[Hiring] Public Health Vocabulary SME @Precision Solutions
Role Description Our client provides reliable, effective, and innovative technology solutions that advance federal, state, local, and nonprofit missions. Their technologists and consultants are passionate about solving complex challenges that impact millions of lives. Also, our client takes a Mindful Modernization approach in delivering application modernization, grants management systems, government data analytics, and advisory services.
- Design and Implement Terminology Solutions Develop and implement solutions for integrating public health coding systems and standards, such as LOINC, SNOMED, ICD-10, and FHIR, to ensure seamless data exchange and analysis across clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological settings.
- Provide Data Standards Strategy and Modernization Support Offer expert guidance on data standards and vocabulary authoring procedures to support the modernization of terminology tooling at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ensuring data quality and consistency.
- Map Laboratory Assays to Vocabulary Standards Research and map complex scientific and laboratory assays to established vocabulary standards, enabling accurate data collection, analysis, and surveillance in public health settings.
- Collaborate with Development Organizations Work with development organizations to create new standards and improve existing ones, staying up to date with emerging trends and technologies in public health informatics and surveillance.
- Analyze and Improve Data Quality Apply advanced data science expertise to analyze and improve the quality of collected and produced data, promoting effective data collection, analysis, and surveillance in public health programs at the state, local, and federal levels.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience as a public health terminologist
- Experience working with public health coding systems and standards, including
- Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)
- Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED)
- International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10)
- USCDI+
- FHIR or other Health Level 7 (HL7) messaging
- Knowledge of Vocabulary Authoring procedures
- Ability to provide data standards strategy and modernization support for terminology tooling at CDC
- Ability to research and understand complex scientific and laboratory and surveillance nomenclature
- Ability to map laboratory assays to vocabulary standards
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
- B.A. or BS Requirements
- Experience in a state, local, or federal public health environment
- Experience with implementing public health standards to health or laboratory systems
- Experience with data management and analysis using tools, including Excel, SQL, SAS, R, or Python
- Experience with PHINVADS
- Knowledge of infectious disease surveillance and informatics
- Ability to apply advanced data science expertise to promote data collection and analysis
- MA or MS degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or health informatics Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job
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