Senior Python Developer
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated Backend Developer with strong expertise in Python, FastAPI, XML processing to build and enhance a Healthcare Data Quality Platform focused on evaluating, scoring, and onboarding clinical data from CCDA documents. The successful candidate will work on a modern backend platform, responsible for clinical document parsing, healthcare data quality analysis, secure data ingestion, and integration.
Key Skills for This Role
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Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python and FastAPI.
- Build scalable APIs for healthcare data ingestion, processing, scoring, and reporting.
- Develop and maintain REST endpoints supporting file uploads, data validation, and export capabilities.
- Implement processing patterns, thread pools, and dependency injection.
- Create reusable and maintainable code using Python best practices, type hints, and data-class-based models.
- Develop and maintain CCDA parsing and data extraction capabilities.
- Parse healthcare documents using lxml and XPath expressions.
- Extract, analyze, and score clinical information
- Enhance data quality scoring algorithms and clinical coverage assessment logic.
- Implement security and governance best praticies.
- Support healthcare interoperability and clinical data quality initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Mathematics or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Python backend development including production service designing and deployment.
- Experience owning system architecture decisions: service boundaries, data model design and API contracts.
- FastAPI – routers, Depends() injection, UploadFile handling, StreamingResponse, StaticFiles for SPA serving. Understanding of same-origin deployment.
- Strong hands-on experience parsing XML with lxml.
- Strong SQL experience.
- Experienced in query troubleshooting such as isolating blocks of poor performing code, determining root cause and developing remediation actions.
- Knowledge of HIPAA compliance and data privacy standards.
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, test planning, and defect tracking.
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Design-thinking & excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge & experience in US Healthcare Interoperability, HEDIS & handling CCDA / HL7 CDA R2 document structure is preferred.
About EXL
EXL is a global data and AI company that provides analytics, digital operations, and industry-specific services to enterprises in insurance, healthcare, banking, retail, media, and energy.
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