We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Informatics Data Architect to play a pivotal role in the architecture and development of our canonical data model and transformation framework within the InterSystems ecosystem. Focus areas include data modeling, comprehensive documentation, and validating clinical workflows to ensure real-world clinical alignment.
In this role, you will act as the bridge between clinical experts and technical engineering teams. You will be responsible for translating clinical needs into product requirements, defining complex data mappings, validating clinical logic, and ensuring our data models adhere to global HIT standards (FHIR, HL7v2, CDA, OMOP, etc.) while maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and data privacy.
Key Responsibilities- Data Modeling & Transformation Strategy
- Manage the governance of the canonical data model definition and maintenance processes in alignment with product strategy, ensuring it supports diverse clinical domains across the care continuum.
- Design and document detailed logic for data transformations and mappings between various healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7v2, C-CDA, FHIR, X12, OMOP, openEHR).
- Analyze emerging national and international Implementation Guides and regulatory standards, translating them into technical specifications for the engineering team to support future product capabilities.
- Clinical Terminology Management
- Serve as the subject matter expert on standard terminologies and code sets, (e.g., SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, RxNorm).
- Define concept maps and value sets to ensure semantic interoperability across the platform.
- Troubleshoot terminology binding issues that arise during data ingestion or exchange.
- Clinical Requirements & Translation
- Collaborate with clinical subject matter experts (SMEs) to gather requirements and translate "clinical intent" into precise technical specifications.
- Author functional specifications that allow engineers to build robust interoperability pipelines within InterSystems product suite.
- Act as a translator, explaining complex technical data constraints to clinicians and complex clinical workflows to engineers.
- Quality Assurance & Safety Validation
- Validate data models and transformation logic to ensure they are clinically sound and accurately reflect the patient story.
- Conduct clinical safety assessments on proposed data structures to identify and mitigate risks related to data loss, misinterpretation, or context stripping.
- Ensure all data designs comply with privacy regulations (HIPAA, GDPR) and data governance policies.
Education & Experience
- Clinical Background: Clinical degree (MD, DO, RN, PharmD, NP/PA) with active or previous licensure preferred; OR equivalent deep domain experience in Health Informatics.
- Informatics Experience: 5+ years of experience in clinical informatics, data modeling, or interoperability analysis.
- InterSystems Expertise: Proven experience working within InterSystems IRIS for Health or HealthShare environments is highly desired. Experience with other major integration engines combined with a willingness to learn InterSystems technology will also be considered.
Technical Skills & Knowledge
- Standards: Deep mastery of HL7v2, C-CDA, and FHIR (resources, profiles, and implementation guides). Familiarity with OMOP CDM or openEHR archetypes is a strong plus.
- Terminologies: Proficiency with LOINC, SNOMED CT, ICD-10, and RxNorm browsers and hierarchy structures.
- Tools: Experience with mapping tools, SQL, and data modeling software.
- Regulatory: Understanding of ONC certification rules (USCDI), TEFCA, and CMS interoperability rules.
Competencies
- Translation: Ability to demystify technical jargon for clinicians and clinical workflows for developers.
- Analytical Thinking: Strong capability to visualize data flows and identify edge cases in complex clinical scenarios.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for creating documentation and specifications.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other legally protected category. InterSystems is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
InterSystems is providing a current good faith estimate of the anticipated base salary range for this position depending on a variety of factors including experience, education, skills, and performance.
Other compensation may include a discretionary annual variable target incentive.
The company also provides generous employee benefits including:
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
- 401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Parental Leave
- Tuition reimbursement
About InterSystems
InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, delivers a unified foundation for next-generation applications for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries. Our data platforms solve interoperability, speed, and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways. Established in 1978, InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 24×7 support for customers and partners around the world. Privately held and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit InterSystems.com.
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InterSystems builds the software that makes complex systems work—reliably, securely, and at scale. For more than 45 years, we’ve been the information engine behind some of the world’s most mission-critical applications in healthcare, government, and business.
Our data management, integration, and analytics technologies help organizations connect disparate systems, turn data into insight, and deliver better outcomes. From enabling interoperable healthcare and advancing clinical care, to powering national infrastructure and large-scale enterprise systems, our technology is used every day by millions of people in more than 80 countries.
What sets InterSystems apart is not just what we build, but how we build it. We focus on long-term innovation, deep engineering excellence, and solving hard problems that truly matter. Our teams work closely with customers to tackle real-world challenges—often behind the scenes, but always at the heart of what keeps essential systems running.
If you’re motivated by meaningful work, technical depth, and the opportunity to have a global impact, you’ll find it here.
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Because we are a profitable, privately-held software company, we place our clients first in everything we do. You’ll work on meaningful, complex problems alongside deeply curious experts in a culture that values learning, ownership, and long-term growth—without the pressure of quarterly Wall Street demands.
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