About the company
The Pan African Health Informatics Association (HELINA) is the continental professional body advancing health informatics across Africa. HELINA promotes digital health governance, interoperability standards, and capacity building to strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes. With members across national health informatics associations, HELINA provides leadership in policy advocacy, technical expertise, and regional collaboration.
Requirements
- Assist the SIL Lead Engineer in the setup, configuration, and validation of the Interoperability Test Bed (ITB) within the MoH infrastructure.
- Support the technical assessment of existing health information systems and their readiness for FHIR-based interoperability.
- Perform system integration, API testing, and troubleshooting tasks as directed.
- Maintain technical logs, configuration documentation, and issue trackers throughout the implementation lifecycle.
- Lead the development of country-specific FHIR Implementation Guides, including profiles, extensions, value sets, code systems, and capability statements.
- Collaborate with the respective subject matter experts to ensure IGs accurately reflect national health data workflows and terminologies.
- The SIL Assistant Engineer and FHIR IG Author will produce technical reports and documentation at key milestones, including IG development progress notes, ITB integration test reports, and a final handover package.
- Regular engineering support logs will be submitted to the SIL Lead Engineer to support ongoing technical oversight and programme reporting. Detailed report types, formats, and submission schedules are specified in the project work plan.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Health Informatics, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Minimum of three to five (3-5) years of professional experience in software/systems engineering, with demonstrable experience authoring FHIR Implementation Guides (profiles, extensions, value sets, code systems, and capability statements) using tools such as FHIR Shorthand (FSH)/SUSHI, Forge, or Simplifier.
- Practical experience with system integration, RESTful API development and testing, and troubleshooting within health information exchange environments.
- Familiarity with OpenHIE architecture, IHE profiles, and relevant health data terminologies and standards (e.g., ICD-10/11, SNOMED CT, LOINC).
- Experience maintaining version-controlled technical repositories (e.g., Git/GitHub) and producing clear technical documentation for varied technical and non-technical audiences.
- HL7 FHIR certification or equivalent training is an advantage; prior exposure to national or regional digital health interoperability initiatives in Africa is desirable.
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit:
- A cover letter outlining their vision for HELINA’s future.
- A detailed CV highlighting relevant experience.
- Names and contacts of three referees.
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Africa, Africa Region, Africa
Job Overview
Location
Africa, Africa Region, Africa
