Senior Technical & Business Consultant

An experienced Senior Technical & Business Consultant to support a strategic Health Information Exchange (HIE) initiative within the NPHIES ecosystem in Riyadh. The ideal candidate will bring a strong combination of healthcare interoperability, FHIR/HL7, NPHIES, solution architecture, business analysis, and payer-provider domain expertise . This is a client-facing consulting role requiring the ability to bridge business requirements, technical architecture, healthcare workflows, and implementation teams . KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Healthcare Interoperability & NPHIES Provide SME-level expertise on FHIR, HL7 and healthcare interoperability . Support integration and compliance with NPHIES requirements and standards . Assess healthcare data exchange requirements across HIS, HIE, payer and provider systems. Review new NPHIES releases and validate business and technical requirements. Solution Architecture & Integration Design and review FHIR/API-based integration architectures . Evaluate data structures, interfaces, APIs and integration patterns. Support integration across HIS, HIE, payer, provider and enterprise platforms . Work with development and architecture teams on scalable healthcare solutions. Business & Functional Consulting Gather, analyse and validate business requirements. Conduct gap analysis and translate business needs into technical solutions. Review healthcare workflows, functional specifications and solution designs. Support testing, validation and release readiness. Revenue Cycle & Payor Domain Provide functional expertise across Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and payer-provider workflows. Analyse healthcare financial processes and identify opportunities for optimization. Support digital transformation initiatives involving payors, claims and financial healthcare services . Client & Stakeholder Management Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders. Conduct workshops, solution reviews and knowledge-transfer sessions. Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, QA, Architects and Delivery teams . Prepare functional, technical and advisory documentation.

Desired Candidate Profile

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or related discipline. 8 10 years of overall IT experience. Minimum 5 years of experience in HealthTech / Healthcare IT . Strong expertise in FHIR and HL7 . Proven experience with HIE, HIS, healthcare integration or payer-provider platforms . Strong understanding of NPHIES is highly preferred. Good knowledge of Revenue Cycle Management and Payor processes . Strong technical background in SQL, APIs, integration and enterprise systems . Experience with .NET, Java or other backend technologies . Understanding of solution architecture, microservices and cloud-based platforms . Strong business analysis, requirements gathering and documentation skills. Excellent consulting and stakeholder-management capabilities. Fluent English and mandatory Arabic language proficiency .