Description

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues - caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Job Description
We are seeking a skilled and visionary Lead Director to spearhead the development and implementation of interoperability solutions within our healthcare technology ecosystem. This role will lead a cross-functional team focused on enabling seamless data exchange across healthcare systems using industry standards such as FHIR/HL7, and will implement use cases to support internal data utilization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of interoperability solutions across healthcare platforms, collaborating with clinical, operational, and vendor stakeholders
• Collaborate with leadership to define engineering strategy and roadmap aligned with organizational goals
• Provide technical leadership and expertise in defining architecture and design principles for solutions
• Oversee and manage engineering projects and programs, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and timeline
• Stay current with emerging technologies and standards in healthcare IT; evaluate and adopt new technologies to enhance existing and new capabilities.
• Drive innovation initiatives within engineering, promoting a culture of creativity, experimentation, and continuous learning
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, software development methodologies, and testing practices to deliver high-quality solutions
• Contribute to long-term planning, technology adoption strategies, and innovation initiatives
• Provide regular leadership updates, demos, and written communications
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers and technical professionals, fostering their success and professional growth

Minimum Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology
• 5+ years of experience in Healthcare
• 2+ years of experience with web services (RESTful APIs) and related technologies such as XML, XSLT, and schemas
• Experience building applications using cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Strong communication, leadership, and project management skills
• Proven execution and delivery capabilities (planning, implementation, support)
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills
• Advanced problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Demonstrated growth mindset with agility and commitment to personal and team development

Preferred Requirements

• Experience and knowledge in healthcare interoperability (FHIR, HL7, CCD, CDA, etc.)
• Familiarity with EHR systems (e.g., EPIC, Athena)
• Knowledge of technologies such as Kubernetes, Apigee, GCP-GKE, Dataflow, Airflow, MongoDB, SQL, PostgreSQL, SOAP services, IntelliJ, and DevOps tools (Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Experience developing integrations using Java, Spring Boot microservices, and Kubernetes

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience)

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/30/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.