The Associate VP, Interoperability Engineering devises an effective strategy for executing and delivering on IT business initiatives. The Associate VP, Interoperability Engineering requires a in-depth understanding of how organization capabilities interrelate across segments and/or enterprise-wide.
The Associate Vice President, Technology Solutions – Interoperability Engineering serves as the enterprise technology leader responsible for advancing Humana's interoperability engineering strategy, platforms, and delivery capabilities. This role partners across business, technology, architecture, security, and operations organizations to define and execute the long-term vision for interoperability as a strategic enterprise capability.
The AVP, Interoperability Engineering is accountable for engineering execution, data acquisition platform modernization, reusable platform services, and enterprise interoperability transformation initiatives. This leader will evolve interoperability beyond traditional data exchange by establishing scalable enterprise platforms, API ecosystems, automation capabilities, and developer services that enable both regulatory compliance and emerging business opportunities.
Working within a highly matrixed environment, the AVP drives strategic planning, operational excellence, engineering modernization, and organizational capability development while ensuring technology investments align with enterprise priorities, architecture standards, and future regulatory direction.
Key ResponsibilitiesTechnology Leadership
Serve as the strategic technology leader for Interoperability Engineering, establishing vision, priorities, and execution strategies that align with enterprise objectives.
Lead large-scale modernization and transformation initiatives while fostering a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Interoperability Strategy & Platform Vision
Define and execute the long-term interoperability roadmap, target architecture, and enterprise platform strategy.
Expand interoperability capabilities beyond data exchange into reusable enterprise services including APIs, developer platforms, automation frameworks, data acquisition capabilities, and integration services.
Anticipate regulatory and market trends, ensuring Humana is prepared to rapidly respond to evolving interoperability requirements.
Engineering & Delivery Excellence
Establish modern engineering practices, governance models, quality standards, and performance metrics that drive predictable delivery outcomes.
Accelerate adoption of AI-enabled engineering solutions, automation, and DevSecOps practices across the software development lifecycle.
Drive engineering efficiency and scalability through reusable services, standardized platforms, and automation capabilities.
Platform Stewardship & Operational Excellence
Own the health, resiliency, scalability, security, compliance, and operational performance of interoperability platforms and services.
Establish platform governance, engineering standards, service management practices, and operational accountability across APIs, integrations, developer services, and data acquisition platforms.
Ensure platforms are designed to support enterprise-scale growth, evolving regulatory requirements, and increased business demand.
Develop measurable service-level objectives and operational performance indicators that support continuous improvement and business confidence.
Enterprise Standards & Ecosystem Leadership
Define, govern, and continuously evolve enterprise interoperability standards, integration frameworks, API management practices, and reusable platform patterns.
Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Product, and business stakeholders to establish and maintain enterprise-wide interoperability capabilities.
Lead Humana's adoption and advancement of industry standards and best practices, including FHIR, HL7, CAQH, and emerging interoperability technologies.
Financial, Workforce & Vendor Governance
Develop and execute workforce, investment, and sourcing strategies that strengthen Humana's long-term interoperability engineering capabilities.
Build deeper internal technical expertise in strategic capability areas.
Leverage strategic partners selectively to accelerate modernization, enhance capabilities, and provide specialized expertise while ensuring critical knowledge remains institutionalized within the organization.
Talent Development & Organizational Leadership
Build and lead a high-performing engineering organization focused on technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and customer-focused outcomes.
Develop engineering leaders and associates through coaching, mentorship, succession planning, and career development opportunities.
Strengthen organizational depth in platform engineering, interoperability standards, cloud technologies, APIs, automation, and emerging technologies.
Create an environment that attracts, develops, and retains top engineering talent while fostering continuous learning and professional growth.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Technical Qualifications
Proven success as a Healthcare Interoperability Expert
- HL7, FHIR, X12, CDA/CCDA
Payer-Provider Integration Leadership
- Epic, Oracle/Cerner, Athena, eCW, Availity, PointClickCare
- Large IDN integration experience
Modern Platform Engineering
- Cloud-native architecture
- APIs, Microservices, Event Streaming
- Enterprise-scale reliability and observability
FHIR & Regulatory Expertise
Healthcare Data Architecture
AI-Enabled Automation
Required Experience
8+ years of management experience in a large matrixed organization
Possess 10+ years of progressive experience leading continuous improvement efforts, evaluating existing systems and implementing process improvements
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.About Us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Skills Required
- Proven success as a healthcare interoperability expert
- Experience with HL7, FHIR, X12, and CDA/CCDA
- Payer-provider integration leadership experience
- Experience with Epic, Oracle/Cerner, Athena, eCW, Availity, and PointClickCare
- Large IDN integration experience
- Modern platform engineering experience
- Cloud-native architecture experience
- Experience with APIs, microservices, and event streaming
- Enterprise-scale reliability and observability experience
- FHIR and regulatory expertise
- Healthcare data architecture experience
- AI-enabled automation experience
- 8 or more years of management experience in a large matrixed organization
- 10 or more years of progressive experience leading continuous improvement efforts, evaluating existing systems, and implementing process improvements
Humana Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Humana and has not been reviewed or approved by Humana.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, supplemental health, and long-term care insurance are offered alongside on-site/virtual wellness resources and weekly paid well-being time, indicating a whole-person focus.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid PTO and holidays, volunteer time, and formal leave options such as parental and caregiver time provide broad time-away support. Adoption assistance and lactation rooms extend coverage for key life events.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors long-term savings. Employer-matched emergency savings programs complement retirement planning.
Humana Insights
What We Do
At Humana, our cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by delivering personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing healthcare needs continue to evolve for each person, for each family and for each community, Humana continuously creates innovative solutions and resources that help people live their healthiest lives on their terms –when and where they need it. Our employees are at the heart of making this happen and that’s why we are dedicated to building an organization of dynamic talent whose experience and passion center on putting the customer first.
