Clinical Informatician (Contract)

Truveta is the world’s first health provider led data platform with a vision of Saving Lives with Data. Our mission is to enable researchers to find cures faster, empower every clinician to be an expert, and help families make the most informed decisions about their care. Achieving Truveta’ s ambitious vision requires an incredible team of talented and inspired people with a special combination of health, software and big data experience who share our company values.  

Who We Need  

Truveta is rapidly building a talented and diverse team to tackle complex health and technical challenges. Beyond core capabilities, we are seeking problem solvers, passionate and collaborative teammates, and those willing to roll up their sleeves while making a difference. If you are interested in the opportunity to pursue purposeful work, join a mission-driven team, and build a rewarding career while having fun, Truveta may be the perfect fit for you. 

This Opportunity   

We are looking for a contractor in the healthcare space who has a concrete & proven experience in data research, in areas such as data curation, database modeling / querying, statistics, data science or academic research. The core aspect of this role is writing the annotation guidelines, annotation of clinical notes - in order to make it easier for software, analytics & data science teams to train natural language processing models. The role requires a minimum of 35 hours of work per week. 

 Key Responsibilities

• Write comprehensive documentation, including user guides, and other artifacts to enhance understanding of the data and its implications.
• Communicate gaps in annotation guidelines, edge cases, and suggestions for improvement of the data research and annotation project for the whole team.
• Define and implement normalization processes of data from structured and unstructured formats to ensure that they are represented in a standard and comparable format.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineers, researchers, product managers) to deliver continuous improvements in the data pipeline process.
• Stay up-to-date with standards, industry trends and changes, proactively identifying opportunities to improve data quality and deliver outstanding products that will empower clinical researchers.
• Define and maintain the Truveta Data Model according to industry standards and real-world healthcare data, ensuring that all data is accurate, consistent, and intuitive. 

Key Qualifications

• Clinical degree and active US licensure (MD, DO) required.
• Prior experience in clinical informatics, health information technology, or a similar field. 
• Proficient understanding of healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR, ICD-10, SNOMED, RxNorm) and technology. 
• Experience in working with clinical ontologies (SNOMED, RxNorm, ICD-10, LOINC, etc...) and health interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, USCDI) preferred.
• Familiarity with common data analysis tools and platforms (e.g., SQL, Python, R).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex data concepts to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with the capacity to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines.
• Self-starter attitude with a willingness to take initiative and continuously drive improvements. 

Why Truveta?  

Be a part of building something special. Now is the perfect time to join Truveta. We have strong, established leadership with decades of success. We are well-funded. We are building a culture that prioritizes people and their passions across personal, professional and everything in between. Join us as we build an amazing company together.  

The hourly rate for this position is $65-75. The pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target. Pay is based on several factors including location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles are eligible for additional compensation such as incentive pay and stock options.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

Truveta is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and empowering workplace. We believe that having employees, interns, and contractors with diverse backgrounds enables Truveta to better meet our mission and serve patients and health communities around the world. We recognize that opportunities in technology historically excluded and continue to disproportionately exclude Black and Indigenous people, people of color, people from working class backgrounds, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people. We strongly encourage individuals with these identities to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.