About the role
This senior leadership role is responsible for the strategic vision, design, and governance of an organization's Health Information Exchange (HIE) and interoperability platform. The architect will define technical roadmaps for InterSystems HealthShare and IRIS for Health while ensuring compliance with HIPAA and FHIR standards. The position requires deep expertise in healthcare IT, clinical data integration, and the InterSystems technology stack.
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Key Responsibilities
- Define the technical roadmap and future state architecture for the InterSystems HealthShare platform, including deployment models and integration patterns
- Lead the design and implementation of large-scale, complex clinical data integrations and workflows using InterSystems IRIS/HealthConnect
- Serve as the top-tier technical authority and consultant for HealthShare components, including Unified Care Record (UCR), Clinical Viewer, EMPI, and Care Management
- Establish and enforce development, configuration, and security standards for all HealthShare integrations and custom applications
- Oversee and guide development teams on best practices for ObjectScript, DTL, XSLT, and BPL development within the Interoperability Production environment
- Define the strategy for implementing and migrating to modern interoperability standards, particularly HL7 FHIR
- Manage security configuration, including authentication, authorization, consent management, and data filtering/masking within the HealthShare platform
- Mentor and provide technical leadership to HealthShare developers and analysts, participating in code and design reviews
- Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to translate complex clinical requirements into robust technical specifications
- Provide technical input for project estimations, resource planning, and risk assessments for HIE-related projects
Requirements
- Prior experience in managing Healthshare and/or IRIS
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Healthcare IT
- At least 5 years specializing in architecting solutions using InterSystems HealthShare (or Ensemble/Cache)
- Deep, demonstrable expertise in the entire InterSystems technology stack, including HealthShare, IRIS for Health/HealthConnect, and Caché ObjectScript
- Expert-level knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards, including HL7 V2, CDA/CCDA, IHE profiles, and comprehensive FHIR implementation
- Proven experience in designing and tuning high-volume, mission-critical integration productions
- Strong understanding of database management, data modeling, and performance optimization within the InterSystems ecosystem (Globals, indexes)
- Experience with architecture and deployment in major cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executive leadership and developers
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Health Informatics, or a related technical field
- InterSystems Certified Architect or other relevant high-level certifications preferred
- Experience integrating HealthShare with clinical systems like Epic or Cerner preferred
- Familiarity with data warehousing, reporting tools, and analytics platforms built upon HealthShare data preferred
- Experience with DevOps tools like Git, GitLab/GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines applied to InterSystems deployments preferred