Health Information Technology
Standards Principal Job Description
Job Summary:
The
Health Information Technology Standards
Principal will be responsible for
providing analysis, design and
construction of the next generation of
heath IT systems and processes. He/She
will work with the customer groups in
determining the best approaches for
providing healthcare IT solutions.
Customer needs in Health IT will range
from clinical to device and regulatory
reporting areas.
Job
Description:
The
Health Information Technology Standards
Principal will perform
all or some of the following Job
description:
Analyze, design and incorporate health
standards into data management solutions
that follow best practices and formal
methodologies
Analyze, design and maintain relational
database systems, non-relational
database systems and data warehouses,
defining information sharing standard
schemes. (Includes database architecture
in the context of SOA and cloud
computing)
Work collaboratively with
multi-functional teams, including
functional analysts, architects,
developers and healthcare subject matter
experts
Perform evaluations of products and
solutions; make rational design
decisions from both business and
technical perspectives; and communicate
recommendations to clients
Participate in strategic analysis,
planning and execution of IT enabled
health solutions
Lead and interface directly with clients
as necessary in the execution of duties.
Minimum Requirements / Knowledge / Skill
For Health Information Technology
Standards Principal Job
Experience with Health IT Standards
including HL7
Exposure to device standards and
regulatory reporting health
requirements
Demonstrated experience with data
architecture, hands-on development,
COTS implementation/integration,
system administration and data
migration
Experience SOAP-based and RESTful
web service design and development
Proven and strong experience with
information technology data
standards including XML, XML Schema,
and JSON
Strong problem solving skills
Effective written and verbal
communication skills, with both
technical and non-technical
audiences
Demonstrated experience with
healthcare standard codes, which may
include RxNorm, LOINC, SNOMED-CT,
ICD-9/ICD-10, CPT and DICOM
Demonstrated experience with
healthcare data standards such as
HL7 CCD, HL7 v2.* Messages, HL7 v3.
RIM, HL7 CDA, ASTM CCR, QRDA and
DSM-IV
Experience with SQL or map-reduce
for data extraction from relational
and document-based databases
Demonstrated experience with data
design and modeling and mapping
distributed data sets for purposes
of data migration
Experience with the following
software technologies: Ruby, Ruby on
Rails, Java, J2EE, MongoDB, LUNIX/UNIX-based
operating systems, HTML and AJAX
Demonstrated experience designing or
building a metadata repository that
meets IT and business user needs
Previous experience with healthcare
systems, databases and interfaces in
hospitals, clinics or with a
healthcare system vendor
Knowledge of the NIEM data framework
Experience with XML Schematron
validation
Working knowledge of quality
measurement eSpecifications is a
plus
Experience with open source software
development licenses and leading an
active software development
community is a plus
Overnight travel up to 10% of the
time.
Minimum Education Requirements /
Certification / Licensure For
Health Information Technology Standards
Principal Job
BS and 7 years of related experience
or MS and 4 years of related
experience or PhD and 2 years of
related experience
Certification or accreditation as an
agile program manager, or scrum
master desirable.
