OpenMRS is looking for enthusiastic and industrious individuals to join our Global Support Team in the OpenMRS Community. These team members will have the opportunity to make high impact in their work every day and help change the world by supporting countries to achieve their goals in their healthcare systems through improved patient information management. These team members work with the community directly to support shared learning and collaborations for collectively building the World’s Best Electronic Medical Records system. We are seeking individuals to support the community in shared learning and leading OpenMRS as follows, listed below as the working title with the related skillset JD hyperlinked:
- Director of Community
- Senior Backend Engineer Lead (skillset outlined here: Senior Backend Engineer)
- Community Infrastructure Lead (skillset outlined here: Senior DevOps Engineer)
- OpenMRS3 HIV Package TPM (skillset outlined here: Technical Project Manager)
In addition, we are offering two fellowship slots for those wanting to have dedicated learning opportunities for mentored growth:
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OpenMRS3 HIV Package Dev Fellow (skillset outlined here: Frontend Engineer Fellow)
Are you passionate about finding ways to solve challenges? Can you be trusted to make things happen? Are you adaptable and eager to learn? Do the words teamwork and collaboration rev your professional engines?
If so, you could be the person we are looking for. Please find the full detailed responsibilities and skillsets needed for each of the above roles here: OpenMRS Job Descriptions.
About OpenMRS
OpenMRS is the world’s leading open source Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Platform working to improve healthcare delivery in resource-constrained environments by coordinating a global community that creates and sustains a robust, scalable, user-driven and open-source medical record platform.
Everyone on our small Global Support Team are mission-driven, self-starters who want to help our open-source community project thrive. Engaging in any of the above roles would make you a critical member of this team.
The team sustains our community and software project through leadership, shared learning, and coordinating collaboration with many organizations and volunteers. Currently we are focused on supporting the community advancing the next generation of the OpenMRS product: “OpenMRS 3.0” or “O3”, supporting and empowering the technical contributors in our community’s multi-organizational Frontend Squad. More on the history of O3 here; and development docs here.
For more information on OpenMRS, please see our website: openmrs.org
How to Apply
Submit a cover letter, rate, and resume that addresses the responsibilities and skills outlined in the job descriptions to community@openmrs.org and cc Program Officer Erica Kigotho at erica@openmrs.org no later than March 15, 2024 . Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Ideal starting date: April 1, 2024 or sooner if available.