Team Lead - Clinical Interface Integration
The Clinical Interface Integration Team Lead is a technical leader responsible for driving international project delivery, developing innovative service offerings, and expanding the clinical integration portfolio. This role leads interface design, implementation, and maintenance using advanced healthcare integration technologies while managing customer implementations and SLA delivery to service owners.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead international project teams, providing technical direction and mentoring across distributed locations
- Drive architecture and design decisions for complex clinical interfaces using HealthShare, Ensemble, IRIS for Health, and Infor Cloverleaf platforms
- Identify and introduce new tools, technologies, and service offerings to expand clinical integration capabilities
- Develop and expand service portfolio through proof-of-concepts, pilot implementations, and innovative solutions
- Manage customer implementations as professional services, ensuring successful delivery and satisfaction
- Deliver and report SLAs to service owners
- Coordinate with international stakeholders including clinical informatics teams, EHR vendors, and global IT partners
- Establish technical standards, best practices, and development methodologies for interface engineering
- Analyze complex clinical data exchange requirements and define scalable interface specifications
- Design and implement HL7, FHIR, and IHE-based interfaces for diverse healthcare environments
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and resolution for complex integration issues
- Maintain comprehensive technical documentation including architecture diagrams, data mappings, and service catalogs
- Ensure compliance with data security, privacy, and healthcare regulatory standards across international jurisdictions
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and evaluate emerging interoperability technologies
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Health Informatics, or related field
- Minimum 5 years experience with healthcare integration technologies (HealthShare, Ensemble, IRIS for Health, or Infor Cloverleaf)
- Demonstrated leadership experience in technical teams and international project coordination
- Expert knowledge of HL7 v2/v3, FHIR, X12, and healthcare messaging standards
- Advanced proficiency in interface development and scripting with ObjectScript and related integration tools
- Deep understanding of clinical workflows and EHR systems (Epic, Cerner, Allscripts)
- Proven ability to resolve complex integration issues and optimize interface performance
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently and drive initiatives across international teams
- Strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement and customer-facing professional services
Preferred Qualifications
- Certification in InterSystems or Infor Cloverleaf technologies
- Experience leading international or distributed teams
- Expertise in cloud-based architecture, RESTful APIs, and microservices
- Deep knowledge of healthcare interoperability frameworks (IHE, HIE, TEFCA)
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks
- Track record of introducing new technologies or services in healthcare integration environments
- Knowledge of healthcare data standards (C-CDA, DICOM, NCPDP) and terminology systems (SNOMED, LOINC, RxNorm)