Senior Health Data Informaticist - Compass

Veeva Systems, Inc.; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and basiclife

Flexible PTO and company paid holidays

Retirement programs

1% charitable giving program

Job summary

Veeva Systems, a mission-driven SaaS leader, seeks a Senior Healthcare Data Informaticist to design and manage reference data in the TRL. You will collaborate with data engineering, analytics, and product teams to deliver scalable, trusted healthcare data solutions.

You will curate medical and pharmacy data, map drugs to indications using ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, NDC, RxNorm, and ATC; develop rules and hierarchies; mentor junior teammates; and ensure HIPAA compliance while communicating insights to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health informatics or related field
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with healthcare data systems and vocabularies
• Deep expertise in drug classification and coding systems (NDC, RxNorm, ATC)
• Advanced knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, HCPCS
• Experience with payer data and SME responsibilities
• Strong SQL skills and data modeling
• Ability to design and govern complex hierarchies (taxonomies, ontologies)
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Familiarity with U.S. healthcare system structures and payer mix concepts

Responsibilities

• Curate, standardize, and validate medical and pharmacy claims data across Compass products
• Map drugs to indications using ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, NDC, RxNorm, and ATC
• Design, maintain, and document hierarchical structures, taxonomies, and vocabularies
• Develop business rules, validation routines, and clinical logic
• Lead data integration and modeling efforts with healthcare data standards
• Troubleshoot complex data issues ensuring data integrity and HIPAA compliance
• Produce documentation (ERDs, flowcharts, diagrams)
• Translate complex clinical and payer data concepts into insights for teams
• Mentor junior team members and strengthen team capabilities

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Healthcare data

Communication

Mentor teammates

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Informatics or related field

Tools

Apelon

SNOMED CT browsers

OHDSI/OMOP

Collibra

Informatica

Python

R

SAS

Job description

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

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

Interviewing with Veeva

We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.

• Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party.
• Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.
• If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:
  1. A conversation with the hiring manager
  2. A practical case exercise
  3. A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader.
• Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.

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].