Senior Digital Health Architect (HL7 FHIR)

Hi there!

We are looking for an experienced digital health architect to support the design of interoperable health IT solutions in Switzerland. In this role, you will contribute to national and large-scale digital health initiatives by defining architecture and standards that enable reliable and secure data exchange across organisations and systems.

Your main responsibility will be to translate healthcare requirements and interoperability standards into clear architectural concepts and specifications. Working closely with partners, standards bodies, and implementation teams, you will help establish the foundations for scalable digital health solutions that improve collaboration, efficiency, and quality of care.

About us

At Trifork we love people who love what they do. If you are passionate about technology, you will feel right at home.

We are a team of more than 1200 dedicated people located primarily across Europe. Though it may sound big, we usually say that we are big in a small way. We organise in smaller business units (teal structure), meaning that you will be part of a small and personal team located in Switzerland.

Our ambition is to change the world with software and create solutions that make life easier for the users. Trifork is a preferred partner in digital health care, with an ever-burning passion for innovating, building, and running digital solutions that create value for health care professionals as well as end-users/patients.

We thrive in an open and honest atmosphere, where collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional growth are key. Our agile, cross-functional teams work closely with customers, and you will primarily collaborate with colleagues in Switzerland, Palma (Mallorca) and Denmark.

Beyond work, we value our community—whether it’s sharing ideas over after-work drinks, celebrating milestones at team events, or enjoying time together at barbecues. We create an environment where everyone feels valued and included.

At Trifork, we create, learn, and grow—together. 

About you

You are an experienced software engineer with a strong architectural background, used to working hands-on with complex software systems in the healthcare domain. You’re comfortable navigating regulated environments and understand what it takes to design, build, and run secure, high-quality solutions that work in real clinical and operational settings.

Standards are not just something you “support”, you actively drive them. You have hands-on experience implementing HL7 FHIR in a Swiss healthcare context, including working with Swiss FHIR implementation guides. You understand how FHIR fits into broader interoperability architectures and can design secure, standards-based solutions that work in practice.

You enjoy acting as a trusted advisor. Partners and customers turn to you not only for technical answers, but also for guidance on architecture, integration strategies, and long-term sustainability. You’re able to translate complex requirements into clear designs and help teams make good decisions without over-engineering.

You work independently and take ownership. You’re comfortable shaping your own mandate, identifying where you can add value, and pushing initiatives forward. At the same time, you enjoy collaborating with others: developers, architects, clinicians, product people, and external stakeholders. You communicate clearly and pragmatically.

You see yourself as part of the broader digital health community in Switzerland. You actively participate in HL7 user groups or similar forums, enjoy exchanging ideas, and want to contribute to the evolution of standards and best practices. Acting as an ambassador for Trifork, through dialogue, collaboration, and visibility, feels natural to you.

You speak and write both German and English fluently, and you’re able to be present in the Zurich area around 20–40% of the time to engage with customers, partners, and the local community.

What we look for

We’re looking for someone who can independently drive standards-based digital health initiatives and help shape secure, robust solutions from idea to implementation.

You bring:

• Experience designing and implementing software systems in digital health, with the ability to tackle complex, everyday problems

• A pragmatic mindset: focused on what works, what’s valuable, and what can realistically be delivered

• A strong foundation in software engineering principles and best practices, including security, scalability, maintainability, and quality

• Experience scoping, designing, and advising on security, infrastructure, and solution architectures in complex environments

• Ability to produce clear, structured, and review-ready technical documentation

• The ability to support and guide partners and customers as a trusted technical advisor

• Fluency in German & English

Additionally, you bring either, some or all of the following:

• Hands-on expertise with HL7 FHIR, including real-world implementation, integration, and architectural design

• Experience with Swiss implementation guides such as CH EPR / CH EPD, CH EMED, CH LAB, or CH VACD

• Use of clinical terminologies (e.g. SNOMED CT, LOINC)

• Knowledge of IHE profiles (e.g. XDS, PIX/PDQ, ATNA)

• Familiarity with assessment processes, ballots, or formal review procedures in standards organisations (e.g. HL7)

Beyond technical skills, we value how you show up:

• You take ownership and are comfortable representing Trifork externally and contributing to the Swiss digital health standards community

• You enjoy helping others succeed and raising the overall quality of solutions and collaboration

At Trifork, you’ll have the space to influence how standards are applied in practice, advise across projects and organizations, and help design impactful digital health solutions that make a real difference.