Clinical Informatics & Ontology Lead

10+ years of experience in healthcare data, clinical informatics, terminology management, ontology governance, clinical data normalization, or a related field with a Bachelor's degree required; or

7+ years of experience in healthcare data, clinical informatics, terminology management, ontology governance, clinical data normalization, or a related field with a Master's degree required.

Terminology Expertise: Deep hands-on expertise with ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, SNOMED CT, LOINC, RxNorm, clinical concept modeling, value sets, crosswalks, and terminology lifecycle management required.

SQL and Data Analysis Skills: Proficiency with SQL for querying, profiling, validating, and investigating large-scale healthcare datasets, including EHR, claims, RWD, and normalized clinical data assets.

Data Normalization and Ontology Management: Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or governing clinical normalization workflows, semantic mappings, terminology services, reference tables, and/or ontology management platforms.

Communication and Leadership: Ability to translate complex terminology and ontology decisions for product, engineering, clinical, governance, and executive stakeholders; ability to document decisions clearly and drive cross-functional alignment.

Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple terminology, normalization, and product-support workstreams in a fast-paced, agile environment while maintaining strong version control, decision traceability, and prioritization discipline.

Bachelor's Degree in Health Informatics, Medical Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Computer Science, Health Information Management, Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine, or a related field required.

Master's Degree in Medical Informatics, Health Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, or a related discipline preferred.

Relevant professional certifications or credentials, such as AHIC, CPHIMS, RHIA, CCS, CHDA, terminology/ontology training, or equivalent experience, a plus.

Sedentary work (i.e. sitting for long periods of time);

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force;

Frequently or constantly lift, carry push, pull or otherwise move objects and repetitive motions;

Subject to inside environmental conditions; and

Travel for this position will include less than 10-15% as needed to perform job responsibilities.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship (e.g.

H-1B, TN, or E-3).

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States as a condition of employment. (This is only applicable for US-based positions)

If you don’t meet every qualification listed but are excited about our mission and the work described, we encourage you to apply.

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