Architect/Technical Manager - MyChart Program - Regular full-time 2023-230687

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Date Posted: 6/12/2023

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Reference No.: 2023-230687

Position Type: Regular full-time

Department: MyChart Program

FTE Status: 1.00

Hours of Work: Other

Campus Site: Other

Shifts Weekday Required: Other

Shifts Weekend Required: Other

Statutory Holiday(s) Required: No

We currently have a Regular Full-time opportunity for a Architect/Technical Manager in the MyChart Program at our Bayview Campus.

Hours of Work:

Weekdays: Days; 8hrs; As per schedule

As a healthcare System Architect, the successful candidate will to take part in an agile engineering process. Architect and implement back-end solutions using Java technology stack. Advise the team development of robust and inter-operable back-end service interfaces that communicate seamlessly with the landscape of enterprise health systems, using standards such as HL7 and FHIR. Develop back-end FHIR APIs and working with EMR API’s to connect to those systems. Through intuitive visuals and interfaces, work with the front-end developers on creating modern and appealing applications across multiple platforms for patients of all types and demographics.

Summary of Duties

  • Advancing our integration capabilities with EHR systems building seamless integrations with third-parties to link their data to our existing and future products based on standardized formats such as Rest API, HL7, SMART and FHIR
  • Write and maintain technical procedures and documentation for the application interfaces developed.
  • Work in an agile, object-oriented, team environment with version control, change management and continuous improvement protocols.
  • Developing the architecture and required documentation of the external integration products to ensure scalability
  • Implementing quality assurance testing standards and processes
  • Develop integrations with EHRs and Healthcare Applications and Services.
  • Participate and advise team meetings by providing feedback on current day-to-day activity and recommendations for improvement
  • Create specification guides for Interfaces
  • Document customer implementation details in SharePoint
  • Work with project management to coordinate new HL7 projects.
  • Create technical requirements based on review and analysis of requirement specifications supplied by Business Systems Analysts and/or business users.

Qualifications/Skills

  • Minimum of 10 or more years of progressive experience as a System Architect
  • Healthcare experience is an asset
  • Expert knowledge of the following applicable languages/platforms/technologies: Java, (Spring Boot), Apache CXF, Jenkins, Docker, MS SQL/MariaDB/MongoDB, Mobile technologies
  • Knowledge of, or experience with, healthcare management information systems standards, HL7, FHIR, LOINC, SNOMED, ICD 9 and 10
  • Knowledge of database concepts and data processes to understand, develop, analyze and support various new projects and make recommendations for improvements to existing processes.
  • Ability to create and follow technical specifications
  • Excellent interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills with all levels of management including Senior Executives

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their cover letter and resume (in one document) quoting 230687 to:

Human Resources
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is an equal opportunity employer.