Principal Member of Technical Staff - Software Development
athenahealth•Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
fulltime
Engineering and Information Technology
12+ years
Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
We are looking for a Principal Member of Technical Staff to join our Posting team within the Revenue Cycle Management R&D organization in Chennai.
Team Summary athenaCollector is a cloud-native, AI-enabled Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) platform that streamlines the end-to-end claims lifecycle and downstream revenue operations for provider customers. Built on a modern, highly scalable stack, the platform combines a rules-driven claims engine to automate triage, reduce denials, and improve first-pass acceptance. athenaCollector provides sophisticated AR follow-up workflows, remittance processing, and payment posting—automatically reconciling remittances, routing exceptions, and surfacing prioritized worklists so teams can focus on high-value recovery. With real-time, explainable analytics and rigorous healthcare security and compliance controls, athenaCollector helps providers accelerate reimbursements, maximize revenue, and concentrate on patient care.
At athenahealth, we are committed to becoming the healthcare backbone by building intelligent, scalable solutions that simplify healthcare operations and help providers focus more on patient care. This role is ideal for a strong technologist who can combine deep software engineering expertise with an understanding of how modern technologies, including AI/ML, can improve business workflows and customer experience.
About You You are a strong technologist with a passion for solving complex business and engineering problems at scale. You bring a growth mindset, learn quickly, thrive in fast-paced environments, and take end-to-end ownership of outcomes.
You are comfortable working on business-critical financial systems that require high levels of correctness, reliability, scalability, and maintainability. You also understand how automation and intelligent systems can be applied thoughtfully to improve workflow efficiency and reduce manual effort.
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About Athenahealth Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Our company culture: Our talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support. Our DEI commitment: Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve. What We Can Do For You Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs. We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation. In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued. Learn more about our culture and benefits here: athenahealth.com/careers https://www.athenahealth.com/careers/equal\-opportunity