Sr. Clinical Informaticist

Cohere Health; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Travel

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

PTO 23 days/yr

Parental leave

Pet insurance

Job summary

Cohere Health is seeking a Senior Clinical Informatician to bridge clinical expertise and data science, shaping data-driven healthcare solutions. You’ll lead ontology mapping, data validation, and annotation quality for AI-enabled tools, while mentoring junior staff.

The role emphasizes clinical reasoning, interoperability standards, and structured data design across EHRs and analytics platforms. Remote-first with occasional travel to Boston for onboarding and meetings.

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years of experience in clinical informatics, analytics, or digital health.
• Advanced understanding of clinical data, EHR systems, and data standards.
• Experience with data modeling or AI-driven healthcare products preferred.
• Master’s degree or informatics certification (RN-BC, CPHIMS, ACHIP, etc.) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clinicians, data scientists, and engineers to design and validate digital health and analytics solutions.
• Translate clinical workflows into structured data and logic for algorithms and quality measurement.
• Lead efforts in ontology mapping, terminology management (SNOMED, ICD, LOINC, RxNorm), and interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7).
• Oversee labeling and abstraction to ensure model safety, accuracy, and clinical integrity.
• Mentor junior informaticians and specialists in annotation, data validation, and workflow improvement.

Skills

Clinical informatics

Data modeling

EHR data standards

AI in healthcare

Education

BSN or related clinical degree

RN license

Master’s degree or informatics cert

Job description

Opportunity Overview:

We’re seeking a Senior Clinical Informatician to serve as a key bridge between clinical expertise and data science. In this advanced role, you’ll apply deep clinical reasoning and informatics expertise to design, evaluate, and optimize data-driven healthcare solutions. You’ll also lead ontology mapping, structured data validation, and annotation quality initiatives supporting our next-generation AI and LLM-enabled healthcare tools.

This is a remote-first role that may require travel to Boston, MA for new hire onboarding and occasional in-person team meetings and company events.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate with clinicians, data scientists, and engineers to design and validate digital health and analytics solutions.
• Translate clinical workflows into structured data and logic for algorithms and quality measurement.
• Lead efforts in ontology mapping, terminology management (SNOMED, ICD, LOINC, RxNorm), and interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7).
• Oversee labeling and abstraction to ensure model safety, accuracy, and clinical integrity.
• Mentor junior informaticians and specialists in annotation, data validation, and workflow improvement.

What you’ll need:

• BSN or related clinical degree with active RN license required.
• 4–6+ years of experience in clinical informatics, analytics, or digital health.
• Advanced understanding of clinical data, EHR systems, and data standards.
• Experience with data modeling or AI-driven healthcare products preferred.
• Master’s degree or informatics certification (RN-BC, CPHIMS, ACHIP, etc.) a plus.

Pay & Perks:

• Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account
• Up to 184 hours (23 days) of PTO per year + company holidays
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pet insurance

The salary range for this position is $85,000.00 to $100,000.00 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

Interview Process*:

1. Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening
2. Meet your Hiring Manager and Case Study!
3. Behavioral Interview

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform delivers AI-powered solutions that streamline access to quality care by improving payer-provider collaboration, cost containment, and healthcare economics. Cohere Health works with over 660,000 providers and handles over 12 million prior authorization requests annually. Its responsible AI auto-approves up to 90% of requests for millions of health plan members.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners, Cohere Health drives more transparent, streamlined healthcare processes, helping patients receive faster, more appropriate care and higher-quality outcomes.

The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles. We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth-oriented environment that works for everyone.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us, it’s personal.