Clinical Informatics Specialist

Mass Digital Health; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Mass Digital Health is looking for a skilled Clinical Informatics Data Architect to oversee the architecture and development of the canonical data model within the InterSystems ecosystem. The role involves translating clinical needs into technical specifications while ensuring compliance with healthcare standards.

Ideal candidates will have a clinical degree or equivalent experience in Health Informatics, along with 5+ years in clinical informatics and substantial knowledge of InterSystems technology. The position offers generous benefits and a competitive salary range of $87,000 — $105,000 USD.

Qualifications

• Clinical degree with active or previous licensure preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in clinical informatics and interoperability analysis.
• Proven experience in health informatics with InterSystems environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as bridge between clinical experts and engineering teams.
• Manage governance of the canonical data model.
• Collaborate to gather requirements and translate clinical intent.

Skills

Clinical informatics

Data modeling

Interoperability analysis

Technical documentation

Communication skills

Education

Clinical degree (MD, DO, RN, PharmD, NP/PA)

5+ years in clinical informatics

Experience with InterSystems IRIS for Health

Tools

SQL

Mapping tools

Data modeling software

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Informatics Data Architect to play a pivotal role in the architecture and development of our canonical data model and transformation framework within the InterSystems ecosystem. Focus areas include data modeling, comprehensive documentation, and validating clinical workflows to ensure real-world clinical alignment.

In this role, you will act as the bridge between clinical experts and technical engineering teams. You will be responsible for translating clinical needs into product requirements, defining complex data mappings, validating clinical logic, and ensuring our data models adhere to global HIT standards (FHIR, HL7v2, CDA, OMOP, etc.) while maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and data privacy.

Key Responsibilities

1. Data Modeling & Transformation Strategy

• Manage the governance of the canonical data model definition and maintenance processes in alignment with product strategy, ensuring it supports diverse clinical domains across the care continuum.
• Design and document detailed logic for data transformations and mappings between various healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7v2, C-CDA, FHIR, X12, OMOP, openEHR).
• Analyze emerging national and international Implementation Guides and regulatory standards, translating them into technical specifications for the engineering team to support future product capabilities.

1. Clinical Terminology Management

• Serve as the subject matter expert on standard terminologies and code sets, (e.g., SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, RxNorm).
• Define concept maps and value sets to ensure semantic interoperability across the platform.
• Troubleshoot terminology binding issues that arise during data ingestion or exchange.

1. Clinical Requirements & Translation

• Collaborate with clinical subject matter experts (SMEs) to gather requirements and translate "clinical intent" into precise technical specifications.
• Author functional specifications that allow engineers to build robust interoperability pipelines within InterSystems product suite.
• Act as a translator, explaining complex technical data constraints to clinicians and complex clinical workflows to engineers.

1. Quality Assurance & Safety Validation

• Validate data models and transformation logic to ensure they are clinically sound and accurately reflect the patient story.
• Conduct clinical safety assessments on proposed data structures to identify and mitigate risks related to data loss, misinterpretation, or context stripping.
• Ensure all data designs comply with privacy regulations (HIPAA, GDPR) and data governance policies.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Clinical Background: Clinical degree (MD, DO, RN, PharmD, NP/PA) with active or previous licensure preferred; OR equivalent deep domain experience in Health Informatics.
• Informatics Experience: 5+ years of experience in clinical informatics, data modeling, or interoperability analysis.
• InterSystems Expertise: Proven experience working within InterSystems IRIS for Health or HealthShare environments is highly desired. Experience with other major integration engines combined with a willingness to learn InterSystems technology will also be considered.

Technical Skills & Knowledge

• Standards: Deep mastery of HL7v2, C-CDA, and FHIR (resources, profiles, and implementation guides). Familiarity with OMOP CDM or openEHR archetypes is a strong plus.
• Terminologies: Proficiency with LOINC, SNOMED CT, ICD-10, and RxNorm browsers and hierarchy structures.
• Tools: Experience with mapping tools, SQL, and data modeling software.
• Regulatory: Understanding of ONC certification rules (USCDI), TEFCA, and CMS interoperability rules.

Competencies

• Translation: Ability to demystify technical jargon for clinicians and clinical workflows for developers.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong capability to visualize data flows and identify edge cases in complex clinical scenarios.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for creating documentation and specifications.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other legally protected category. InterSystems is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

The company also provides generous employee benefits including:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Tuition reimbursement

The estimated base compensation range for this role is $87,000 — $105,000 USD

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