Biomedical Informatics Specialist II

Make a difference in the future of global healthcare!  Join our JPSys team!  

 Biomedical Informatics Specialist - SME Level II

Position is contingent upon award.

“Our mission is to standardize, manage and improve the interoperability and usability of clinical data.”

J P Systems provides professional services for large Federal Healthcare IT projects.  Be part of a team influencing the future of clinical data management by helping us to analyze and improve workflows across the Federal Government.  

Responsibilities of the Biomedical Information Specialist SME - Level II

• The Biomedical Informatics Specialist II plays a critical role in the analysis, design, integration, and management of biomedical information systems and terminology products. T


• This position leads high-level functional systems work, provides expert oversight of biomedical content development, and ensures adherence to best practices in terminology standards and ontology design.


• The Specialist serves as a senior project lead, subject matter expert, and liaison with stakeholders and clients, supporting complex biomedical informatics initiatives such as the development and maintenance of the NCI Thesaurus and NCI Metathesaurus.

Project Requirements:

• Proven expertise in content development for reputable biomedical terminology or ontology products.


• Deep understanding of major biomedical terminology standards, classifications, and nomenclature systems.


• Thorough knowledge of terminology/ontology development practices and tools.


• Familiarity and demonstrated competence with specialized software used to develop and maintain the NCI Thesaurus and Metathesaurus is highly desirable.


• Must be expert users of relevant terminology development software tools and must provide training for other contractor staff as required.


• Lead and direct teams engaged in high-level biomedical functional systems analysis, integration, and documentation.


• Serve as project lead and senior specialist for assigned content domains or development projects.


• Act as a primary liaison with clients and stakeholders, ensuring project requirements and standards are met.


• Provide expert oversight and training in terminology development software and best practices.


• Maintain and enhance domain-specific biomedical information systems content, ensuring alignment with evolving industry standards and practices.

 Skills and Qualifications:

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the individual’s field of study and specialization.


• Demonstrated experience with terminology creation and modeling, data standards, and best practices for terminology management is preferred.


• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in biomedical or scientific terminology systems design, development, and management.

Educational Requirements: 

• A PhD plus 10 year's relevant experience or master’s degree plus 15 years relevant experience is required.


• For senior specialists on select assignments, an MD, DO, PhD, or PharmD with at least five (5) additional years in biomedical information systems content design and management is strongly preferred.


• For Sr. Biomedical Informatics Specialists specializing in pathology, an MD or DO with specialization in pathology and a minimum of five (5) years of clinical or academic pathology experience is required; oncopathology experience is strongly preferred.

Educational Equivalents:

A master's degree plus 15 years' experience may be used as an equivalent to a PhD. 

Although we are 100% virtual, you must be located in one of our hiring states of AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, MD, MI, TX, VA, or WI. 

Must have high speed internet connection.  

Relocation: Not paid

J P Systems 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.

Please note that our pay ranges are carefully researched and set based on the requirements of the position.  The salary range is displayed under Compensation for each position.  If you feel you qualify for a more senior level position than the ones advertised, please feel free to instead submit your resume from our Open Jobs webpage for consideration.