MO-5-6-HL7 Developer 64324

This position may require some in-state and possible out-of-state travel. There is also the potential for presentation and public speaking opportunities. Core Informatics staff will assist with emergency response situations when necessary., Interface Implementation:

· Assist with the design, testing, and implementing of electronic interfaces aligned with HL7 FHIR standards and TDH public health program requirements

· Apply informatics principles to ensure data transport and interoperability using HL7 FHIR standards

· Support HL7 FHIR interoperability projects, including HL7 Helios FHIR Accelerator focus areas

Technical Support and Documentation:

· Provide HL7 FHIR subject matter technical expertise consultation and hands-on technical guidance for interoperability projects, assisting with design and data flow of public health interfaces

· Develop and maintain documentation for FHIR interface workflows, quality assurance processes, and troubleshooting guides

· Actively participate and provide technical expertise and recommendations during TDH interoperability-related meetings, including facilitating interoperability and implementation discussions

Strategy and Planning:

· Lead strategic planning work to assess agency-level FHIR readiness including building capacity to adopt public health FHIR solutions

· Assist with TDH EDI Interoperability Governance, Infrastructure, and Architecture enhancement activities

Interoperability Standards:

· Maintain understanding of current and emerging public health interoperability standards and help TDH understand implications of current and future usage

· Participate in public health standards development activities, specifically those public health standards and specifications determined important to helping meet the needs of TDH program implementation requirements

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in public health informatics, epidemiology, computer science, computer information science, or related information technology field with 5 years of relevant HL7 FHIR experience, PhD or Master’s degree in public health informatics, epidemiology, computer science, computer information science, or related information technology field with 2 years of relevant HL7 FHIR experience

· FHIR implementation experience and FHIR interface work with public health or clinical information systems

· Familiarity with HL7 FHIR implementation guides

· Familiarity with electronic data interchange (EDI) EDI engines such as Rhapsody

· Experience providing technical training on FHIR interoperability standards

Experience aligning technical workflows and data initiatives with state and federal public health priorities and FHIR interoperability standards

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills and attention to detail required

· Ability to work with minimal supervision, both independently and as an effective member of a cross-agency team

· Ability to work under strict deadlines and time constraints, and to establish and manage competing priorities

· Detail-oriented, with the ability to critically analyze and solve systems-level problems

· Strong oral and written communication skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders