Associate Director - Software Engineering

The Opportunity

Providence India is aimed to digitally enable our vision of Health for a better world. We make use of multiple tech stacks spread across Microsoft, Oracle, JAVA, Python, and many new open sources. IS enables the organization to achieve its vision of health for a better world. This includes building, deploying, and managing the applications, tools and technology that supports the experience and productivity of 120,000 caregivers and, ultimately, the health outcomes for patients.

Clinical and Revenue cycle Applications pillar primarily focuses on providing excellence in the care of the applications and systems used in our communities, hospitals, and clinics. Driving digital transformation and improving the caregiver experiences through simplification and modernization of 1700 applications. We deliver products and services to support clinical and business applications and interfaces including Acute and Ambulatory, Home, and Community Services, Epic EHR and 3rd Party Applications as part of One EHR, ONE Engine implementation, application portfolio rationalization and cloud migration programs.

We are looking for an experienced leader in health care interoperability who can build the depth in the interoperability space

• Understand the scale and bring in standards and best practices.
• Organize the training and knowledge base.
• Improve the FHIR capability and democratize the FHIR Services.
• Execute use cases and bring in real time analytics with HL7.
• Understand Clinical Engineering Data and Mappings
• Improve architecture, design and bring in the Engineering Mindset.
  
  
  

Key Responsibilites

Strategic:

• Develop a prioritized multi-year roadmap to build an integrated best-in class, automated, centralized, governed, and reliable, cloud first, enterprise data platform that delivers transformative solutions. Determine the investments necessary in terms of people and technology to achieve these objectives.
• Having experience with innovative mindset in bringing automation in some of the routine Clinical operations focusing on driving higher productivity and efficiency
• Align existing cross organizational teams and initiatives under an innovative, common vision; strategy; and approach for the Providence enterprise.
• Define and implement policies, processes, and procedures for the governance and management of data.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with external relevant partners to advance Providence capabilities and leadership position in healthcare and technology industries
• Participate in Providence strategic planning and development in conjunction with other senior leaders.
• Anticipate changing demands from the Providence organization and business environment and creatively realign data and analytics objectives as needed to align with organizational strategic objectives.
  
  
  

Leadership:

• Attract, retain, and develop world class engineering having good experience in US Healthcare background predominantly in Provider space
• Promote and foster an organizational culture that is innovative, agile, flexible, and aligned to the mission and values of the organization
• Identify and execute high priority strategies to meet the data and information needs of Providence executives and managers
• Ensure data quality and security across the enterprise including external data
• Experience in People leadership handling large teams, complex transformation and successful in building and growing teams
• Manage performance with respect to budget, objectives, and customer expectations as required to meet operational, quality, and mission goals.
• Develop and provide guidance for negotiations with preferred information technology vendor contracts. Manage key vendor and partner relationships.
  
  
  

Health Care Domain & Interoperability:

• Capability building for the Clinical & Revenue Cycle Applications – Interoperability Team
• Building capabilities in InterSystems HealthShare, Rhapsody/Corepoint, GlobalScape, Azure & supporting technologies required for delivery and service engineering.
• Manage the modernization of InterSystems HealthShare, HIE platform.
• Ensure that the committed backlog is successfully completed in accordance with business priorities and KPIs.
• Understanding of LOINC, CPT, SNOMED Codes and automations around the mappings.
• Bring in best practices and frameworks in Intersystem technology stack - IRIS, Cache DB, Cache ObjectScript, HL7 messaging (v2.x), document standards (HL7 V3, CCD, CCDA, FHIR, IHE, HITSP32, XML/JSON, XSLT, SCHEMATRON). FHIR, Web Services, SOAP, REST APIs.
• Support Technical Architects in the definition of integration solution and technology roadmaps and industry standards.
  
  
  

Leadership Characteristics

Collaboration and Influence : The executive must be able to build strong and enduring relationships across the organization and facilitate collaborations, transparent communications, and alignment between diverse constituents. S/he must have the ability to move seamlessly between various stakeholders, gaining support for key initiatives.

Driving Results : Knows how to get things done in the organization; successfully mobilizes people, processes, culture and technology. Effectively navigates relationships and organizational politics within a matrixed organization.

Inspirational Leader : Demonstrates emotionally intelligent leadership and interactions. Courageously communicates and inspires an ever evolving and changing organization. Is action-oriented; consciously and effectively urges others toward the goal.

People Focused : Clearly sets direction and expectations for direct reports and holds them accountable for results. Provides feedback and coaching to both good-performers and under-performers. Conscientiously builds a diverse talent pipeline of highly capable caregivers. Demonstrates the value of diversity and inclusion in leadership efforts.

Thought Leader : Knowledgeable about current business and healthcare practices. Capable of critical operational and financial analytics. Leverages best business practices to solve problems. Leverages strategies that grow and develop the organization. Stays on top of emerging business and healthcare trends. Thinks innovatively and facilitates creativity in others. Is mentally agile; “thinks well on their feet.” Introduces break - through thinking, enabling new mental models to emerge.

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience, with 3-5 years of strategic management and Healthcare interoperability delivery experience.
• Bachelor’s in engineering/ technology or higher with relevant industry experience with minimum 5-year experience in Corepoint, Intersystem Health-Connect (Ensemble), Intersystem Health Share or equivalent interface engine.
• Experience working with multicultural and global teams in different time zones.
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills
  
  
  

Position Specification

Associate Director

Software Engineering

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Position

Associate Director – Software Engineering

Company

Providence India

Location

Hyderabad, India

Reporting Relationship

Executive Director – Software Engineering

Website

https://www.providence.in/

PROVIDENCE

Providence is one of the largest not for profit health systems in the United States. Driven by the belief that health is a human right and the vision, ‘Health for a Better World’, Providence strives to provide everyone access to affordable, accessible, and equitable care. Providence is leading the way in modernizing the world of healthcare by being a digitally enabled health system.

