Medical Director – Clinical Data Models & Editorial Management

Brainlab; München; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A health technology company in Munich is seeking a Medical Editorial Lead to oversee clinical data models and structured medical content. The role requires a medical degree and experience in medical editorial work or digital health product development. Key responsibilities include managing editorial governance, working cross-functionally with various teams, and ensuring accuracy and usability of clinical content. This position offers a flexible work environment with great benefits.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Secure bicycle storage

Subsidized catering service

Subsidized gym membership

Modern workspaces with a roof terrace

Qualifikationen

• Several years of experience in medical editorial work, clinical knowledge engineering, or digital health product development.
• Strong understanding of clinical workflows and medical terminology systems.
• Experience creating or managing structured clinical content.

Aufgaben

• Build and manage the medical editorial function for clinical content.
• Ensure the accuracy of clinical data models and guidelines.
• Translate clinical guidelines into structured, computable formats.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure product usability.
• Establish editorial governance for medical content.
• Manage collaborations with clinical experts and authors.

Kenntnisse

Medical degree

Clinical knowledge engineering

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Very good English skills

Very good German skills

Ausbildung

Medical degree; board certification is a plus

Tools

ICD

SNOMED CT

LOINC

FHIR

Jobbeschreibung

Company Description

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Munich, Snke is transforming healthtech with scalable, data-driven innovation powered by AI and big data analytics. We're experts specializing in large platforms, digital health and software-driven medical technology. By delivering a trusted orchestration layer, Snke empowers healthcare providers, societies, registries, agencies and all partners to deploy cutting-edge solutions for safe and efficient interventions and enhances patient outcomes. Beyond our Munich headquarters, we have core teams in Chicago, Heidelberg, San Diego and Tel Aviv. Snke fosters global collaboration to create technologies that are smart, enablin and holistic—helping healthcare providers deliver meaningful change.

Job Description

• Build, lead and manage the medical editorial function responsible for clinical data models, structured medical content and product-relevant clinical knowledge
• Own the medical accuracy, consistency and evidence base of clinical data models (e.g., classifications, decision logic, pathways, templates, terminology mappings)
• Translate clinical guidelines and expert knowledge into structured, computable formats (e.g., ontologies, taxonomies, FHIR profiles, decision rules)
• Work cross-functionally with Product Management, Engineering, UX, Data Science and Marketing to ensure clinical relevance and usability of product features
• Establish and maintain editorial governance, including review processes, versioning and quality standards for medical content
• Manage collaborations with external clinical experts, authors and advisors; build and maintain a strong clinical network (e.g., Neurosurgery and related fields)
• Serve as medical owner for user-facing clinical content, ensuring clarity, correctness and alignment with clinical workflows
• Bridge the gap between clinical expertise and product strategy to drive impactful knowledge-based features
• Ensure compliance with data protection requirements (e.g., GDPR) when working with clinical partners
• Support product innovation by defining clinical requirements and validating new concepts through expert input and structured medical content
• Represent the medical perspective in internal and external communications related to clinical content and workflows

Qualifications

• Medical degree; board certification in a relevant specialty is a plus (e.g., Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Oncology, Radiology)
• Several years of experience in medical editorial work, clinical knowledge engineering, digital health product development or similar roles
• Strong understanding of clinical workflows, evidence appraisal, guideline interpretation and medical terminology systems (ICD, SNOMED CT, LOINC, etc.)
• Experience creating or managing structured clinical content (data models, decision logic, pathways, classifications)
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to translate complex clinical topics into clear, usable product content
• Experience with digital health standards (e.g., FHIR)
• Very good English and German skills

Additional Information

• A mutually-supportive, international team
• Opportunity to build career experience in an exciting international company with a lasting impact on medical technology based in Munich
• Flexible working hours
• Secure bicycle storage room
• Subsidized catering service
• Subsidized Gold Gym membership
• Centrally located, modern work spaces with a great212m² roof terrace

Ready to apply? We look forward to receiving your online application including your first available start date.

Contact person: Tatjana von Freyberg