FHIR Developer
Job Status: Full time exempt
Location: Hybrid (Bethesda, MD)
About the Company:
EMI Advisors LLC (EMI) is a digital transformation firm that operationalizes disruptive technologies for mission impact. We provide end-to-end strategic, operational, and technical advisory services, working with our client partners across the defense, health and human services, and information technology sectors. We provide end-to-end strategic, operational, and technical advisory services, working with our client partners across the defense, health and human services, and information technology sectors. It is our privilege to design and build solutions that improve the health and well-being of individuals, communities, and societies.
EMI Advisors values candidates with a growth mindset, believing your talents can be developed through hard work, smart strategies, and input from others.
About the Role:
EMI Advisors is seeking a FHIR Developer for immediate hire to support federal and state health interoperability initiatives. In this role, you will design, build, and test FHIR-based APIs and data exchange solutions that conform to HL7 implementation guides such as eLTSS and US Core. You will work directly with clients, partners, and our lead architects to solve real-world integration challenges — from API security and patient matching to conformance testing and deployment automation. This is a growth-oriented position, ideal for a developer who wants to deepen their health IT standards expertise and evolve toward solutions architecture.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop, test, and maintain FHIR R4 resources, profiles, mappings, and APIs, in conformance with HL7 implementation guides such as eLTSS and US Core.
Support implementation and troubleshooting of API security components, including OAuth 2.0 flows, mTLS certificates, and token-based authorization, working with client IT teams and external partners.
Execute integration, conformance, and quality assurance testing against FHIR implementation guides, document results, and track resolution of defects and data quality issues.
Support patient identification and matching workflows, including investigating and resolving matching discrepancies with client teams.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment scripts, and monitoring for client environments, applying secure development and DevSecOps practices across health and non-health engagements.
Produce and maintain technical documentation, including interface specifications, onboarding guides, test plans, runbooks, and release notes.
Participate in client technical working sessions, providing clear status updates and escalating architectural questions and risks to the lead architect.
Assist with data analysis and validation tasks, including reviewing FHIR payloads for completeness, conformance, and consistency with source system data.
Grow familiarity with adjacent capabilities such as CQL, terminology services, and standard code systems through project work and structured learning.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Design, Engineering, Economics or a related field (or equivalent experience).
5+ years of experience in project management for complex projects with demonstrated success in delivering objectives on time, in scope, and on budget.
3+ years of experience leading projects and teams in a client-facing role.
3+ years of experience developing and managing project roadmaps with an emphasis on value delivery for the end user.
Ability to get smart quickly in new subject matter areas.
Comfortable making decisions and providing guidance without full information or in ambiguous situations.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Impressive attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment with team members in different geographic locations and with a range of education and experience levels.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Confluence, and presentation software.
Experience in performance improvement, data analysis, and reporting.
Experience with visualization, business intelligence, and analysis tools such as Qlik, Tableau or Power BI.
Knowledge of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics and/or deterministic and stochastic modeling with programming skills: SQL, Python, or R.
Demonstrated ability to implement and analyze data structures and algorithms.
Eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Cognitive Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Design, Engineering, Economics or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Experience building AI agents and agentic workflows.
Experience implementing ETL pipelines, data pipelines, and/or workflow automation
PMP or equivalent certification.
Experience managing, mentoring, or supervising direct reports.
Great people skills, relationship skills, and presentation skills.
Excels in a culture of collaboration, excellence, innovation, and teamwork.
Inquisitive, conceptual thinker comfortable working on complex problems.
Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary.
Extensive experience designing and deploying advanced data analytics and data visualization decision-support solutions to improve enterprise performance.
Experience visualizing complex relationships using concepts from graph theory, graph analytics, or driver relationship analysis.
Advanced knowledge of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics applied to executive-level dashboards and reporting.
Experience working with or creating D3.js (d3) extensions for custom, interactive visualizations.
Experience delivering technology solutions in secure government environments.
Active Secret (or above) U.S. security clearance.
Benefits and Perks:
Flexible work schedule
401(k)
Health Benefits
Medical & Dental Insurance
Short-term Disability
Tuition Assistance
Referral Program
Paid Time-Off
EMI Advisors is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. EMI Advisors makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. For more information, please email hello@emiadvisors.net.
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