{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"211c083beb02ecf85fee2c3b","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/211c083beb02ecf85fee2c3b","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/211c083beb02ecf85fee2c3b","title":"Lead Backend Engineer - Data Interoperability","description":"Company Overview\n\nb.well is solving healthcare’s fragmentation problem with our FHIR-based health data management platform. The platform connects data from EHRs, wearables, portals, and other sources, while our intelligence engine personalizes the consumer experience. By simplifying the complex healthcare ecosystem, we make it easy and convenient for consumers to engage and take action—whether it’s scheduling care, setting reminders, accessing health data, and more. For our clients, this means better health outcomes, operational efficiency, and stronger consumer engagement.\n\nPosition Overview\n\nWe are seeking an exceptional Lead Interoperability Engineer to spearhead our healthcare data interoperability initiatives. This strategic technical leadership role requires a seasoned professional who will lead our interoperability team in building and scaling cutting-edge solutions that enable seamless, secure, and compliant health data exchange across diverse healthcare ecosystems. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in FHIR standards and healthcare APIs with proven leadership experience in managing high-performing data engineering and interoperability teams.\n\nAs a Lead of Interoperability Engineering, you will be a critical member of the Health Care Data Interoperability team responsible for building and maintaining real-time data pipelines and data infrastructure that connects to thousands of healthcare data sources around the country to bring together a person’s health record in one place.\n\nWhat You'll Do:\nLead the design, development, and implementation of large-scale, real-time health data interoperability solutions supporting millions of patient records\nArchitect and oversee Patient Access APIs, Provider Directory APIs, and Bulk FHIR APIs in compliance with CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule and lead the connections to national networks (Carequality, CommonWell, eHealth Exchange, TEFCA)\nDrive technical strategy for FHIR and US Core Implementation Guide adoption across all integration points\nDesign scalable data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and exchanging health data from multiple sources including EMRs, HIE/HINs, wearables, IoT devices, and remote patient monitoring systems\nEstablish technical standards, best practices, and architectural patterns for interoperability solutions\nLead evaluation and selection of interoperability platforms, tools, and vendor solutions\nDesign, Architect, build, and maintain b.well’s data real-time pipeline infrastructure using Python, Spark, Prefect, Kubernetes and applied LLMs / modern technologies\nLead a team of data engineers to build data pipelines and infrastructure that connects to thousands of data sources around the country including health providers, insurance companies, pharmacies and labs.\nHelp lead other developers to coach and improve their career development and amplify their impact\nYou will safeguard sensitive data by following policies and training concerning your security and privacy responsibilities\nCollaborate with product, clinical, engineering, and business teams to define interoperability requirements\nExperience:\n8+ years of hands-on experience in healthcare interoperability and health IT\n5+ years of direct experience with FHIR standards and implementations (FHIR R4 required)\n3+ years in a technical leadership role managing interoperability or data engineering teams\nProven track record of leading large-scale, real-time health data exchange implementations serving 100K+ patients\nExtensive experience integrating with multiple EMR systems (minimum 5+ different EMR platforms)\nDirect experience implementing Patient Access APIs and Bulk FHIR APIs in compliance with CMS regulations and with HIE/HIN integrations and national networks (Carequality, CommonWell, or similar)\nExpert-level knowledge of HL7 FHIR R4 specification and resource models\nDeep understanding of US Core Implementation Guide, USCDI, and ONC certification requirements\nProficiency with SMART on FHIR authorization framework (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SMART scopes)\nStrong knowledge of HL7 v2.x messaging standards (ADT, ORM, ORU, etc.)\nExperience with CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) and C-CDA documents\nStrong knowledge of API security: OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS, API keys, rate limiting\nProficiency with message queuing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, Azure Service Bus)\nTechnical Skills - Programming & Development:\nStrong programming skills in at least two of: Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, C#\nExperience with modern frameworks: Node.js, Spring Boot, .NET Core, Django/Flask\nProficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)\nExperience with data formats: JSON, XML, FHIR JSON/XML, HL7 v2.x, CSV\nKnowledge of data validation, schema validation (JSON Schema, FHIR Validator)\nThe target salary range for this position is $175,000 - $210,000 and is part of a competitive total rewards package including stock options, benefits, and incentive pay for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay.