Clinical Informaticist / Clinical Informaticistess

Clinical Informaticist (Drug Knowledge & Terminology): Contract

Location: Remote | Duration: 6 to 12 months | Starting: January | Hours: ~30 hours per week

We are seeking a clinical informaticist to join our clinical informatics team, which develops drug information and patient-matching tools utilized by healthcare professionals at the point of care.

About the Role

In this position, you will help maintain a clinical knowledge base encompassing approximately 6,000 drug indications. Your clinical expertise will ensure that the content remains accurate, consistent, and user-friendly. You will also work with terminology standards and knowledge structures to connect drugs, conditions, and patients effectively.

What You'll Do

• Review and maintain drug indication content, as well as relationships between drugs, conditions, and patient factors.
• Map and normalize medications and clinical concepts using SNOMED CT and RxNorm.
• Assist in building and refining knowledge graphs and concept hierarchies that facilitate drug lookup and matching.
• Synthesize information from multiple clinical and drug references to create a reliable, consistent view.
• Collaborate with informatics, product, and engineering teams to translate clinical needs into structured content.
• Document decisions and identify content gaps.

What We're Looking For

• A medical degree (MD/DO or equivalent) with USMLE passed if relevant to your location.
• A clinical background in family medicine or internal medicine.
• Working knowledge of SNOMED CT and RxNorm.
• Understanding of semantics, ontologies, and knowledge representation (graphs, trees, hierarchies).
• Strong knowledge of drug therapy and indications.
• Ability to work independently on a part-time contract basis.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in clinical informatics, medical content, or terminology.
• Experience with drug reference tools or clinical decision support systems.
• Familiarity with ICD-10 and LOINC.

Role Specifications

This role does not involve EHR build or configuration or software development; it is focused on clinical content and terminology work.

Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.