Medical Coding Specilist / Clinical Coder II

Syneos Health, Inc.; Delaware; Remote; USD 56,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k matching

Paid time off / Paid sick time

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Medical Coding Specialist / Clinical Coder II for a remote role in the United States. The position focuses on encoding adverse events and medical histories using MedDRA and WHOdrug, following SOPs, and generating clarification queries as needed.

The role requires a minimum of 2+ years in pharmacovigilance or related fields, a health science background, and strong medical terminology knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or related health science background.
• 2+ years in pharmacovigilance, clinical research, and/or clinical data management.
• Experience with MedDRA and WHODD preferred.
• Strong knowledge of medical terminology and coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Encode adverse events and medical history using MedDRA and WHOdrug.
• Follow coding conventions and SOPs.
• Generate data queries for clarification of potentially discrepant data.
• Collaborate with medical monitors, data management and clinical teams to ensure timely coding.
• Assist in interdepartmental training of new staff as needed.
• Assist in coding data reviews and SAE reconciliation.

Skills

MedDRA

WHODD

Medical terminology

Pharmacovigilance

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or related health science background

Tools

Medidata RAVE Coder

TMS

Veeva

Job description

Medical Coding Specilist / Clinical Coder II

Updated: Yesterday
Location: Remote, DE, United States
Job ID:25112424

Description

Medical Coding Specilist / Clinical Coder II

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

Job Summary

This position is responsible for encoding terms reported as adverse events and medical history as well as prior and concomitant medications using industry accepted dictionaries such as MedDRA and WHOdrug.

Summary of the Essential Functions of the Job

Coding performed in accordance with departmental coding conventions and company SOPs.

The coder will generate queries for clarification of potentially discrepant data.

Ability to work in cross-functional team-oriented environments.

Assist with data coding consistency reviews and SAE reconciliation, as needed.

The Coder will collaborate with medical monitors, Clinical and Data Management team members, as required, to ensure the timely processing of coding, according to project timelines.

The coder should have working knowledge of coding tools (ie. Medidata RAVE Coder, TMS, Veeva, etc.)

Assist in interdepartmental training of new staff as needed.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelors degree or related health science background.

Commensurate experience will be considered in lieu of a 4 year degree.

2+ years industry experience in pharmacovigilance, clinical research, and/or clinical data management required.

Experience with MedDRA and WHODD preferred.

Working knowledge of medical terminology, clinical trials & coding is essential.

Excellent written and oral skills and demonstrated ability to work both independently and within cross functional teams.

Strong attention to detail and a commitment to high quality work"

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Salary Range:

$56,400.00 - $95,900.00

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

http://www.syneoshealth.com

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Summary

FSP Clinical Coder II

Discover what our more than 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career withSyneos Health means your everyday work improvespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career inwhich you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health ® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients.