HL7 Integration Specialist

Requisition Number: 2339970
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
At our newest Electronic Health Record Centre of Excellence in Letterkenny, Ireland, we're assembling a dynamic team committed to revolutionizing the industry. Our mission is simple: to make the health system work better for everyone. Here, you'll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the field to make the future of healthcare a reality.
As an HL7 Integration Specialist - EHR Systems, you will serve as a liaison between end-users and provide advisory support to build and maintain health data integration components, collaborating with other information management resources within the growing Epic application team. We're particularly interested in individuals with experience of interface engines, integrations, interoperability, and health data.
Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Letterkenny office and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Act as a vital link between end-users and our technology solutions, focusing on HL7 standards and health system integrations
• Design, develop, and maintain integration components within Epic EHR system, ensuring scalability and efficiency
• Capture, document, and translate business and user requirements into technical specifications
• Design, build, and support HL7, FHIR, API, and file based integrations between Electronic Health Records, ERP platforms, and external systems
• Offer technical guidance on significant projects and mentor junior team members in Epic interface and system integrations
• Support integrations with HIEs, cloud platforms, SaaS applications, vendors, and registries
• Collaborate with our diverse team to translate complex business requirements into practical healthcare IT solutions
• Assist with building interfaces and data conversion for Epic EMR implementation along with post go-live support following deployment of new interface or a new EMR implementation
• Reviews, builds, tests, and implements new functionality via System Upgrades and Special Updates
• Responsible for development and documentation of internal procedures to use in conjunction with Epic applications

You will be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience
• Proven experience with HL7 (Health Level Seven Standard) or any other Health Data exchange including HL7 FHIR, HL7 CDA, Web Services and HL7 v2
• Proven experience working with developing interfaces on integration / interoperability engines (at least one) such as InterSystems, Rhapsody, Cloverleaf, Mirth Connect, Microsoft BizTalk, Corepoint, Qvera, IBM Integration Bus, WebSphere Message Broker or other similar integration engines
• Familiarity with Epic applications or other Clinical EMR system
• Demonstrated understanding of software testing approaches and prior experience performing unit testing, integration testing, etc.
• Proven experience mentoring and providing subject matter expertise to junior engineers
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint & SharePoint)
• Ability to be self directed, flexible, and willing to participate in a 24x7 on call rotation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications on any of the Interoperability / Integration Engine products such as InterSystems Ensemble, Rhapsody, Cloverleaf, Mirth Connect, Microsoft BizTalk, etc.
• Certifications with Epic applications or other Clinical EMR system
• Proficient in programming and scripting hands on C++, C#, JavaScript, VBScript or ASP.Net or any other programming language
• Proven experience with SQL, MSSQL, Oracle data management programming skills
• Proven experience with Microsoft Visio

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2025 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.