Healthcare Interoperability Engineer

Akumin®; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible scheduling

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA with employer contributions

401(k) with employer match

Paid holidays

Defined PTO and sick time

Job summary

Akumin is seeking an Integration Engineer to design, govern, and maintain enterprise interoperability systems supporting imaging workflows, patient identity management, and cross-system data exchange.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with HealthShare/IRIS, radiology information systems, and data standards such as HL7, FHIR, and DICOM, along with strong scripting and deployment automation skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing or administering integration platforms such as InterSystems HealthShare, IRIS
• Expertise in healthcare interoperability standards: HL7 v2, FHIR, CDA/CCD, JSON/XML mapping
• Demonstrated experience with DICOM workflows and DICOM-to-HL7 data transformation in radiology environments
• Familiarity with Radiology Information Systems (Royal, eRAD, or equivalent)
• Understanding of patient identity management, record matching, and Master Patient Index (MPI) administration
• Strong grasp of integration protocols: MLLP, REST, SOAP, SFTP
• Advanced knowledge of healthcare compliance (TEFCA, 21st Century Cures Act), privacy (HIPAA), and regulatory standards (NIST)

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain interfaces and data transformations using ObjectScript, HL7 v2.x, FHIR, CCD/CDA, JSON, and XML standards
• Oversee and optimize HealthShare/IRIS engines for scalability, uptime, and data fidelity
• Implement and manage automation pipelines for interface deployment, configuration management, and testing
• Document technical specifications, workflow diagrams, and test plans to support knowledge transfer and operational continuity
• Architect and administer the organization’s enterprise interoperability and interface framework supporting RIS, PACS, and EHR integrations

Skills

HealthShare/IRIS

HL7 v2.x

FHIR

DICOM

PACS/RIS

MPI/Patient identity

REST/SOAP/MLLP

XML/JSON mappings

Automation scripting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker/Kubernetes

API management

AWS/GCP

Job description

Akumin is seeking an Integration Engineer to design, govern, and maintain enterprise interoperability systems supporting imaging workflows, patient identity management, and cross-system data exchange.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with HealthShare/IRIS, radiology information systems, and data standards such as HL7, FHIR, and DICOM, along with strong scripting and deployment automation skills.