About DrFirst

DrFirst is an innovative Health IT company with a mission to create user-friendly solutions so that doctors can treat their patients quickly, efficiently, and safely.

Over 300,000 healthcare professionals, 120,000 prescribers, 67,000 pharmacies, and 260 of the healthcare IT vendors in the market depend on us every day to manage medication safety and efficiency, streamline care team communication and collaboration, reduce medical errors, and improve patient outcomes.

You will be part of a team-building and operating highly scalable software using cutting edge technologies for a variety of devices. You will get to solve the most complex problems that arise in the areas of distributed computing and high-volume transaction processing. Your code will reach thousands of doctors and touch the lives of millions of patients across the country.

Our culture is entrepreneurial, team-oriented, collaborative, and fast-paced. We look for talented people who are passionate about developing world-class software. If you want to build applications that save patients’ lives, we want to talk to you!

Position Overview

Life is short...work somewhere awesome.

The Integration Engineer will lead and manage the day-to-day technology of Backline, our HIPAA-compliant secure messaging platform specifically designed for use in healthcare environments to help providers achieve better care coordination, better health outcomes, better transitions of care and lower hospital readmissions. This position will primarily be responsible for the product vision, road map, and every component of the product management life cycle working with internal and external stakeholders to help in market penetration and user adoption.

What you will work on

• Work with the sales and account management teams to understand customer requirements, research and provide assessment to the market needs, plan roadmap, successfully launch and deploy Backline along with other partner relationships and the rollout of services to partner clients
• Identify, guide and report any impediments, issues, or risks and provide solutions to solve these challenges that could impact the success of Backline launch and roll out
• Develop and maintain understanding of healthcare industry, market, and regulatory trends specific to secure communications and collaboration
• Anticipate needs arising from company goals/objectives and provide guidance on industry trends to incorporate and make Backline® stay ahead of the curve
• Guide and hold team members and clients accountable for their commitments, milestones, and deliverables
• Responsible for building stronger relationships with our current clients
• Work collaboratively with software development and across the organization to ensure that product releases can be deployed, trained, and supported well and on time with quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business, technology or information sciences healthcare, or related field preferred
• 5 years of integration engineer experience
• Deep understanding of secure texting and messaging solutions in the healthcare marketplace is a huge plus
• Combination of business and technical acumen, with at least some understanding of technology
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail with skills to analyze and solve the problem analytically
• Deep sense of product ownership across all aspects of the solution
• Demonstrate flexibility, open mindedness and adaptability to a rapidly changing environment, and foster the same behaviors with others
• Experience with Ruby on Rails and developing APIs
• Experience with Mongo DB, queries and development
• Experience with HL7 and interface engines such as Mirth
• Javascript development
• Experience writing mySQL and other database queries
• Jasper Reports development and support
• Troubleshooting and debugging experience using Kibana or similar tools

Benefits

We offer comprehensive benefits to keep you healthy as you grow in your life and career. Your merit-based compensation will reflect the impact your work has on the company and our customers. 

Learn more about our benefits and professional development opportunities here.