[Remote] IT Manager - Interoperability Engineering
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ITR Group is seeking an IT Manager specializing in Interoperability Engineering to lead a team focused on healthcare data integrations and interoperability solutions. The role involves overseeing the design, development, and support of interfaces connecting various healthcare platforms while ensuring reliable data exchange and exceptional customer experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Interoperability Engineers and Product Managers
- Manage hiring, performance management, coaching, and career development
- Establish best practices, standards, and frameworks for interoperability development and support
- Oversee the full interface development lifecycle, including project planning, prioritization, and delivery
- Promote Agile methodologies including sprint planning, backlog management, and continuous improvement
- Lead the design and delivery of healthcare interoperability solutions utilizing HL7 and related integration technologies
- Partner with product managers and business stakeholders to define interface requirements and technical solutions
- Drive interface modernization initiatives and integration roadmap planning
- Ensure seamless connectivity across clinical, operational, and financial systems
- Serve as a key liaison between business teams, customers, and technical resources
- Oversee interface monitoring, troubleshooting, and issue resolution
- Ensure compliance with service level agreements and data integrity standards
- Manage on-call support processes and critical incident response
- Maintain system documentation, interface specifications, and operational procedures
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Healthcare IT, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in software development, healthcare IT, or interoperability engineering
- 3+ years of people leadership or engineering management experience
- Strong hands-on experience with HL7 integrations (required)
- Experience designing, implementing, and supporting healthcare data interfaces
- Experience working with healthcare systems, clinical workflows, and healthcare data
- Experience with Agile methodologies and tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work across technical and business teams
- Experience with Mirth Connect (highly preferred)
- Experience with SQL and relational databases
- Experience leading healthcare integration or interoperability teams
- Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards and interface engines
- Experience with software implementations and enterprise integration projects
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