Manager, Health Informatics Engineering

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Lead and Develop Your Team: Manage and mentor a team of terminology analysts, supporting their professional growth and fostering career pathways in emerging areas such as knowledge graph development. 
• Ensure Terminology Quality: Oversee the management, enhancement, and delivery of clinical terminologies (e.g., SNOMED CT, ICD-10, LOINC, RxNorm) in alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements. 
• Drive Strategic Initiatives: Contribute to the development of terminology strategies and informatics processes that support IMO’s foundational data assets. 
• Facilitate Agile Processes: Champion Agile/Scrum practices, helping your team work efficiently, adapt to evolving priorities, and align with organizational goals. 
• Act as a Technical Liaison: Collaborate with data engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure the integration and utility of terminology content within broader data engineering pipelines and product features. 
• Coach and Provide Feedback: Offer regular performance feedback, conduct reviews, and guide individual development plans to enhance skillsets and knowledge sharing across the team. 
• Support Team Operations: Manage team resourcing, approve timesheets and PTO, and support departmental reporting related to productivity and contribution. 
• Champion Collaboration: Build strong partnerships across content, clinical, and technical teams to drive effective problem solving and improve delivery outcomes. 
• Influence Organizational Change: Help promote agile values and drive continuous improvement across team processes, culture, and communication. 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• 7–10+ years of experience in health informatics, clinical terminology, or a related field. 
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, clinical, or health-related field (Master’s preferred). 
• Deep knowledge of clinical terminologies (e.g., SNOMED CT, ICD-10, RxNorm) and healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7 FHIR, OMOP CDM). 
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing team members in content-focused or informatics roles. 
• Familiarity with data engineering principles and tools, with the ability to engage in technical discussions and collaborate effectively with engineering teams. 
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical and clinical concepts for diverse audiences. 
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence). 
• Understanding of healthcare data governance and regulatory standards such as HIPAA. 
• Excellent critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. 

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• How to mentor and scale a high-performing team focused on terminology and health informatics. 
• Strategic leadership within a fast-paced healthcare technology environment. 
• Advanced knowledge of terminology management, semantic data modeling, and the growing role of informatics in powering healthcare innovation