Director of Interoperability

About the role

The Director of Interoperability will lead Counterpart Health’s healthcare interoperability strategy and serve as the external face of our work in the industry. This person will shape how CA and Clover engage with the national interoperability ecosystem leveraging FHIR-based data exchange, working on driving the policy, standards, and partner relationships that will define the next generation of healthcare data sharing.

Responsibilities

• Define Counterpart Health’s interoperability strategy across the industry, positioning us to continue our momentum as early adopters and change makers.
• Represent Counterpart Health externally with standards bodies, industry work groups, vendors, customers, partners, and policy stakeholders.
• Lead Counterpart Health and Clover’s work around CMS interoperability requirements and compliance with those standards.
• Translate complex standards and implementation guides into clear product, engineering, partnership, and business recommendations.
• Build relationships with the leaders and organizations shaping healthcare interoperability, including HL7, Argonaut, Da Vinci, CMS, and the broader health tech ecosystem.
• Manage and develop a small team of interoperability engineers responsible for turning strategy into real capabilities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in US healthcare interoperability, healthcare standards, payer-provider data exchange, or health technology strategy.
• Deeply fluent in FHIR, HL7, implementation guides, and the practical realities of making healthcare data exchange work.
• Meaningful experience with CMS interoperability requirements, the Da Vinci Project, Argonaut Project, US Core, or related national initiatives.
• Already known in the healthcare interoperability community, or have directly participated in the forums where the industry’s direction is shaped.
• Can turn standards expertise into company strategy, product direction, partner strategy, and business value.
• Can lead a small technical team while staying close enough to the details to guide real implementation decisions.

Qualifications

• Deep FHIR and HL7 expertise.
• Strategic judgment about where interoperability can create business value, improve provider workflows, and advance patient care.

Skills

• FHIR and HL7 expertise.
• Experience with CMS interoperability requirements.
• Experience with Argonaut Project, Da Vinci Project, and US Core.
• Ability to represent the company externally.
• Ability to manage and develop a small team.

Benefits

• Financial Well-Being: Competitive base salary, equity opportunities, performance-based bonus program, 401k matching, and regular compensation reviews.
• Physical Well-Being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Mental Well-Being: No-Meeting Fridays, monthly company holidays, access to mental health resources, and a generous flexible time-off policy.
• Professional Development: Learning programs, mentorship, professional development funding, and regular performance feedback and reviews.
• Additional Perks: Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), reimbursement for office setup expenses, monthly cell phone & internet stipend, remote-first culture, paid parental leave for all new parents, and much more!

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is: $184,600—$220,000 USD.

Schedule

Counterpart Health offers a flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of our remote workforce.