Sr. Staff Engineer - HL7

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Fishers, IN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced HL7 Developer to design, develop, and maintain healthcare data interfaces that enable seamless interoperability between clinical systems. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in HL7 standards, healthcare data workflows, and integration engines, ensuring accurate, secure, and compliant data exchange across systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Health Informatics, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in healthcare IT, interface development, or systems integration.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with HL7 v2.x, HL7 FHIR, X12, or other healthcare messaging standards.
• Strong knowledge of HL7 v2.x messaging standards (ADT, ORU, ORM, etc.)
• Experience with FHIR APIs and modern interoperability frameworks
• Hands-on experience with integration engines (Mirth Connect preferred)
• Proficiency in Java, JavaScript, or similar scripting languages
• Experience with XML, JSON, and RESTful APIs
• Understanding of healthcare workflows and clinical data
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with HL7 v3, CDA/CCD documents
• Familiarity with FHIR resources and SMART on FHIR
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards (HL7, DICOM, X12)
• Experience integrating with Epic, Cerner, or other major EHR systems
• Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Certification in HL7 or healthcare integration technologies

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain HL7 interfaces (v2.x, v3, CDA, FHIR) between healthcare systems
• Build and support integrations with EHR/EMR systems (e.g., Epic, Cerner, Allscripts)
• Configure and manage integration engines (e.g., Mirth Connect, Rhapsody, Cloverleaf)
• Analyze, transform, and map healthcare data formats and message structures
• Troubleshoot interface issues, message failures, and data discrepancies
• Implement data validation, error handling, and logging mechanisms
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and healthcare data security standards
• Collaborate with clinical, technical, and vendor teams to define integration requirements
• Support real-time and batch data exchange workflows
• Maintain documentation for interfaces, mappings, and workflows

Benefits

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually
• paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
• accident and life insurance
• short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior