Healthcare Technology Solutions Architech

Kaiser Permanente Northwest; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 174,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Northwest is seeking a Solutions Architect for clinical applications in a healthcare setting, bridging technology and care by driving clinical engagement, capturing voice of the customer requirements, and optimizing solutions with vendors and HTM partners. This role centers on interoperability with the EHR and is accountable for documenting end-to-end architectures.

The incumbent will support enterprise standardization, workflow alignment, and participate in Enterprise

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years experience with modeling techniques (e.g., BPMN, UML, ER).
• Minimum four (4) years experience translating solution requirements into technical architecture requirements.
• Minimum four (4) years in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, CIS, Engineering, Business, or related technical field; minimum ten (10) years IT experience delivering technical solutions, including at least four (4) years in IT architecture.

Responsibilities

• Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and updating new procedures and policies; gaining cross‑functional support for objectives and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; removing obstacles that impact performance; guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly; solving highly complex issues; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others.
• Practices self‑leadership and promotes learning in others by soliciting and acting on performance feedback; building collaborative, cross‑functional relationships; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership; influencing, mentoring, and coaching team members; fostering open dialogue amongst team members; evaluating and responding to the strengths and weaknesses of self and unit members; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Leads development of the architecture strategy and technology direction over technical domains by collaborating with executives to translate business and IT objectives into architectural approach.
• Provides expertise and shares an understanding of current capability gaps, architectural gaps, and market and industry trends that can be used to set future direction.
• Leads the definition and communication of architecture standards, guidelines, and statements of direction by providing expertise and guidance to architects on the design and establishment of architecture standards to ensure alignment with IT strategy and target architecture.

Skills

Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management

Attention to Detail

Business Knowledge

Communication

Critical Thinking

Cross‑Group Collaboration

Decision Making

Health Care Industry

Influencing Others

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Application Design, Architecture

Business Acumen

Information Architecture

Project Management

Software Development Life Cycle

System and Technology Integration

Technical Communication

Technical Documentation

Mentoring and Coaching

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, CIS, Engineering, Business, or related technical field

Tools

BPMN

UML

ER

Job description

• Application Design, Architecture
• Information Architecture

Job Summary

A Solutions Architect for clinical applications within a healthcare organization bridges the gap between technology and care by driving clinical engagement, capturing vital voice of the customer requirements to optimize solutions alongside vendors and Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) partners. They play a critical role in solving complex interoperability challenges, ensuring seamless interfacing and integration between clinical applications and the Electronic Health Record (EHR). To support efficient, cost‑effective application maintenance, they maintain a strict focus on enterprise standardization and workflow alignment. They are fully responsible for documenting workflows and end‑to‑end architectural designs. Additionally, the Solutions Architect actively participates in Enterprise Architecture reviews to research, analyze, document, and recommend application standards that govern and future‑prove the organization's technology landscape.

Essential Responsibilities

• Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and updating new procedures and policies; gaining cross‑functional support for objectives and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; removing obstacles that impact performance; guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly; solving highly complex issues; and influencing the completion of project tasks by others.
• Practices self‑leadership and promotes learning in others by soliciting and acting on performance feedback; building collaborative, cross‑functional relationships; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership; influencing, mentoring, and coaching team members; fostering open dialogue amongst team members; evaluating and responding to the strengths and weaknesses of self and unit members; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Leads development of the architecture strategy and technology direction over technical domains by collaborating with executives to translate business and IT objectives into architectural approach.
• Provides expertise and shares an understanding of current capability gaps, architectural gaps, and market and industry trends that can be used to set future direction.
• Leads the definition and communication of architecture standards, guidelines, and statements of direction by providing expertise and guidance to architects on the design and establishment of architecture standards to ensure alignment with IT strategy and target architecture.
• Reviews, contributes to, and approves architecture standards or controls which allow business needs to be met.
• Develops and establishes architectural best practices that guide the design of technology solutions.
• Develops and maintains the architecture for assigned domain(s) (for example, data, infrastructure), and takes accountability for ensuring alignment with IT strategy and target state architecture.
• Provides the vision for strategic roadmaps to align business, applications, data, integration, and/or infrastructure architecture.
• Manages the development of transition plans for moving from the current to the target state architecture.
• Provides consulting to architects on developing architecture designs.
• Helps create the vision for adopting new high‑impact technologies by researching technical trends and developments.
• Partners with IT and business senior leadership to facilitate and influence decisions regarding technology investment.
• Drives innovation across the team using a deep understanding of how enterprise architecture works within the organization.
• Takes accountability for ensuring adoption of architecture best practices for assigned domain(s) and educates others throughout the organization on the function of architecture methodologies, governance, and standards by serving as a subject matter expert across business and/or IT teams, and presenting to internal and external audiences, including senior leadership.
• Builds partnerships with architects and other stakeholders to facilitate the continuous development and drive consensus on changes to the companys architecture practices.
• Takes accountability for ensuring appropriate reporting to executives, business leaders, and IT management to communicate the impact of architecture practices.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross‑Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short‑and Long‑term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic‑Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Analytical Skills
• Application Design, Architecture
• Business Acumen
• Client Focus
• Client and Domain Knowledge
• Creating Architecture Clarity
• Demonstrating Personal Flexibility
• Information Architecture
• Information Gathering
• Innovative Mindset
• Managing Diverse Relationships
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Modeling
• Organizational Skills
• Prioritization
• Project Estimation
• Project Management
• Software Development Life Cycle
• Solution Delivery
• System and Technology Integration
• Technical Communication
• Technical Documentation

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years experience with modeling techniques (e.g., BPMN, UML, ER).
• Minimum four (4) years experience translating solution requirements into technical architecture requirements.
• Minimum four (4) years in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, CIS, Engineering, Business, or related technical field and Minimum ten (10) years IT experience delivering technical solutions, including at least Minimum four (4) years in IT architecture. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years supervisory experience.
• Three (3) years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above)

Primary Location

Oregon, Portland, Kaiser Permanente Building

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift

Day

Workdays

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Working Hours Start

08:00 AM

Working Hours End

05:00 PM

Job Schedule

Full-time

Job Type

Standard

Worker Location

Flexible

Employee Status

Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation

NUE-IT-01|NUE|Non Union Employee

Job Level

Individual Contributor

Department

KPIT ADMIN - ITO WT EES ENG - 9601

Pay Range

$173500 - $224510 / year

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel: No

Work Setting: Flexible

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.