Clinical Terminologist

Tempus AI; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 67,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation

Restricted stock units

Medical benefits

Job summary

Tempus AI is seeking a skilled professional to manage and standardize clinical terminologies across the company, leveraging real-world data to improve patient care. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain ontology models, support QA and data quality, and drive improvements across production pipelines using SQL, Python, RDF/OWL and related standards.

Applicants should bring 3+ years in medical terminologies (ICD-CM-9/10, SNOMED, LOINC), familiarity with UMLS, and experience

Qualifications

• 3+ years working with standard medical terminologies (ICD-CM-9/10, SNOMED CT, LOINC).
• Familiarity with UMLS and NCIm.
• Experience developing and maintaining clinical ontologic models.
• Experience with real-world data from EHRs, labs, claims.
• Experience with ELT tools for high-volume data pipelines.
• SQL, Python, and Semantic Web tech (RDF/OWL/SPARQL).
• Awareness of HL7 and FHIR data standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage and update terminology services.
• Maintain and extend modeled ontology solutions across the company.
• Standardize clinical concepts from Tempus data, EHRs, and labs.
• Manage adjudication and quality control pipelines for new concepts.
• Monitor QA and process improvement initiatives.
• Monitor production performance and recommend improvements.

Skills

3+ years working with medical terminol

UMLS & NCIm familiarity

Clinical ontologic models experience

Real-world data from EHRs/labs/claims

ELT tools for high-volume pipelines

SQL, Python, RDF/OWL/SPARQL

HL7 & FHIR awareness

Job description

Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?

Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.

We now have more healthcare data than ever before, but providers often do not have the systems or expertise to make sense of all of this valuable data. At Tempus, we are building the infrastructure to modernize and enhance cancer treatment. We are on a mission to connect an entire ecosystem to redefine how data is used to improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage and update terminology services made available across the company.
• Maintain and extend modeled ontology solutions used throughout the company.
• Standardize clinical concepts from a variety of sources, including Tempus curated data, EHR integrations, and lab systems.
• Manage the adjudication of, and quality control pipelines for, new clinical concepts and domains.
• Proactively monitor and support quality assurance and process improvement initiatives.
• Monitor performance of production processes and recommend areas for improvement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years working with standard medical terminologies (e.g., ICD-CM-9/10, SNOMED CT, RxNorm, LOINC, CPT).
• Working knowledge of UMLS and familiarity with NCIm.
• Experience developing and maintaining clinical ontologic models.
• Experience working with real world data from various sources (e.g., EHRs, lab systems, claims, and abstraction or curation).
• Experience working with ELT tools to maintain high volume, high velocity data through-put pipelines.
• Familiarity with SQL, Python, and Semantic Web Technologies (RDF, OWL, SPARQL)
• Awareness of healthcare information standards, such as HL7 and FHIR for data exchange and interoperability.

Nice-to-haves

• Clinical background (PA, NP, RN, etc.).
• Experience with real world data analysis in Python or sql.
• Participation in professional organizations (e.g., OHDSI, AMIA).
• Awareness of OMOP Common Data Model

Pay Range: $67,000 - $95,000 USD

The expected salary range may vary for other locations. Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.