FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) Standards Developer
Acknowledgement of Country
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
The opportunity
- Contribute to current and future needs for Australia's health system
- Support implementation and standardisation efforts and exchange of digital health information
- Join CSIRO's Australian e-Health Research Centre and collaborate with clinicians, industry and government
CSIRO's Health & Biosecurity research undertakes world-class multidisciplinary science, develops relevant IP and deploys innovative solutions through our national and global networks to address the complexity and interdependencies of human, animal and environmental health and biosecurity challenges across Australia and the world.
The Australian e-Health Research Centre within the Health and Biosecurity business is a world-class centre undertaking research and development across health and biomedical informatics and health services. CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) is transforming the way healthcare is delivered and contributing to multiple projects undertaken within AEHRC and our partner organisations.
We are seeking to appoint highly motivated FHIR Standards Developer within our Smart Health Check team to work closely with AEHRC internal team and our collaborators and stakeholders in the creation, development, management and support of open data exchange standards and capabilities to meet the current and future needs for Australia’s health system. As a developer, your primary focus will be to create, standardise and maintain FHIR standards, to facilitate the safe and accurate exchange of digital health information across the health sector. You will develop material that will contribute to the delivery of effective software and standards to drive improved data quality, use and uptake of First Nations peoples' health checks. The team is distributed across multiple cities and though Brisbane is preferred, you can work from other locations too like Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra.
Your duties will include:
- Apply understanding of FHIR, interoperability, systems integration, Australian healthcare and healthcare systems, and open-source standards to develop open data exchange standards for Australia.
- Translate requirements from different stakeholders into data exchange standards, maintaining alignment with national efforts while addressing the agreed needs of stakeholders.
- Technically produce and maintain FHIR resources including definition of questionnaires, extensions and profiles as needed and release and maintain FHIR implementation guides.
- Technically produce FHIR terminology code systems, value sets, and concept maps.
- Undertake mapping between data sets and data exchange standards.
- Develop and maintain support documentation and guidance including examples to communicate complex technical material to our collaborators and customers.
- Understand and participate in national and international discussions regarding the direction of digital health standards development and implementation.
Location: Brisbane QLD (preferred), Sydney NSW, Canberra ACT, Melbourne VIC can be considered
Salary: AU$131k - AU$153k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term until 30 June 2026 / Full-time
Reference: 99054
To be considered you will need:
Essential
- Relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience in IT with demonstrated experience with the design and development of FHIR resources and FHIR implementation guides.
- Detailed understanding of FHIR profiling principles, artefacts, their use cases, and good design practices.
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including knowledge of logical modelling and ontologies.
- Knowledge and understanding of the healthcare IT domain, particularly in systems interoperability and integration.
- Experience implementing and contributing to technical standards and specifications.
- Experience working as an effective communicator at the intersection of business and technical concerns.
Desired
- Experience in contributing to HL7 International, HL7 Australia, or other HL7 affiliate FHIR implementation guides.
- Experience with HL7 International or affiliate FHIR Community Process.
- Familiarity with terminology and other standards used in the Australian health industry e.g., SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10, OAuth, OpenID Connect.
- Experience working with agile software development practices.
For full details about this role please review the Position Description
Eligibility
Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, and Australian Permanent Residents only. Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Flexible working arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.
Diversity and inclusion
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.
About CSIRO
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.
CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.
Join us and start creating tomorrow today!
How to apply
Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
Applications close
16 March 2025, 11:00pm AEDT
Acknowledgement of Country
CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
The opportunity
- Contribute to current and future needs for Australia's health system
- Support implementation and standardisation efforts and exchange of digital health information
- Join CSIRO's Australian e-Health Research Centre and collaborate with clinicians, industry and government
CSIRO's Health & Biosecurity research undertakes world-class multidisciplinary science, develops relevant IP and deploys innovative solutions through our national and global networks to address the complexity and interdependencies of human, animal and environmental health and biosecurity challenges across Australia and the world.
The Australian e-Health Research Centre within the Health and Biosecurity business is a world-class centre undertaking research and development across health and biomedical informatics and health services. CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) is transforming the way healthcare is delivered and contributing to multiple projects undertaken within AEHRC and our partner organisations.
We are seeking to appoint highly motivated FHIR Standards Developer within our Smart Health Check team to work closely with AEHRC internal team and our collaborators and stakeholders in the creation, development, management and support of open data exchange standards and capabilities to meet the current and future needs for Australia’s health system. As a developer, your primary focus will be to create, standardise and maintain FHIR standards, to facilitate the safe and accurate exchange of digital health information across the health sector. You will develop material that will contribute to the delivery of effective software and standards to drive improved data quality, use and uptake of First Nations peoples' health checks. The team is distributed across multiple cities and though Brisbane is preferred, you can work from other locations too like Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra.
Your duties will include:
- Apply understanding of FHIR, interoperability, systems integration, Australian healthcare and healthcare systems, and open-source standards to develop open data exchange standards for Australia.
- Translate requirements from different stakeholders into data exchange standards, maintaining alignment with national efforts while addressing the agreed needs of stakeholders.
- Technically produce and maintain FHIR resources including definition of questionnaires, extensions and profiles as needed and release and maintain FHIR implementation guides.
- Technically produce FHIR terminology code systems, value sets, and concept maps.
- Undertake mapping between data sets and data exchange standards.
- Develop and maintain support documentation and guidance including examples to communicate complex technical material to our collaborators and customers.
- Understand and participate in national and international discussions regarding the direction of digital health standards development and implementation.
Location: Brisbane QLD (preferred), Sydney NSW, Canberra ACT, Melbourne VIC can be considered
Salary: AU$131k - AU$153k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term until 30 June 2026 / Full-time
Reference: 99054
To be considered you will need:
Essential
- Relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience in IT with demonstrated experience with the design and development of FHIR resources and FHIR implementation guides.
- Detailed understanding of FHIR profiling principles, artefacts, their use cases, and good design practices.
- Strong computer science fundamentals, including knowledge of logical modelling and ontologies.
- Knowledge and understanding of the healthcare IT domain, particularly in systems interoperability and integration.
- Experience implementing and contributing to technical standards and specifications.
- Experience working as an effective communicator at the intersection of business and technical concerns.
Desired
- Experience in contributing to HL7 International, HL7 Australia, or other HL7 affiliate FHIR implementation guides.
- Experience with HL7 International or affiliate FHIR Community Process.
- Familiarity with terminology and other standards used in the Australian health industry e.g., SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10, OAuth, OpenID Connect.
- Experience working with agile software development practices.
For full details about this role please review the Position Description
Eligibility
Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, and Australian Permanent Residents only. Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
Flexible working arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.
Diversity and inclusion
We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.
About CSIRO
At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.
CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.
Join us and start creating tomorrow today!
How to apply
Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
Applications close
16 March 2025, 11:00pm AEDT
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