Biomedical and Clinical Research Information Specialist

Rockville, MD
Full Time
Experienced

We believe that by equipping researchers with rapid insights and providers with tailored, on-demand data, we can help people lead better, healthier lives. At Digital Infuzion, we harness innovative healthcare solutions and cutting-edge bioinformatics to make meaningful impacts in patient care.

Our team thrives in a creative, open, and growth-oriented environment, guided by our core values:
Outcomes First: Focusing on what matters most and making timely, informed decisions.
Innovative: Embracing creativity and continuous improvement to drive novel solutions.
Radical Candor: Communicating openly and honestly, balancing direct feedback with genuine care.
Never Satisfied: Pursuing excellence and continuous growth beyond the status quo.
Resilient: Adapting and persevering through challenges, turning obstacles into opportunities.

If you're passionate about leveraging technology to improve healthcare and want to work in an environment that values innovation and collaboration, we may have just the opportunity for you.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Biomedical / Clinical Research Information Specialist to support the development, maintenance, and publication of controlled terminologies used across clinical and biomedical research domains. This role supports terminology production cycles, responds to high-priority clinical and research requests, and helps ensure interoperability across research, clinical, and regulatory systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Edit, process, and publish controlled terminologies and vocabularies supporting clinical and biomedical research

  • Model clinical and research concepts using standardized ontology languages (e.g., OWL2 or equivalent)

  • Respond to terminology requests from internal and external stakeholders

  • Maintain current and accurate terminology content reflecting evolving clinical practice and research

  • Perform data conversion, normalization, and mapping across formats, standards, and systems

  • Proactively identify gaps in terminology coverage and recommend enhancements

  • Ensure quality control and adherence to established editorial policies and best practices

  • Support ongoing terminology production cycles, including responsiveness to time-sensitive or high-priority requests

  • Contribute domain expertise to terminology gap analysis and refinement activities

  • Participate in AI-assisted or automated terminology workflows, including review and validation of system-generated term suggestions

  • Apply subject matter knowledge to support semantic interoperability across clinical and research data standards

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in biomedical research, clinical research, health informatics, or related fields

  • Hands-on experience working with controlled vocabularies, terminologies, or ontologies

  • Demonstrated understanding of clinical and research data standards and representation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in a relevant discipline, such as:

    • Nursing

    • Pharmacology or Pharmacy

    • Public Health

    • Medicine

    • Biology or Molecular Biology

  • Experience with terminology development, curation, or modeling

  • Familiarity with data standards, metadata models, and interoperability frameworks

Technical Skills & Knowledge

  • Best practices in semantic representation of clinical and biomedical data

  • Working knowledge of healthcare and regulatory terminology standards, such as:

    • SNOMED CT

    • ICD (e.g., ICD-10-CM)

    • MedDRA

  • Experience integrating terminology content with clinical, research, or regulatory information systems

  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to data quality, consistency, and governance

Digital Infuzion does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor per Federal laws.

We can provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at HR@digitalinfuzion.com. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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