Senior Health Architect

STM Consulting, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare consulting firm seeks a Mid-Senior level architect to design and implement interoperability solutions in Buffalo, NY. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in healthcare IT and expertise in FHIR, eMPA, and API design. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are essential. Competitive salary range of $55,000.00–$60,000.00 based on experience.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of technical experience in healthcare IT, with at least 5 years in architecture roles.
• Strong expertise in eMPA or similar payer interoperability frameworks.
• Experience with EHR, payer systems, clinical data models, and healthcare workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end healthcare interoperability solutions using FHIR.
• Lead API strategy, data modeling, and integration patterns across clinical, payer, and provider systems.
• Architect solutions that meet regulatory, privacy, and security requirements.

Skills

Technical experience in healthcare IT

API design (REST, GraphQL)

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

FHIR servers (HAPI, Smile CDR, Firely, AWS HealthLake)

Job description

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8–12+ years of technical experience in healthcare IT, with at least 5 years in architecture roles.
• Strong expertise in:
• eMPA (Enhanced Member Person API) or similar payer interoperability frameworks
• FHIR-based database design and resource modeling
• API design (REST, GraphQL), microservices, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Experience with EHR, payer systems, clinical data models, and healthcare workflows.
• Strong understanding of HIPAA, CMS interoperability rules, and security best practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FHIR servers (HAPI, Smile CDR, Firely, AWS HealthLake).
• Knowledge of claims processing, utilization management, and value-based care data exchanges.
• Certifications in FHIR, HL7, AWS, or enterprise architecture (TOGAF).

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end healthcare interoperability solutions using FHIR, DaVinci frameworks, and eMPA guidelines.
• Develop scalable, secure, and compliant healthcare data architectures.
• Lead API strategy, data modeling, and integration patterns across clinical, payer, and provider systems.
• Technical Leadership
• Provide architectural oversight for engineering teams delivering FHIR-based workflows, databases, and services.
• Guide the team on best practices for adopting HL7 standards, SMART on FHIR, and value-based care use cases.
• Review technical designs and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Interoperability & Compliance
• Architect solutions that meet regulatory, privacy, and security requirements (HIPAA, CMS mandates, DaVinci use cases).
• Drive implementation of clinical quality measures, prior authorization, patient access APIs, and payer-to-payer data exchange.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
• Work closely with product managers, client stakeholders, clinicians, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and technical architecture into actionable development tasks.
• Stay updated on emerging interoperability standards, FHIR releases, and CMS regulatory changes.
• Recommend improvements to existing platforms, workflows, and data pipelines.

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Contract

Job Function

• Information Technology and Consulting

Industries

• Public Health, Health and Human Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

Location & Salary

Buffalo, NY $55,000.00–$60,000.00