Clinical Informatics Specialist

Description

Clinical Terminology Specialist (Mid-Level)

Position Summary

This position will play a key role in standing up a new terminology services platform and establishing the operational processes, documentation, training materials, and governance needed to support healthcare interoperability and analytics initiatives. The selected candidate will work closely with business and technical teams, implementation partners, and healthcare data stakeholders to ensure consistent use of clinical vocabularies and coding standards across systems.

This is not a maintenance-only role. The specialist will join a newly launched initiative and help build foundational terminology services capabilities from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Terminology & Data Standards

Support implementation and adoption of enterprise terminology services.

Develop and maintain mappings, value sets, and terminology standards used across healthcare systems.

Apply knowledge of healthcare vocabularies including:

SNOMED CT

LOINC

ICD-10

CPT

HCPCS

Other healthcare coding systems and terminology standards

Ensure consistent semantic representation of healthcare data across clinical, operational, and analytical use cases.

Participate in terminology governance activities and data standardization efforts.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

Create and maintain operational documentation, including:

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Process documentation

User guides

Knowledge base articles

Training materials

Establish and organize a terminology services knowledge repository.

Document workflows, business processes, and terminology management procedures.

Training & Organizational Enablement

Develop and deliver training programs for NC HIEA staff and stakeholders.

Educate users on terminology services capabilities, workflows, and impacts on healthcare data.

Translate technical concepts into understandable business language.

Serve as a subject matter resource for terminology-related questions and best practices.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Collaborate with business users, data teams, architects, analysts, and external vendors.

Work closely with implementation partners supporting the terminology services initiative.

Participate in requirements gathering, solution design discussions, testing activities, and knowledge transfer sessions.

Support communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Project Support

Assist in the rollout and adoption of a new terminology services platform.

Contribute to implementation planning, testing, validation, and operational readiness activities.

Help define success metrics and operational processes for the terminology services program.

Identify opportunities to improve healthcare data quality, interoperability, and analytics readiness.

Required Qualifications

Experience

5+ years of healthcare, clinical informatics, healthcare data, terminology management, or related experience.

Experience working with healthcare coding systems and vocabulary standards.

Experience developing technical and operational documentation.

Experience supporting healthcare interoperability, data standardization, or information management initiatives.

Healthcare Terminology Knowledge

Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following:

SNOMED CT

LOINC

ICD-10

CPT

HCPCS

Clinical vocabularies, value sets, code mapping, or terminology management tools

Candidates do not need deep expertise in every terminology set but must possess strong foundational knowledge of clinical terminology concepts and healthcare data standardization.

Communication & Training

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Experience developing and delivering training content.

Ability to present complex technical information to diverse audiences.

Proven ability to collaborate across business and technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Clinical Informatics background.

Experience with terminology services platforms.

Experience supporting Health Information Exchange (HIE) initiatives.

Experience with healthcare interoperability standards.

Experience working in state government, public health, or large healthcare organizations.

Experience implementing or supporting Rhapsody or similar terminology solutions.

Familiarity with healthcare analytics and data governance initiatives.

Top 3 Required Skills

Healthcare Terminology Expertise

Strong understanding of SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD, CPT, HCPCS, and related healthcare vocabularies.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

Ability to create SOPs, knowledge libraries, process documentation, and training materials for a new terminology services program.

Training & Stakeholder Communication

Ability to train users, facilitate knowledge transfer, and effectively communicate with both technical and business stakeholders.

Interview Requirement

Candidates should be prepared to deliver a 5-10 minute presentation demonstrating a previous healthcare terminology, clinical informatics, interoperability, or terminology services project.

The presentation should include:

Project objectives

Business drivers

Challenges encountered

Approach taken

Success metrics

Results achieved

Lessons learned

Use of slides is encouraged. This presentation will be used to assess both technical expertise and communication effectiveness.

Success Factors

The ideal candidate will be someone who can:

Bridge clinical and technical teams.

Quickly learn and apply new terminology management technologies.

Create structure and documentation in a new program environment.

Train and mentor others on terminology concepts.

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

This is a Contract position based out of Remote, OR.

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $55.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract position based out of Remote, OR.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 28, 2026.

This is a fully remote position.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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