Principal Interoperability Engineer

Employment Type: Full time

Position Overview

Abbott is a global healthcare leader dedicated to helping people live more fully at all stages of life. Our comprehensive portfolio of life-changing technologies spans diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines. With 114,000 colleagues serving people in over 160 countries, Abbott is committed to improving patient outcomes and becoming the most connected CGM in the market.

The Principal Interoperability Engineer will serve as the Interoperability Subject Matter Expert (SME), contributing to strategic vision and leading the design, technical execution, and delivery of healthcare interoperability initiatives. This pivotal role enables secure, standards-based data exchange across EHRs, health information networks, payers, and third-party systems.

What You'll Do

Strategic Leadership

• Collaborate with marketing and commercial teams to contribute to and drive the healthcare interoperability roadmap, aligned with organizational goals.
• Partner with clinical, product, and engineering teams to identify and prioritize integration opportunities.
• Represent the organization in industry groups and standards bodies (e.g., HL7, iCode, Argonaut, IHE) as needed.

Architecture & Design

• Design scalable, secure, and standards-compliant interoperability frameworks.
• Develop and enforce architectural best practices for clinical and administrative data exchange.
• Facilitate and lead detailed HL7 v2, HL7 CCD/CDA, and FHIR interface mapping for use case scenarios.
• Author technical specifications.

Technical Execution

• Lead the development and deployment of APIs, data pipelines, and integration services for real-time and batch data exchange.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, 21st Century Cures Act, and other healthcare data privacy and security regulations.
• Provide hands-on support for complex integration challenges and guide teams through technical decision-making.

People Management

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers focused on interoperability and integration.
• Provide regular coaching, performance feedback, and career development support.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
• Manage team capacity, hiring, and resource planning in alignment with project goals.

Collaboration & Enablement

• Partner with EHR vendors, health systems, payers, and third-party developers to ensure seamless data interoperability.
• Support internal teams with technical documentation, training, and onboarding for interoperability tools.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and data quality across integrations.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can:

• Do work that matters, grow, and learn.
• Care for yourself and your family.
• Be your true self and live a full life.

Benefits & Perks

• Career Development: Opportunities for growth within an international company.
• Health Coverage: Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement Savings: An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Education Benefits: Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit for affordable bachelor's degree attainment.
• Recognition: A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries and named one of the most admired companies by Fortune. Abbott is also recognized as one of the best big companies to work for, and a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Critical Success Indicators

• Successfully built and commercialized multiple EHR Interoperability solutions and services from concept through launch using agile processes in both consumer tech and med tech.
• Successfully defined a scalable and extensible technical strategy with clear delineation between internal and external contributions.