Java Architect

Apelon () is an international clinical informatics company focusing on data standardization and interoperability. Leading healthcare organiz...

Apelon () is an international clinical informatics company focusing on data standardization and interoperability. Leading healthcare organizations use Apelon's products and services to better manage terminology assets. Our solutions help healthcare application vendors, biomedical researchers, provider organizations, biotech companies, and government agencies improve the quality, comparability, and accessibility of clinical information.

The Java Architect communicates with and works in collaboration with internal analysts and customers to help Apelon customers solve health information interoperability problems through designing and developing solutions and improvements for Apelon products.

Duties and Responsibilities

Lead the design and architecture of future releases of our terminology-based tools

Review existing architecture and propose improvements

Perform software development in the enterprise Java environment

Manage multiple projects and deadlines

Provide guidance to other developers regarding technology decisions and best practices

Gather and prioritize user requirements for custom software development

Maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies, industry trends and standards

Potential to participate in national and international standards efforts

Occasional overnight travel required (being within commuting distance of Hingham, MA is a plus)

Qualifications

Experience with Java development (8+ years)

• Experience with agile methodologies and the full software development life cycle

Experience architecting, designing, and developing applications, including web applications

Experience leading a development team, project management background highly desired

Experience with Maven and the Spring Framework

Knowledge of Relational Databases (MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle preferred)

Knowledge of enterprise Application Servers (JBoss, WildFly, and GlassFish preferred)

Expertise in XML, JSON, SQL, and XSLT

Excellent spoken and written business English required

Nice to Have Skills

Experience in Healthcare

Familiarity with HL7 and FHIR

Experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails

Experience with JIRA

Experience with Docker

Familiarity with standard clinical terminologies (e.g., SNOMED CT, LOINC, etc.)

Education

Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field