Veeva Systems · 6 months ago
Health Data Terminologist
Massachusetts - Boston
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $115K/yr
5+ years expVeeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. The Health Data Terminologist will be responsible for developing, structuring, and governing healthcare vocabularies and taxonomies to ensure that clinical and commercial data are accurately defined and understood across systems.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain hierarchical structures (e.g., market baskets) linking drugs, diagnoses, procedures, and indications
Curate and manage controlled vocabularies, ontologies, and terminologies such as NDC, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-DM, CPT, HCPCS, LOINC, and others
Establish mappings between different clinical and pharmaceutical data standards to support use cases in real-world evidence (RWE), market access, and analytics
Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, product managers, and strategy experts to define and standardize terminology, data relationships, and hierarchies
Identify and incorporate new clinical and claims-related reference datasets, vocabularies, and ontologies into the master data system to support evolving commercial and analytic needs
Advise on the integration of genomics and biomarker data into existing clinical taxonomies
Collaborate with stakeholders to align taxonomy governance with business, research, and regulatory needs
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on experience working with clinical vocabularies, medical coding systems, and healthcare data standards
Deep expertise in drug classification and coding systems, including NDC, RxNorm, and ATC
Advanced knowledge of diagnostic and procedural code sets, such as ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS
Familiarity with life sciences data standards, including LOINC and genomics or biomarker datasets
Demonstrated ability to design and maintain complex hierarchical structures (e.g., taxonomies, ontologies, or clinical groupers)
Strong understanding of how real-world healthcare data (e.g., claims, EHRs, prescriptions) is utilized in commercial applications, along with familiarity with common informatics workflows and data integration practices
Excellent analytical skills and proven ability to communicate complex terminology concepts clearly across technical and non-technical teams
Exceptional collaboration skills, with experience working cross-functionally with data scientists, engineers, and product teams
Bachelor's degree in Health Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Public Health, or a related field
Preferred
Experience with terminology management tools (e.g., Apelon, SNOMED CT browsers, OHDSI/OMOP)
Background in pharmacy, clinical informatics, or health economics
Familiarity with data governance platforms such as Collibra or Informatica
Understanding of FAIR data principles and semantic interoperability
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
Retirement programs
1% charitable giving program
Company
Veeva Systems
Veeva Systems Inc. is a leader in cloud-based software for the global life sciences industry.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7MKey Investors
Emergence Capital
2013-10-16IPO
2008-06-05Series Unknown· $4M
2007-02-06Angel· $3M
Leadership Team
Peter Gassner
Founder and CEO
Mitch Wallace
Retired - Co-Founder and VP Operations
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