Senior Integration Engineer

DrFirst, Inc. is a Healthcare IT company dedicated to improving medication management for providers and patients. They are seeking a Senior Integration Engineer to lead the integration of medication data feeds from payer partners, requiring both technical expertise and strong relationship management skills to enhance healthcare workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end integration of medication data feeds from national and regional payers
• Design, build, and support direct payer integrations with UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, BCBS
• Act as technical subject matter expert for payer-specific integration requirements
• Serve as primary technical and business contact for payer partners
• Own business and technical relationships with payer partners
• Partner with payer stakeholders to align on requirements and timelines
• Build, maintain, and optimize prior authorization integrations
• Troubleshoot complex PA issues across payer systems
• Collaborate to improve authorization success rates
• Act as escalation point and mentor for Integration Services Engineers
• Build team capabilities through knowledge sharing and documentation
• Partner with Product Management to define scalable payer integration capabilities
• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures for repeatable delivery
• Own end-to-end integration projects from discovery through go-live
• Manage timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder communication

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field
• 5+ years in healthcare integration engineering with focus on payer connectivity
• Deep understanding of healthcare data standards (HL7 FHIR, HL7 v2, X12 EDI)
• Proven ability to manage external business relationships
• Strong project management skills coordinating multiple concurrent projects
• Experience with Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/Node.js
• Background in CI/CD, automated testing, and cloud platforms (AWS)
• Understanding of HIPAA, HITECH, and healthcare regulatory requirements
• Experience with payer organizations on technical integrations
• Knowledge of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) systems
• Background in mentoring less experienced engineers
• Experience with EMR/EHR integration patterns
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability initiatives (TEFCA, CMS)