Integration and Solution Architect (Athena)

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

Overview:

Unified is a nationwide community of providers, operations specialists, and thought leaders who look for the greatest opportunities to impact every woman’s health, at every stage of their journeys. We are unparalleled in our scale and ability to adapt to address unmet and underserved needs. Through 815+ clinics, 23 IVF labs, nationwide telehealth capabilities, and targeted case management, our 2,700+ independent, affiliated providers deliver comprehensive women’s health services and continuously work to implement methods and develop techniques or platforms that improve the healthcare experience. We remain focused on enabling the discovery of new ways for our affiliated providers to deliver the high-quality care experience women deserve, in the ways they most wish to receive it, and collaborate across our community to make our vision a reality.

We are seeking an experienced Integration & Solution Architect with deep expertise in athenaOne EMR, the Athena Health Marketplace, workflow automation, and healthcare data integration standards. This role designs and governs architectures that securely and reliably exchange data across athenaOne, marketplace applications, third-party vendors, and enterprise systems using HL7, FHIR, and API‑based integrations.

Responsibilities:

Establish, contribute to, and publish architecture standards and best practices to leverage the full potential of Athena and other practice management solutions to deliver business outcomes.
Leverage the standard architecture framework to deliver the future state design and implementation approach for existing and new technology ecosystems.
Partner with product, clinical, operational, and technology leaders to define and maintain the integration and interoperability roadmap for athenaOne, Marketplace applications, and third-party vendors.
Translate organizational strategy and clinical priorities into a sequenced, executable roadmap covering integrations, automation, and data enablement capabilities.
Evaluate new Athena Health features, Marketplace offerings, and interoperability standards to inform roadmap decisions and technical direction.
Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term platform scalability, maintainability, and vendor ecosystem evolution.
Partner with business and technology leadership to identify and implement automation opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness
Design and govern end-to-end healthcare data integration architectures using HL7 v2, FHIR, and RESTful APIs.
Define integration patterns for real-time, near-real-time, and batch data exchange across Athena Health, Marketplace apps, and third-party systems.
Ensure consistent handling of patient identity, encounters, clinical events, orders, results, and claims data.

Architect integrations using Athena Health APIs, Marketplace‑supported interfaces, and standards-based messaging.
Design and oversee HL7-based integrations for clinical and operational workflows where applicable.
Lead FHIR-based integration strategies for modern interoperability, data access, and third-party enablement to improve patient and clinician experience
Evaluate when to use native Athena interfaces vs. Marketplace apps vs. external API/FHIR integrations to deliver scalable solutions
Ensure integrations are resilient, observable, and support retry, reconciliation, and auditing.

Proven experience contributing to or owning product or platform roadmaps for integration, interoperability, or data platforms.
Ability to align technical architecture decisions with business outcomes, clinical priorities, and regulatory constraints.
Experience evaluating vendor capabilities and roadmap alignment within EMR or healthcare technology ecosystems.

Proven experience in a senior technology leadership role, focusing on application governance, application portfolio management, automation, AI, SaaS solutions, IT vendor management, and enterprise and application architecture.
Strong understanding of application lifecycle management, governance frameworks, and regulatory compliance.
Demonstrated expertise in managing large-scale application portfolios and driving technology investments.
Extensive experience implementing automation technologies and AI solutions in a business environment.
In-depth knowledge of AI technologies, machine learning algorithms, and data analytics.
Proven track record of successfully leading AI and automation projects from concept to implementation.
Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
Ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives.
Extensive knowledge of healthcare industry standards, regulations, and compliance requirements, including HIPAA and other relevant healthcare regulations.
Experience managing technology initiatives within the healthcare sector, focusing on improving patient care and operational efficiency.
Understanding of healthcare-specific challenges and opportunities related to technology adoption and integration.
Strong experience managing SaaS solutions, including vendor selection, integration, and performance management.
Proven ability to negotiate and manage IT vendor contracts to achieve cost savings and operational efficiencies.
Expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks and application architecture design, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology strategy.

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