Technical Director, Interoperability & HIE Architect, DART
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Palladium is hiring a Technical Director, Interoperability & HIE Architect for the DART project supporting Uganda’s Ministry of Health. The role leads national interoperability, Health Information Exchange operations, digital architecture, and priority integrations across EMR, DHIS2, NDWH, and related systems. It is a full-time executive position based in Kampala, Uganda, with national and regional travel.
- Executive-level technical leadership role on a major digital health project
- Focus on national interoperability, HIE operations, and health data architecture
- Based in Kampala, Uganda, with national and regional travel required
- Requires 12 years of experience and current Ugandan work authorization
- Full-time role, 8 to 5 working hours, subject to award and final design
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Experience
Level:
Executive level
Length:
12 years
Language Requirement:
English
Working Hours:
Full Time - 8 to 5
Applicant
Location:
Uganda
Job descriptions &
Master’s degree in health informatics, computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a related field; equivalent advanced
may be considered
At least 10 years of
in digital health, enterprise architecture, system integration, or national health information systems
Demonstrated
with interoperability standards and architecture, including HL7 FHIR, OpenHIE, OpenHIM, APIs, terminology services, and health data exchange
designing or operating national-scale HIE, EMR, DHIS2, laboratory, supply-chain, or data warehouse integrations
Strong ability to lead multi-disciplinary technical teams and work effectively with government and vendors
Excellent English communication and documentation skills
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early as the position may close once a suitable candidate is found. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or status as a protected veteran.
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Technical Director, Interoperability & HIE Architect, Uganda Data-Activated Architecture for Resilient Transition (DART)
About Palladium
Operating in over 50 countries, Palladium is a global consulting and implementation company working in partnership with governments, businesses, investors, and communities to design and deliver solutions that create lasting positive impact. We address some of the world’s most complex challenges across infrastructure, economic growth and natural capital, health, energy, climate and environment, and digital transformation—strengthening systems, institutions, and markets to support inclusive and sustainable development. Our more than 2,100 staff worldwide work as trusted advisors across diverse contexts, combining deep technical expertise, implementation techniques, and innovative technology to deliver locally informed, client-focused solutions that help organizations achieve measurable, sustainable impact.
Palladium is part of GISI’s global family of companies, which aims to create solutions for the world’s most complex challenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI’s approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providing construction, program/project management, and engineering consulting services.
Project Background
Data-Activated Architecture for Resilient Transition (DART) supports the Ministry of Health (MOH) to strengthen and scale interoperable, fit-for-purpose digital health systems. The project supports facility digitization and EMR readiness; National Data Warehouse (NDWH) stabilization; data-center design and cybersecurity; Health Information Exchange (HIE) operations and priority integrations; workforce certification; survey modernization; responsible AI adoption; and service-delivery data reporting performance. The project is designed to build on MOH-owned systems, repositories, standards, and governance structures, with progressive transfer of capability to government and Ugandan institutions. Project period is anticipated 2026–2030, beginning with a six-month foundation phase.
Note: All positions are subject to award, final organizational design, and Palladium hiring procedures. Reporting lines may be adjusted during mobilization. “MOH” includes the responsible Directorate/Department of Health Informatics (DHI) and other government units as applicable.
Position Summary
The
Technical Director, Interoperability & HIE Architect
provides technical leadership for DART’s national interoperability, HIE operations, digital architecture, standards, and priority integration portfolio. The position works with MOH/DHI and system owners to operationalize MOH-approved architecture and standards across EMRs, DHIS2/eHMIS, eIDSR, eCHIS, laboratory systems, registries, NDWH, NMS/ERP platforms, and other priority systems. The role ensures DART strengthens existing government systems rather than creating parallel platforms.
Location:
This role and project will be based out of
Kampala, Uganda
with national and regional travel as required. Candidates must have current work authorization in Uganda as visa sponsorship cannot be considered.
Reporting And Supervision
This role will report to the Country Lead, DART
This role will directly supervise several staff
Primary
Responsibilities
- Lead technical planning and quality assurance for MOH-approved HIE operations, priority integrations, registries, standards, and architecture decisions
- Guide implementation of standards-based exchanges using HL7 FHIR, OpenHIE/OpenHIM patterns, approved terminology services, and MOH governance processes
- Lead development of integration use cases, interface specifications, architecture decision records, API governance, conformance approaches, and technical roadmaps
- Oversee operationalization of priority data exchange use cases, including supply-chain, EMR, laboratory, surveillance, community, and NDWH data flows
- Guide appropriate use of synchronous APIs and asynchronous event-streaming technologies, including Kafka where approved, while ensuring that governance, security, registries, and audit functions remain in the national HIE architecture
- Supervise and mentor integration, DevOps, data engineering, software development, and technical support staff
- Support DHI-led technical governance forums, standards reviews, architecture reviews, release management, and capacity transfer
- Ensure code, configurations, runbooks, and technical documentation are retained in MOH-controlled repositories and systems
- Contribute to technical reports, milestone evidence packs, risk mitigation, and partner coordination
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