FHIR Implementation Specialist

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Lead the implementation of FHIR standards for healthcare data integration and transformation. Collaborate in a remote, agile environment supporting government clients.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $145,000 - $155,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudETLJavaPythonRubyRuby on RailsSpring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the implementation of FHIR standards, ensuring accuracy and efficient data exchange Ingest healthcare data from source systems into FHIR resources, via ETL processes, checking for data quality and integrity.
Create and maintain data mapping specifications to transform non-FHIR data formats into FHIR-compliant data.
Develop scalable API endpoints, scaling FHIR solutionsImplement security measures and access controls to protect sensitive healthcare data.
Comply with healthcare data privacy regulations, such as HIPAA.
Record and maintain comprehensive artifacts of FHIR implementations, data transformation processes, and data flows in tools, like confluence.
Stay informed about evolving FHIR standards.
Be an active participant in program increment (PI) planning.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in healthcare information technology, healthcare data integration, or interoperability.
5+ years hands-on experience w/FHIR and healthcare data exchange.
4+ years of Java development, alongside some familiarity with Python, Ruby on Rails.
4+ years of experience working in an agile, multidisciplinary team environment, preferably in large-scale cloud applications.
4+ years of experience developing RESTful API endpoints with object oriented programming languages (e.g, Java/Spring).
Must be very familiar with healthcare data and integration, including HL7, FHIR, JSON, XML.
Familitary with development and implementation of concept maps, especially with respect to FHIR resources.
Must have experience dealing with large volumes of clinical data and understand the challenges in cleaning data and identify ways to improve conformance and quality.
Understanding of Healthcare terminology sets (ICD, SNOMED, CPT/HCPCS, LOINC) as well as standards for interoperability (HL7v2, FHIR).
A team player; willingness to learn new technologies and methodologies quickly.
Experience with working and negotiating with stakeholder.
Must live in the Continental US.
Be either a US citizen or Permanent Resident due to the work we do.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health care
dental
vision
life insurance
401(k)
paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law

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Hard Skills & Tools

FHIRETL processesAPI developmentJavaPythonRuby on RailsRESTful APIsJSONXMLdata mapping

Soft Skills

team playerwillingness to learnnegotiationcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityleadershiporganizational skillsattention to detail