementations)
Understanding of clinical data exchange, terminology standards (SNOMED-CT, LOINC, ICD-10) and regulatory requirements
Awareness of common FHIR use cases like patient access, clinical decision support, and EHR integration
Knowledge of healthcare data and interoperability domains (e.g., clinical workflows, payer/provider use cases, prior authorization, quality measurement)
Exposure to security and privacy frameworks relevant to healthcare (e.g., HIPAA), and practices such as threat modeling, secure SDLC, and zero-trust principles
Familiarity with DevOps/SRE practices and tooling (CI/CD, API gateways, observability) used to operate FHIR services at scale

Responsibilities

Lead HL7 FHIR event participation: Review and prioritize HL7 FHIR Connectathon tracks aligned to UHC/Optum business needs, products, and interoperability roadmap
Stakeholder alignment: Meet with UHC/Optum HL7 voting members, HL7 Work Group (WG) participants, and the Interoperability Community of Practice (CoP) to vet proposed tracks and identify the teams/solutions that would benefit from participation
Outreach & engagement: Proactively reach out to identified UHC/Optum teams and solution owners to socialize relevant tracks, assess interest and readiness, and secure participation commitments
Preparation & coordination: Attend pre-Connectathon track meetings; coordinate logistics, test data, sandbox access, scope, and timelines for UHC/Optum teams; ensure prerequisites (SMART App Launch, CDS Hooks, Bulk Data) are in place for successful testing.
Infrastructure readiness: Partner with security, platform, and DevOps teams to stand up and manage publicly accessible testing environments, addressing privacy, compliance, risk, and monitoring requirements
Onsite facilitation: Attend the Connectathon; guide team testing activities, triage issues, capture results, and drive follow-ups with track leads and HL7 WGs
Technical stewardship: Provide hands-on guidance for implementing FHIR-based applications and services; ensure alignment with standards (RESTful APIs, OAuth 2.0 /SMART) and best practices
Results & continuous improvement: Document lessons learned, interoperability gaps, and recommendations; translate outcomes into actionable backlogs, standards updates, and product roadmaps
External collaboration: Maintain relationships with HL7 WGs, track leads, and ecosystem partners; represent UHC/Optum interests and promote interoperability advancements