Senior Knowledge Engineer

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work: Fully remote within the U

Flexible time off

Competitive salary

Health coverage

Retirement savings (401(k) / RRSP)

Life and disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

FHIR study program

Professional development: Skillsoft

Team social activities

One-year contract

Job summary

Partner company is seeking a Senior Knowledge Engineer in the United States for a fully remote, one-year contract. The role focuses on transforming clinical specifications into structured data queries and healthcare logic using FHIR, CQL, and CDS Hooks, with collaboration across clinicians and technical teams.

You will develop healthcare code, validate results with realistic datasets, and publish findings through implementation guides while supporting data interoperability and adherence to

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience in clinical informatics or a related technical/healthcare role.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare data standards, with FHIR highly preferred.
• Post-secondary education in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with eCQMs is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with CDS algorithms is advantageous.
• Experience with prior authorization adjudication algorithms is beneficial.
• SQL knowledge is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Translate clinical and healthcare specifications into simplified healthcare code including eCQMs and CDS Hooks.
• Research and apply healthcare data standards and models (FHIR, CQL).
• Develop and maintain healthcare logic expressions to reflect clinical requirements.
• Design test plans and generate sample datasets to validate FHIR outputs.
• Document findings and implementations via FHIR Implementation Guides.
• Collaborate with clinicians and technical teams to validate outcomes.
• Provide feedback on prior authorization policies and estimate effort.
• Identify best practices and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ensure confidentiality and compliance with security and data protection policies.

Skills

Clinical informatics

FHIR knowledge

eCQMs experience

CDS Hooks

SQL

Data modeling

Documentation

Education

Post-secondary education in CS or related field

Tools

FHIR tools

CQL

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Knowledge Engineer based in the United States. The Senior Knowledge Engineer will play a key role in transforming complex clinical and healthcare specifications into structured, accessible, and actionable data queries. In this position, you will contribute to the development of healthcare data solutions that support clinical decision-making, improve care quality, and enhance interoperability across healthcare systems. You will work extensively with healthcare data standards, particularly FHIR, and clinical logic languages to translate medical requirements into reliable technical implementations. Your responsibilities will include developing simplified healthcare code, researching data models, designing testing strategies, and validating results through realistic sample datasets. Working closely with clinicians, healthcare specialists, and technical teams, you will help ensure accuracy, consistency, and practical adoption of clinical knowledge solutions. This is a fully remote, one-year contract opportunity offering the chance to contribute to innovative healthcare technology with a global impact.

Accountabilities

• Translate clinical and healthcare specifications, including Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) and Clinical Decision Support Hooks (CDS Hooks), into simplified healthcare code.
• Research and apply healthcare data standards and models, including Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), Clinical Quality Language (CQL), and relevant clinical definitional models.
• Develop and maintain healthcare logic expressions that accurately represent clinical requirements and support reliable data interpretation.
• Design comprehensive test plans to verify that developed code produces accurate and expected FHIR-based data outputs.
• Generate representative sample datasets to validate defined testing scenarios, requirements, and clinical criteria.
• Analyze testing results, identify discrepancies, and iteratively refine code and data models to improve accuracy and reliability.
• Document, maintain, and publish technical findings and implementation results through FHIR Implementation Guides to support adoption by healthcare organizations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, clinicians, healthcare specialists, and terminology experts to understand requirements, implement solutions, and validate technical outcomes.
• Provide expert feedback on prior authorization policies, including assessments of complexity, scope, implementation requirements, and estimated effort.
• Identify, document, and share best practices, lessons learned, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support the confidentiality, privacy, and integrity of organizational information and comply with all applicable security, privacy, and data protection policies.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience as a clinical informaticist, data scientist, software developer, or in another relevant technical or healthcare-focused role.
• Demonstrated experience in healthcare technology is required.
• Post-secondary education in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare data standards, with significant experience using FHIR highly preferred.
• Experience with Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with Clinical Decision Support algorithms is an advantage.
• Experience with prior authorization adjudication algorithms is beneficial.
• Knowledge of query languages such as SQL is considered an asset.
• Programming experience and familiarity with development tools are preferred, although not mandatory.
• Excellent computer literacy and the ability to work effectively with technical platforms and data management tools.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and creative problem-solving abilities, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex clinical and technical concepts into clear, accessible information.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with clinicians, technical specialists, and multidisciplinary teams.
• High levels of self-motivation, initiative, enthusiasm, integrity, and professionalism.
• Ability to manage responsibilities independently while contributing positively to a collaborative remote working environment.

Benefits

• Remote work: Fully remote working environment within the United States.
• Flexible time off: Flexible time-away policy, including paid time off (PTO), personal days, and sick leave.
• Competitive compensation: Competitive salary package.
• Healthcare coverage: Health and medical benefits.
• Retirement savings: Employee contribution programs, including RRSP, TFSA, and 401(k), depending on eligibility and location.
• Financial protection: Life and disability insurance coverage.
• Employee support: Access to an Employee Assistance Program.
• Professional development: Dedicated FHIR study program and access to Skillsoft learning resources.
• Team culture: Opportunities to connect and participate in social activities through the employee community club.
• Contract duration: One-year contract opportunity.

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