Principal HL7 Integration Engineer

The Principal HL7 Integration Engineer oversees all technical aspects of Synapse product HL7 integration, from install, configure and validation phases through product go-live, for all Synapse MI products. The Principal HL7 Integration Engineer must have expert level knowledge in all areas of medical informatics, IT infrastructure design and deployment, medical imaging industry in general and clinical environment workflow.

In addition to technical expertise, HCUS relies on The Principal HL7 Integration Engineer to deliver industry leading customer satisfaction, requiring excellent communication and verbal skills within project teams and externally with customers.

The person must be adept to working in highly dynamic multi-vendor environment and stay up to date on healthcare and general IT trends, best practices, regulations, and a wide range of hardware and software products.

This position requires interaction with sales, technical support, field service, the end user, outside vendors and all other service and administrative groups within Fujifilm involved in the order through remittance process. Must develop relationships and communication channels to ensure status feedback and cooperation with shareholders. Responsible in maintaining existing written documentation, periodic review, and publish.

At FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation, we’re on a mission to innovate for a healthier world, and we need passionate, driven people like you to help us get there. Our cutting-edge healthcare solutions span diagnostic imaging, enterprise imaging, endoscopic and surgical imaging, as well as in-vitro diagnostics.

But we don’t stop at healthcare; our Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) team harnesses advanced radiography solutions to keep transportation infrastructure, aerospace, and oil and gas assets safe and running smoothly.

Ready to innovate, collaborate, and make a difference? Join us and bring your big ideas to life while working in a dynamic, flexible environment that fuels your creativity and drive. 

Our headquarters is in Lexington, Massachusetts, an inspiring healthcare research hub in a historic town. 

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Duties and responsibilities

• Work closely with MI Project Management (PM) team to deliver high quality Synapse product solutions.
• Act as primary technical resource for MI HL7 Implementation projects across Synapse product lines in designing end to end HL7 integration architectures (inbound / outbound/ bidirectional).
• Perform enterprise level custom projects:
  • Data migrations
  • Interface integration and data conversion
  • Integrate at least one or more Synapse MI products with all third-party healthcare information systems e.g. dictation, EMR, PACS, CVIS, RIS, HIS, VNA, Synchronicity, EMR, LIS (Laboratory Information Systems) and Anatomic Pathology, etc.
• Design reusable integration patterns and templates. Develop secure end to end communication (TLS, VPN, Certificates and encryption).
  • Adhere to rigorous internal project communication guidelines using tools provided.
  • Extensive documentation development:
  • Customer specific solution design documentation.
  • Best practice documentation.
  • Specification revisions
  • Validation and testing procedures (Test plan)
• Learn new Synapse and third-party products as they are released.
• Participate in Subject Matter Expert (SME) program.
• Participate in non-project related activities, such as presenting material at team meetings or working with cross-functional teams on internal projects.
• Mentor, train, and actively participate in knowledge transfer to peers.
• Must be able to work independently as the lead project technical resource.
• Deliver consistently high level of customer satisfaction.
• Possess consistently high level of customer satisfaction.
• Ability to lead HL7 projects with minimal supervision.
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Mentoring and couching mindset.
• Adheres to the Company's quality and regulatory compliance requirements, without exception, and ensures that all job duties inherent in the position description are performed in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Comply with all applicable U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) medical device regulatory requirements, applicable ISO 13485 standard requirements and all other applicable laws, regulations, and standards.

Qualifications

Principal HL7 Integration Engineer must be professional experienced in designing, implementing, validating, documenting, and executing complex technical projects. A person in this position is expected to possess an expert understanding of Information Technologies and their utilization in a clinical environment. Emphasis is on the areas of radiology, cardiology, RIS, Synchronicity, Anatomic Pathology, LIS (laboratory Information System) and VNA services. Areas of expertise include but are not limited to internal and third-party product testing and validation, systems functionality and availability, business continuity and disaster recovery (DR), business and academic needs, work and data flows, integration.
A well-developed analytical, leadership, project management, decision making, and oral and written communication skills, with the ability to quickly learn new technologies are required.

• BS, BE or equivalent degree in computer related field. AA with significant experience working in a related industry.
• Experienced in use and applicability of HL-7 and DICOM standards.
• Experienced in working with relational databases (Oracle and SQL Server)
• Minimum of 6-8 years’ experience in HL7 integration in a hospital related environment.
• Must be able to implement HL7 integration to 3rd party vendors for at least one or more Fuji Synapse product lines independently.
• Strong knowledge of HL7 v2 (ADT, ORM, ORU, SIU, DFT, MDM), DICOM, FHIR, and IHE profiles.
• Familiarity with EMR systems such as Epic, Cerner, Athena, Trubridge (CPSi), Meditech, Affinity, etc.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Lua, JavaScript, Python or similar) for data transformation and knowledge in programming language would be strongly recommended
• Hands-on experience with interface engines (e.g., Iguana, Rhapsody, Mirth Connect, Cloverleaf, CorePoint, Ensemble, etc.)
• Good verbal and written communication skills with customers and other vender
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and project management skills
• Assertive team player with demonstrated initiative.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Able to demonstrate excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Must be very organized and multi-tasking.
• Must be able to interact with various teams in a matrix environment.
• Experience in general computer network technology and high-performance computing systems and familiarity with:
  • MS Windows Client Operating System
  • MS Windows Server Operating Systems
  • MS Clustering
  • MS Message Queuing
  • MS Internet Information Server
  • Basic TCP/IP Networking Skills
  • Proficient with MS products, VMWare, and Remote Access, etc.

• Experience in healthcare related field or hospital environment required.
• Knowledge of Radiology, Dictation, Cardiology and Electronic Medical Records systems workflow.
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to peers and other associates.
• Supervises the work of others as requested.
• Demonstrates exceptional project leadership, time management, negotiation, communication, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
• Expert level knowledge of PACS and Clinical Information Systems for Cardiology, Radiology, EIS, Laboratory, Pathology, VNA and related services including workflows.
• Participates in peer review of test scripts.
• Routinely takes part in identifying, testing, and developing new processes, procedures, and technological improvements for HL7 Integration.
• Participate in pre-sale discussions with the customers and sales staff.
• Certification in HL7, CompTIA security+ or windows network will be a plus.

Physical requirements

The position requires the ability to perform the following physical demands and/or have the listed capabilities:

• The ability to sit up 75-100% of applicable work time.
• The ability to use your hands and fingers to feel and manipulate items, including keyboards, up to 100% of applicable work time.
• The ability to stand, talk, and hear for 75% of applicable work time.
• The ability to lift and carry up to ten pounds up to 20% of applicable work time.
• Close Vision: The ability to see clearly at twenty inches or less.

Travel

Occasional (up to 25%) travel may be required based on business need.

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In the event that COVID-19  vaccine mandates issued by the federal government, or by state or local government become effective and enforceable, the Company will require that the successful candidate hired for positions covered under relevant government vaccine mandate(s) be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, absent being granted an accommodation due to medical or sincerely held religious belief or other legally required exemption.   
Applicants to positions where vendor credentialing or other similar requirements exist to enter facilities will be required to comply with the credentialing requirements of the facilities, including complying with vaccine requirements.  
For all positions, the Company encourages vaccination against COVID-19 and requires that the successful candidate hired be willing to test for the COVID-19 virus periodically and wear a face covering indoors as required, absent being granted an accommodation due to medical or sincerely held religious belief or other legally required exemption. 

Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

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