Our Values

Compassion | Dignity | Justice | Excellence | Integrity

Our Vision: Health for a Better World | Our Promise: “Know me, care for me, ease my way.”

For more information about Providence, visit www.Providence.org .

HYDERABAD, INDIA

We strive to be at the forefront of healthcare technology and are looking to expand our capacity and capability to deliver enhanced healthcare solutions. Our global development center will focus on engineering, development, project management, cyber security, cloud, ERP, modern infrastructure, Epic services, data intelligence, digital innovation, application services and support, and healthcare consulting.

Visit us at www.Providence.in to know more about Providence India

THE OPPORTUNITY

Providence India is aimed to digitally enable our vision of Health for a better world. We make use of multiple tech stacks spread across Microsoft, Oracle, JAVA, Python, and many new open sources. IS enables the organization to achieve its vision of health for a better world. This includes building, deploying, and managing the applications, tools and technology that supports the experience and productivity of 120,000 caregivers and, ultimately, the health outcomes for patients.

Clinical and Revenue cycle Applications pillar primarily focuses on providing excellence in the care of the applications and systems used in our communities, hospitals, and clinics. Driving digital transformation and improving the caregiver experiences through simplification and modernization of 1700 applications. We deliver products and services to support clinical and business applications and interfaces including Acute and Ambulatory, Home, and Community Services, Epic EHR and 3rd Party Applications as part of One EHR, ONE Engine implementation, application portfolio rationalization and cloud migration programs.

We are looking for an experienced leader in health care interoperability who can build the depth in the interoperability space

• Understand the scale and bring in standards and best practices.
• Organize the training and knowledge base.
• Improve the FHIR capability and democratize the FHIR Services.
• Execute use cases and bring in real time analytics with HL7.
• Understand Clinical Engineering Data and Mappings
• Improve architecture, design and bring in the Engineering Mindset.
  
  
  

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

Strategic:

• Develop a prioritized multi-year roadmap to build an integrated best-in class, automated, centralized, governed, and reliable, cloud first, enterprise data platform that delivers transformative solutions. Determine the investments necessary in terms of people and technology to achieve these objectives.
• Having experience with innovative mindset in bringing automation in some of the routine Clinical operations focusing on driving higher productivity and efficiency
• Align existing cross organizational teams and initiatives under an innovative, common vision; strategy; and approach for the Providence enterprise.
• Define and implement policies, processes, and procedures for the governance and management of data.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with external relevant partners to advance Providence capabilities and leadership position in healthcare and technology industries
• Participate in Providence strategic planning and development in conjunction with other senior leaders.
• Anticipate changing demands from the Providence organization and business environment and creatively realign data and analytics objectives as needed to align with organizational strategic objectives.
  
  
  

Health Care Domain & Interoperability:

• Capability building for the Clinical & Revenue Cycle Applications – Interoperability Team
• Building capabilities in InterSystems HealthShare, Rhapsody/Corepoint, GlobalScape, Azure & supporting technologies required for delivery and service engineering.
• Manage the modernization of InterSystems HealthShare, HIE platform.
• Ensure that the committed backlog is successfully completed in accordance with business priorities and KPIs.
• Understanding of LOINC, CPT, SNOMED Codes and automations around the mappings.
• Bring in best practices and frameworks in Intersystem technology stack - IRIS, Cache DB, Cache ObjectScript, HL7 messaging (v2.x), document standards (HL7 V3, CCD, CCDA, FHIR, IHE, HITSP32, XML/JSON, XSLT, SCHEMATRON). FHIR, Web Services, SOAP, REST APIs.
• Support Technical Architects in the definition of integration solution and technology roadmaps and industry standards.
  
  
  

LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS

Collaboration and Influence : The executive must be able to build strong and enduring relationships across the organization and facilitate collaborations, transparent communications, and alignment between diverse constituents. S/he must have the ability to move seamlessly between various stakeholders, gaining support for key initiatives.

Driving Results : Knows how to get things done in the organization; successfully mobilizes people, processes, culture and technology. Effectively navigates relationships and organizational politics within a matrixed organization.

Inspirational Leader : Demonstrates emotionally intelligent leadership and interactions. Courageously communicates and inspires an ever evolving and changing organization. Is action-oriented; consciously and effectively urges others toward the goal.

People Focused : Clearly sets direction and expectations for direct reports and holds them accountable for results. Provides feedback and coaching to both good-performers and under-performers. Conscientiously builds a diverse talent pipeline of highly capable caregivers. Demonstrates the value of diversity and inclusion in leadership efforts.

Thought Leader : Knowledgeable about current business and healthcare practices. Capable of critical operational and financial analytics. Leverages best business practices to solve problems. Leverages strategies that grow and develop the organization. Stays on top of emerging business and healthcare trends. Thinks innovatively and facilitates creativity in others. Is mentally agile; “thinks well on their feet.” Introduces break - through thinking, enabling new mental models to emerge.

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience, with 3-5 years of strategic management and Healthcare interoperability delivery experience.
• Bachelor’s in engineering/ technology or higher with relevant industry experience with minimum 5-year experience in Corepoint, Intersystem Health-Connect (Ensemble), Intersystem Health Share or equivalent interface engine.
• Experience working with multicultural and global teams in different time zones.
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills

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