Russell Tobin · 5 hours ago
Taxonomist
Seattle, WA
Contract
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$45/hr - $50/hr
2+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Detailed data analysis (Excel, Google Sheets, or scripting languages) to identify metadata trends and potential taxonomy quality issues.
Research (both internal and external) to enrich node metadata.
Proactive status reporting on progress, questions, issues, or potential opportunity areas with partners and stakeholders.
Implementation based on taxonomy governance guidelines.
Qualification
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Required
2+ years of experience in developing taxonomies or ontologies to support a variety of systems both for front-end and back-end use.
Experience developing taxonomies, thesauri, or ontologies.
Experience researching and defining taxonomy and ontology node metadata based on existing standards.
Experience with a variety of topic/domain types.
Experience developing taxonomies, thesauri, or ontologies.
Experience in researching and defining taxonomy and ontology node metadata based on existing standards.
Strong ownership and ability to self-start, build relationships with partners, and develop a point of view.
Preferred
2+ years of experience in developing taxonomies or ontologies.
Master’s Degree in Library Science, Information Management, or Linguistics.
Experience with taxonomy or ontology management software (Semaphore preferred but not required).
Extensive experience with Excel or Google Sheets.
Experience communicating and presenting taxonomy principles and standards.
Experience work semaphore taxonomy tool.
Experience with LLMs to test classification.
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans)
Supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity)
401(k)-retirement savings
Life & disability insurance
An employee assistance program
Legal support
Auto, home insurance
Pet insurance
Employee discounts with preferred vendors
Company
Russell Tobin
Russell Tobin is a staffing and recruiting company that provides recruitment and staffing advisory services.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
John Woronowich, JD
Vice President - Search, Staffing & Embedded Partnerships
Ashley Steger
Director of Talent Acquisition and People Operations- Embedded Partnerships
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