Position Summary – Opal (
opalmedapps.com) is a patient portal app that was developed by the Opal Health Informatics Group (O-HIG) at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). Opal allows patients to access some of their medical records at healthcare institutions where it is installed. It also allows phone-based appointment check-in, symptom questionnaires, and access to personalized education materials by patients.
The Opal development team is working on its goal of making the solution enterprise-ready and available for installation in multiple hospitals and provinces. To move the development of Opal forward, the O-HIG is seeking a senior software architect.
Working closely with the O-HIG director and the Manager Secure Development and Operations for Opal, the selected candidate will be responsible for the architectural design of all Opal software products ensuring that they use appropriate up to date technologies and that they are designed with a strong focus on data security and a consistent DEVOPS framework to meet availability, site reliability and interoperability in a regulated healthcare setting.