Digital Health Specialist – EMR & API Integration (HL7 / FHIR)
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About the Role
Al Khayyat Investments (AKI) seeks a Digital Health Specialist to manage EMR and API integration projects in the Gulf region. The role involves negotiating technical requirements, leading data integration projects, and collaborating with commercial teams to drive digital health initiatives.
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Responsibilities
- Understand business needs from multiple stakeholders in terms of data integration, translate these needs into technical requirements that meet the capabilities of our interfaces.
- Manage key aspects of assigned projects over the project lifespan (initiation, planning, execution, controlling, and closure), ensuring successful customer acceptance and closure of each project.
- Travel to customer sites within Gulf region with a focus on the Middle East region to conduct project kick off, planning, technical requirement gathering, project closure meetings, post project support, as necessary.
- Provide management oversight for each project and communicate the project schedule to internal stakeholders and customer project teams. Track and report project milestones.
- Act as point of contact on EMR integration in Gulf for internal stakeholders.
- Develop and provide strategic planning and commercial input to the development of the data integration solutions, understanding the key market drivers, priorities, and growth opportunities.
- Help to envision future digital health solutions needs among changing business processes and models.
- Maintain expert knowledge of cloud based APIs, JSON and HL7 data formats, OAuth2.0 authentication format as well as any other healthcare and general IT security standards.
- Collaborate with commercial teams to align digital initiatives with sales targets and promotional strategies.
- Leverage digital health data to identify high potential HCPs, patient segments, and usage trends that inform targeted sales and marketing actions.
- Monitor and report on KPIs such as App user’s rates, Patients sharing, and LV engagement.
- Ensure data governance and compliance with regional data privacy laws (e.g., UAE PDPL, Qatar DPL) and global standards (e.g., GDPR).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in digital health, Biomedical Engineering, Health Informatics, Data Science, computer science or related field
- 3–5 years of experience in digital health, medical devices, or healthcare IT, preferably in the GCC region
- Proven track record of using digital tools and data to drive commercial outcomes in healthcare or MedTech
- Strong understanding of CGM systems, digital patient engagement platforms, and healthcare data ecosystems
- Experience with analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and platforms like LibreView or similar
- Excellent communication skills in English; Arabic is a strong advantage
- Previous experience and track record in negotiating & aligning technical requirements for cloud based data integration projects
- Experience in data sharing and EMR integration of cloud based health data e.g. via API using JSON and HL7 data formats as well as OAuth 2.0 authentication
- Proficiency in one programming language and knowledge of databases
- Proficiency in software development practices such as software project management, requirements management and change management
- Experience in working in matrix organizations
- Knowledge in Health Care or MedTech or Pharma, ideally the Diabetes sector
Full Job Posting
Primary Objective of Position
- The Data Integration Manager for the Gulf and Pakistan region is responsible for negotiating & aligning technical & contractual requirements for data integration projects with customers in this region (e.g. MoH, KOLs, HCPs).
- Responsibility for the day to day management, contracting, and successful implementations of Abbott Diabetes Care´s healthcare software integrations into Electronic Medical Records (EMR) or Health Integration Exchanges (HIE).
- Leading and owning the planning, scheduling, and coordinating the efforts of ADC´s data integration projects to meet customer requirements and timelines.
Major Accountabilities
- Understand business needs from multiple stakeholders in terms of data integration, translate these needs into technical requirements that meet the capabilities of our interfaces.
- Manage key aspects of assigned projects over the project lifespan (initiation, planning, execution, controlling, and closure), ensuring successful customer acceptance and closure of each project.
- Travel to customer sites within Gulf region with a focus on the Middle East region to conduct project kick off, planning, technical requirement gathering, project closure meetings, post project support, as necessary.
- Provide management oversight for each project and communicate the project schedule to internal stakeholders and customer project teams. Track and report project milestones.
- Act as point of contact on EMR integration in Gulf for internal stakeholders.
- Develop and provide strategic planning and commercial input to the development of the data integration solutions, understanding the key market drivers, priorities, and growth opportunities.
- Help to envision future digital health solutions needs among changing business processes and models.
- Maintain expert knowledge of cloud based APIs, JSON and HL7 data formats, OAuth2.0 authentication format as well as any other healthcare and general IT security standards.
- Collaborate with commercial teams to align digital initiatives with sales targets and promotional strategies.
- Leverage digital health data to identify high potential HCPs, patient segments, and usage trends that inform targeted sales and marketing actions.
- Monitor and report on KPIs such as App user’s rates, Patients sharing, and LV engagement.
- Ensure data governance and compliance with regional data privacy laws (e.g., UAE PDPL, Qatar DPL) and global standards (e.g., GDPR).
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in digital health, Biomedical Engineering, Health Informatics, Data Science, computer science or related field of study; MBA preferred.
- 3–5 years of experience in digital health, medical devices, or healthcare IT, preferably in the GCC region.
- Proven track record of using digital tools and data to drive commercial outcomes in healthcare or MedTech.
- Strong understanding of CGM systems, digital patient engagement platforms, and healthcare data ecosystems.
- Experience with analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and platforms like LibreView or similar.
- Excellent communication skills in English; Arabic is a strong advantage.
- Previous experience and track record in negotiating & aligning technical requirements for cloud based data integration projects.
- Experience in data sharing and EMR integration of cloud based health data e.g. via API using JSON and HL7 data formats as well as OAuth 2.0 authentication.
- Proficiency in one programming language and knowledge of databases.
- Proficiency in software development practices such as software project management, requirements management and change management.
- Experience in working in matrix organizations.
- Knowledge in Health Care or MedTech or Pharma, ideally the Diabetes sector.
Skills
- High energy level, positive and can do attitude.
- Problem solving skills and resiliency.
- Innovative thinking, analytical skills and ability to build trustworthy relationships with internal and external key stakeholders.
- Excellent ability to communicate with all levels of the organization, tailoring communication and presentations to a diverse audience.
- Capability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment to deliver on communicated timelines and objectives.
- Must be fluent in written and spoken English.
- Understanding of the adherence to internal security requirements and applicable Data Protection legislation.
- Ability to travel up to 50% (mostly within Gulf).
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