Interface Developer

Interface Developer

PAR Excellence is seeking an experienced Interface Developer to design, build, and maintain integrations between our platform and external healthcare systems. This role is responsible for developing scalable, reliable, and secure interfaces that enable seamless data exchange across systems such as Electronic Health Records (EHR), Materials Management Information Systems (MMIS), and other third-party applications.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical development skills with a deep understanding of integration standards and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This role partners closely with implementation teams, product, and client stakeholders to deliver high-quality integration solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain interfaces between PAR systems and external platforms
• Translate functional and technical requirements into scalable integration solutions
• Build and support integrations using industry standards (e.g., HL7, APIs, flat files, FTP, TCP/IP)
• Develop reusable components, templates, and tools to improve integration efficiency
• Ensure data integrity, performance, and reliability across all interfaces
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code

Implementation & Delivery

• Collaborating with project managers and implementation teams on interface delivery
• Participate in interface design sessions with internal and external stakeholders
• Support interface testing, validation, and go-live activities
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues during and after deployment
• Ensure successful handoff to support teams following stabilization

Support & Optimization

• Provide advanced technical support for interface-related issues
• Monitor interface performance and proactively identify improvements
• Analyze root causes of issues and implement long-term fixes
• Continuously improving integration processes, tools, and documentation

Collaboration & Communication

• Partner with clients, vendors, and internal teams to define integration requirements
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Contribute to best practices, standards, and architectural decisions

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong experience in interface/integration development within a healthcare IT environment
• Proficiency with integration standards such as HL7, APIs (REST/SOAP), FTP, and TCP/IP
• Strong experience with relational databases and SQL (querying, joins, stored procedures, data validation, performance analysis, troubleshooting)
• Experience parsing, transforming, and validating structured data formats (e.g., HL7, JSON, XML, CSV)
• Solid troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience integrating with healthcare EMR and MMIS systems such as Epic, MEDITECH, Infor, Workday, PeopleSoft or McKesson
• Experience with healthcare integration engines or middleware (e.g., Mirth Connect, Cloverleaf, Rhapsody, Corepoint)
• Experience developing in C# / .NET and Javascript
• Experience with Microsoft Entity Framework
• Knowledge of cloud-based integration approaches or modern API frameworks
• Understanding of secure integration practices, including authentication, encryption, transport security, and protected healthcare data handling

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in interface development, integration engineering, or similar role
• Healthcare IT experience strongly preferred