Interface Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Hampshire.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, implement, and support interfaces that facilitate the exchange of patient and laboratory data between HIS/EHR systems and LIMS.

• Manage 3–4 simultaneous interface projects and approximately 10–15 projects annually.

• Complete interface projects within a 90-day timeframe or as swiftly as client and laboratory resources permit.

• Address a balanced share of Corepoint environment support tickets.

• Work collaboratively with clinical laboratory personnel, hospital IT teams, vendors, and other stakeholders to establish requirements and technical specifications.

• Implement HL7, JSON, and XML protocols and data formats to achieve system interoperability.

• Identify and resolve interface issues to ensure timely and accurate data flow.

• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented interface integration code.

• Conduct testing and quality assurance to confirm data consistency, accuracy, and integrity.

• Monitor and enhance system performance.

• Ensure adherence to HIPAA and healthcare data security regulations.

• Engage in system upgrades, migrations, and ongoing development initiatives.

• Communicate project status and issues to management and stakeholders through meetings, emails, and key documentation.

• Interact with clients, industry peers, software support teams, and ELE staff.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining interfaces utilizing the Corepoint Interface Engine, with a minimum of 3-5 years in the healthcare/clinical laboratory field preferred.

• Proficiency in troubleshooting, debugging, optimizing, and supporting Corepoint interfaces.

• Familiarity with engine upgrades, version control, and performance tuning.

• Strong understanding of HL7 messaging, including ADT, ORM, ORU, DFT, message segmentation, data types, and flows.

• Experience with JSON, XML, and CDA.

• Knowledge of TCP-IP, VPN, sFTP/FTPs, HTTP/S web services, REST/SOAP, and certificate authentication methods.

• Experience in developing APIs and integrating with external systems using secure transport and authentication techniques.

• Strong background in data mapping and transformation between laboratory LIS/LIMS, EHRs, HIS systems, and other target systems.

• Familiarity with software development lifecycle principles and version control systems.

• Ability to convert functional/clinical requirements into interface specifications and technical designs.

• Clear and effective oral and written communication skills in English.

• Ten years of experience in healthcare IT interface development with a significant focus on HL7, interface engine technology, and requirements.

• Extensive experience in developing and maintaining interfaces within the Corepoint Integration Engine.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Healthcare Informatics, or equivalent practical experience.

• Experience in system integration design, data flow architecture, and scalable solution design.

• Strong testing skills, including test planning, interface validation, error analysis, and regression testing.

• Experience in troubleshooting production issues, identifying root causes, and implementing solutions under SLA requirements.

• Willingness to participate in an on-call support rotation.

• Knowledge of clinical workflows, laboratory system requirements, and lab order and results handling in the U.S. clinical environment.

• Familiarity with EHR systems such as Epic, Cerner, and Meditech.

• Understanding of HIPAA and healthcare data integration compliance, privacy, security requirements, and standards.

• Ability to collaborate closely with clinical stakeholders, project managers, WQA teams, vendors, and cross-functional IT teams.

• Excellent documentation skills.

• Capability to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude.

🏝️ Benefits

• Excellent full-time benefits.

• Comprehensive medical coverage.

• Dental and vision options.

• Life and disability insurance.

• 401(k) with company match.

• Paid vacation and holidays.