Senior Knowledge Engineer

Summary

Join Smile Digital Health, a leading health data platform company, as a Knowledge Engineer! You will be responsible for translating medical specifications into data queries using user-friendly software. These queries will be used globally to improve healthcare decisions and quality. This role involves coding, data model research, test plan design, and collaboration with healthcare professionals. You will contribute to the development and implementation of FHIR-based solutions. Smile Digital Health offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including remote work and flexible time off.

Requirements

• Minimum 1-5+ of experience as an informaticist, software developer or another relevant role, healthcare technology experience is a great asset
• Post-secondary education in computer science or a related field of study or comparable related work experience
• Excellent computer literacy skills and abilities
• Strong collaborative verbal and written communication skills
• Proven creative problem-solving and critical thinking with strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• High level of self-motivation, drive, and enthusiasm coupled with integrity and professionalism

Responsibilities

• Write simplified healthcare code to represent healthcare specifications (eCQMs and CDS-Hooks)
• Research innovative healthcare data models (FHIR), healthcare logic expressions (CQL) and healthcare definitional models (FHIR) to correctly express healthcare specifications
• Design test plans that ensure the code generates the correct data (expressed FHIR)
• Generate sample data to exercise defined test plan and/or criteria (FHIR)
• Document, maintain and publish results in FHIR Implementation Guides to enable uptake and implementation by healthcare institutions
• Collaborate cross-functionally and with healthcare specialists, clinicians, and terminologists to understand and implement (L3 implementation) and the requirements (L2 and L3 design)
• Collaborate cross-functionally and with healthcare specialists, clinicians, and terminologists to implement the design (L3 implementation) and test the implementation
• Identify and capture best practices and lessons learned
• Ensure that the confidentiality, privacy and integrity of Smile Digital Health’s information is maintained
• Comply with all Company policies including but not limited to the privacy, security and confidentiality policies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in programming and/or programming tools is preferred, but not required
• Experience with FHIR is highly preferred
• Experience with query language(s), such as SQL, is highly preferred

Benefits

• Remote Work Environment
• Flexible Time Away From Work Policy including PTO, Personal and Sick Days
• Competitive Salary and Health/Medical Benefits
• RRSP/TFSA/401K Employee Contribution
• Life and Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• FHIR Study Program and Skillsoft Learning
• Super HAPI Fun Club