Senior Health Data Informaticist - Compass

Veeva Systems; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO and company paid holidays

Retirement programs

1% charitable giving program

Job summary

Veeva Systems is seeking a Senior Healthcare Data Informaticist to design and manage the Terminology Reference Library, ensuring high-quality data standards. This role demands strong collaboration with data engineering and product teams to deliver scalable healthcare data solutions.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in healthcare data systems, deep expertise in coding systems, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Veeva offers comprehensive benefits and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with healthcare data systems.
• Deep expertise in drug classification and coding systems.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with large healthcare datasets.

Responsibilities

• Curate and validate medical and pharmacy claims data.
• Design and maintain hierarchical structures and vocabularies.
• Lead data integration and modeling efforts.

Skills

Healthcare data systems

Clinical vocabularies

Coding systems

Payer data

SQL

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics or related field

Tools

SQL tools

ETL/data manipulation tools

Job description

The Role

As a Senior Healthcare Data Informaticist, you will design, manage, and maintain all reference data assets in the Terminology Reference Library (TRL), including clinical, and claims-related coding standards. In this senior role, you will ensure high-quality, standardized, and actionable data to support therapeutic area frameworks and a comprehensive, reference data library. You will collaborate closely with data engineering, analytics, and product teams to deliver scalable, interoperable, and trusted healthcare data solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Curate, standardize, and validate medical and pharmacy claims data to ensure accuracy and usability across Compass products
• Map drugs to indications and therapeutic areas using coding standards such as ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, NDC, RxNorm, and ATC
• Design, maintain, and document hierarchical structures, taxonomies, and vocabularies, including therapeutic area frameworks, diagnosis/procedure groupings
• Develop business rules, validation routines, and clinical logic to support reliable analytics and product use
• Lead data integration and modeling efforts, applying healthcare data standards for consistent, interoperable data assets
• Troubleshoot complex data issues, ensuring data integrity, system reliability, and adherence to regulatory requirements (HIPAA)
• Produce clear documentation (ERDs, flowcharts, sequence diagrams) to communicate processes and data solutions effectively
• Translate complex clinical and payer data concepts into actionable insights for cross-functional teams and leadership
• Mentor and guide junior team members to strengthen overall team capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Biomedical Informatics, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Public Health, or related field
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with healthcare data systems, clinical vocabularies, coding systems, and payer data
• Deep expertise in drug classification and coding systems (NDC, RxNorm, ATC)
• Advanced knowledge of diagnostic and procedural code sets (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, HCPCS)
• Experience with payer data, including commercial and government payers, and a history of acting as a subject matter expert
• Strong SQL skills and experience with data modeling, transformation, and aggregation on large healthcare datasets
• Proven ability to design, maintain, and govern complex hierarchical structures (taxonomies, ontologies, clinical groupers)
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to resolve technical challenges in healthcare data systems
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, able to translate complex data concepts for technical and non‑technical audiences
• Familiarity with U.S. healthcare system structures, data standards, and payer mix concepts

Nice to Have

• Experience with terminology or ontology management tools (e.g., Apelon, SNOMED CT browsers, OHDSI/OMOP)
• Familiarity with data governance platforms (e.g., Collibra, Informatica) and FAIR data principles
• Background in pharmacy, clinical informatics, or health economics/market access analytics
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, R, SAS) or other ETL/data manipulation tools

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program

Compensation

• Base pay: $80,000 - $115,000
• The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].