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Lead Clinical Terminologist

Lead Clinical Terminologist

Synensys

Remote

Full-time

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Job description

Job Title
Lead Clinical Terminologist
Job Type
Full-Time
Education
Master's Degree
Location
Remote (Virtual) - US - US (Primary)
Category
Healthcare
Salary Grade
Travel
Job Description
**This role is being advertised in anticipation of a contract award. Expected award should be sometime in the next 4-5 months. Submitting an application will allow you to be considered for the role upon award.
Lead Clinical Terminologist - Remote
Job Summary
The Lead Clinical Terminologist provides senior-level expertise in clinical terminology standards, semantic interoperability, and health information modeling to support enterprise health informatics initiatives. This role leads the development, maintenance, and governance of clinical terminologies and semantic assets, including mappings, ontologies, metadata structures, and terminology services. The terminologist serves as an authoritative subject-matter expert on SNOMED CT, LOINC, RxNorm, FHIR, and other national and international standards, ensuring accurate representation of clinical concepts across systems. Responsibilities include evaluating standards and policy impacts, guiding terminology implementation strategies, and advising organizational leadership on the adoption and prioritization of terminology standards. This position functions as a consultant, curator, and creator of clinical terminologies to drive semantic consistency, interoperability, and data quality across the enterprise.
Minimum Qualifications (Required)
  • Master's degree in a clinical specialty with 10 years of experience.
    • Eight additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
  • 10 years of experience as a clinical informatician with deep terminology specialization and a strong clinical background (including disability-related domains).
    • Clinical backgrounds may include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other allied health or benefits professionals.
  • Demonstrated expertise in:
    • Developing terminology mappings and models for SNOMED CT, LOINC, RxNorm, and FHIR
    • Creating and maintaining semantic infrastructure (metadata, ontologies, terminology standards)
    • Utilizing advanced terminology tools and managing clinical terminology repositories
  • Provides authoritative guidance for the development, governance, and implementation of clinical terminologies across health information systems.
  • Reviews national health information activities and recommends or prioritizes terminology standards for organizational adoption.
  • Analyzes the impact, feasibility, and effectiveness of standards and policies; functions as a clinical terminology consultant, curator, and creator.
  • Maintains current and comprehensive knowledge of policies, regulations, and guidance governing health standards terminology.

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