Abbott · 1 day ago
Staff Interoperability Engineer
Illinois, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$99K/yr - $199K/yr
10+ years expAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Staff Interoperability Engineer is a senior technical resource responsible for advancing interoperability initiatives within Abbott Diabetes Care, ensuring seamless data exchange between medical devices and healthcare platforms.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Design scalable, secure, and standards-compliant interoperability solutions
Develop and enforce architectural best practices for clinical and administrative data exchange
Facilitate and lead detailed HL7 v2, HL7 CCD/CDA and FHIR interface mapping for use case scenarios
Lead the development and deployment of APIs, data pipelines, and integration services for real-time and batch data exchange
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, 21st Century Cures Act, and other healthcare data privacy and security regulations
Provide hands-on support for complex integration challenges and guide teams through technical decision-making
Provide operational support for interoperability services, including participation in an on-call rotation to diagnose, resolve, and prevent production integration issues
Partner with EHR vendors, health systems, payers, and third-party developers to ensure seamless data interoperability
Support internal teams with technical and quality documentation, training, and onboarding for interoperability tools
Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and data quality across integrations
Mentor and support junior engineers through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
10+ years of Interoperability Engineering experience
Proven experience in developing and deploying EHR Interoperability solutions and services at scale
Demonstrated working knowledge of healthcare standards and frameworks such as HL7 v2, FHIR, IHE profiles, SMART on FHIR, CDS Hooks
Demonstrated working knowledge of integration engines and their capabilities. (Rhapsody experience heavily preferred)
Extensive experience securely integrating data using multiple transport and messaging protocols such as MLLP over TCP, HTTPS, SFTP, etc
Deep understanding of security concepts such as TLS/mTLS, OAuth, JWT and certificate management
In depth understanding of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems such as Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Athena, etc
Ability to understand and author product specifications, architecture, and technical design documentation
Ability and willingness to train and mentor junior engineers
Ability to work on multiple work streams concurrently
Preferred
HL7 certified in one or more standards : V2, CDA, FHIR
Certification with one or more middleware platforms such as Rhapsody, Intersystems, Corepoint, Mirth, etc
Experience with patient matching technologies and algorithms
Experience configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting high volume interfaces across environments
Deep understanding of clinical codesets and libraries such as SNOMED, LOINC, ICD, etc
Experience deploying integration solutions on a global scale
Ability to research API specs, such as Swagger, to understand and evaluate API availability and data responses for current needs and future growth
Experience developing regulated medical device software that strictly adheres to design controls and quality management system requirements
Ability to work effectively across multiple teams, countries, and time zones
Self-motivated to complete tasks timely with competence; driven to self-educate and improve processes
Strong troubleshooting, communication, and prioritization skills with a results‑oriented mindset
Experience working in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure
Experience with agile software development methodologies, including Scrum or Kanban, and exposure to CI/CD pipelines
Benefits
Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement
The Freedom 2 Save student debt program
FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
Company
Abbott
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.79M2011-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $0.1M
2009-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $6.69M
1980-12-12IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Ford
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mike Peterson
Senior Vice President
Recent News
2026-01-07
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