\n\nData shows that women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups may be less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are a perfect match. But b.well holds diversity amongst its key values, and we have a strong commitment to building our workforce and products through that lens.\n\nYou don't have to check every box in this job description to be a great fit for the role! If you're excited about this position and the prospect of working for b.well, please apply. If it turns out this role isn't for you, there may be other openings that could align with your experience and expertise!\n\nWe are committed to an inclusive and diverse b.well. We are an equal opportunity employer. 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The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in FHIR standards and healthcare APIs with proven leadership experience in managing high-performing data engineering and interoperability teams.\n\nAs a Lead of Interoperability Engineering, you will be a critical member of the Health Care Data Interoperability team responsible for building and maintaining real-time data pipelines and data infrastructure that connects to thousands of healthcare data sources around the country to bring together a person’s health record in one place.\n\nWhat You'll Do:\nLead the design, development, and implementation of large-scale, real-time health data interoperability solutions supporting millions of patient records\nArchitect and oversee Patient Access APIs, Provider Directory APIs, and Bulk FHIR APIs in compliance with CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule and lead the connections to national networks (Carequality, CommonWell, eHealth Exchange, TEFCA)\nDrive technical strategy for FHIR and US Core Implementation Guide adoption across all integration points\nDesign scalable data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and exchanging health data from multiple sources including EMRs, HIE/HINs, wearables, IoT devices, and remote patient monitoring systems\nEstablish technical standards, best practices, and architectural patterns for interoperability solutions\nLead evaluation and selection of interoperability platforms, tools, and vendor solutions\nDesign, Architect, build, and maintain b.well’s data real-time pipeline infrastructure using Python, Spark, Prefect, Kubernetes and applied LLMs / modern technologies\nLead a team of data engineers to build data pipelines and infrastructure that connects to thousands of data sources around the country including health providers, insurance companies, pharmacies and labs.\nHelp lead other developers to coach and improve their career development and amplify their impact\nYou will safeguard sensitive data by following policies and training concerning your security and privacy responsibilities\nCollaborate with product, clinical, engineering, and business teams to define interoperability requirements\nExperience:\n8+ years of hands-on experience in healthcare interoperability and health IT\n5+ years of direct experience with FHIR standards and implementations (FHIR R4 required)\n3+ years in a technical leadership role managing interoperability or data engineering teams\nProven track record of leading large-scale, real-time health data exchange implementations serving 100K+ patients\nExtensive experience integrating with multiple EMR systems (minimum 5+ different EMR platforms)\nDirect experience implementing Patient Access APIs and Bulk FHIR APIs in compliance with CMS regulations and with HIE/HIN integrations and national networks (Carequality, CommonWell, or similar)\nExpert-level knowledge of HL7 FHIR R4 specification and resource models\nDeep understanding of US Core Implementation Guide, USCDI, and ONC certification requirements\nProficiency with SMART on FHIR authorization framework (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SMART scopes)\nStrong knowledge of HL7 v2.x messaging standards (ADT, ORM, ORU, etc.)\nExperience with CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) and C-CDA documents\nStrong knowledge of API security: OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS, API keys, rate limiting\nProficiency with message queuing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, Azure Service Bus)\nTechnical Skills - Programming & Development:\nStrong programming skills in at least two of: Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, C#\nExperience with modern frameworks: Node.js, Spring Boot, .NET Core, Django/Flask\nProficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)\nExperience with data formats: JSON, XML, FHIR JSON/XML, HL7 v2.x, CSV\nKnowledge of data validation, schema validation (JSON Schema, FHIR Validator)\nThe target salary range for this position is $175,000 - $210,000 and is part of a competitive total rewards package including stock options, benefits, and incentive pay for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay.\n\nData shows that women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups may be less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are a perfect match. But b.well holds diversity amongst its key values, and we have a strong commitment to building our workforce and products through that lens.\n\nYou don't have to check every box in this job description to be a great fit for the role! If you're excited about this position and the prospect of working for b.well, please apply. If it turns out this role isn't for you, there may be other openings that could align with your experience and expertise!\n\nWe are committed to an inclusive and diverse b.well. We are an equal opportunity employer. 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