JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

This role is a highly influential technical leadership position within Patient Care Solutions (PCS) and various interoperability standards bodies. The architect will apply their in-depth knowledge of networking, medical device data protocols, technology platforms, and engineering design principles to lead the design and development of interoperability solutions. They will ensure that solutions meet international standards while also influencing the development of interoperability standards.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or related degree
• Minimum of 8 years of overall progressive engineering work experience
• Minimum of 4 years of experience developing applications that communicate between disparate systems
• Strong understanding and ability to develop XML schema and applications which include transformation of data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting, discussing, and documenting technical information
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical device quality management system
• Demonstrated ability to influence product leadership and product direction through action-oriented recommendations based on technology strategy and risk retirement
• Demonstrated effective problem-solving capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within and across various teams
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• Actively participate in relevant industry, scientific, and standards organizations, representing relevant PCS interests, including Service-oriented Device Connectivity (SDC), OR.NET.ev, IHE and HL7.
• Promotes and ensures PCS participation in third party hosted connect-a-thons
• Support the advancement of the Patient Care Solutions data protocol design evolution across multi-generation platform/product software releases.
• Ensure new and existing interoperability roadmaps fully support Patient Care Solutions technology strategies and business needs.
• Support data governance councils and review boards
• Represent interoperability and software technology initiatives across the various business segments within PCS
• Participate and provide final sign off approvals for interoperability related Technical Design Reviews for all relevant New Product Introductions
• Define and obtain business buy-in for interoperability solutions via global technology planning sessions, financial meetings and marketing processes
• Analyze, design and develop a roadmap, design pattern, and implementation plan based upon a current vs. future state in a cohesive architecture viewpoint.
• Lead the research and evaluation of emerging interoperability technology, industry and market trends to assist in project development and/or operational support actives.