Veeva Systems · 3 weeks ago
Senior Health Data Informaticist - Compass
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
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. As a Senior Healthcare Data Informaticist, you will design, manage, and maintain all reference data assets in the Terminology Reference Library, ensuring high-quality and standardized healthcare data solutions.
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Responsibilities
Curate, standardize, and validate medical and pharmacy claims data to ensure accuracy and usability across Compass products
Map drugs to indications and therapeutic areas using coding standards such as ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, NDC, RxNorm, and ATC
Design, maintain, and document hierarchical structures, taxonomies, and vocabularies, including therapeutic area frameworks, diagnosis/procedure groupings
Develop business rules, validation routines, and clinical logic to support reliable analytics and product use
Lead data integration and modeling efforts, applying healthcare data standards for consistent, interoperable data assets
Troubleshoot complex data issues, ensuring data integrity, system reliability, and adherence to regulatory requirements (HIPAA)
Produce clear documentation (ERDs, flowcharts, sequence diagrams) to communicate processes and data solutions effectively
Translate complex clinical and payer data concepts into actionable insights for cross-functional teams and leadership
Mentor and guide junior team members to strengthen overall team capabilities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Health Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Public Health, or related field
5+ years of hands-on experience with healthcare data systems, clinical vocabularies, coding systems, and payer data
Deep expertise in drug classification and coding systems (NDC, RxNorm, ATC)
Advanced knowledge of diagnostic and procedural code sets (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, HCPCS)
Experience with payer data, including commercial and government payers, and a history of acting as a subject matter expert
Strong SQL skills and experience with data modeling, transformation, and aggregation on large healthcare datasets
Proven ability to design, maintain, and govern complex hierarchical structures (taxonomies, ontologies, clinical groupers)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to resolve technical challenges in healthcare data systems
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, able to translate complex data concepts for technical and non-technical audiences
Familiarity with U.S. healthcare system structures, data standards, and payer mix concepts
Preferred
Experience with terminology or ontology management tools (e.g., Apelon, SNOMED CT browsers, OHDSI/OMOP)
Familiarity with data governance platforms (e.g., Collibra, Informatica) and FAIR data principles
Background in pharmacy, clinical informatics, or health economics/market access analytics
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, R, SAS) or other ETL/data manipulation tools
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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