UMLS · biomedical terminology
Overview
Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is seeking a Health Informatics / Terminology SME to support NLM external UMLS. This part-time Subject Matter Expert (SME) position provides targeted health informatics and terminology expertise for technically focused UMLS user engagements. The SME helps NLM and the user-engagement team accurately understand and interpret findings involving UMLS, biomedical terminology, terminology modeling, interoperability, FHIR, APIs, mappings, and related Health IT use cases.
If you are interested in being a part of an organization that operates within the intersection of technology and health, please apply today!
Responsibilities
- Participate in selected interviews, listening sessions, and follow-up discussions where specialized UMLS, terminology, interoperability, or Health IT expertise is needed.
- Help formulate technically appropriate questions and clarify user workflows, dependencies, terminology models, mappings, interfaces, and data-exchange use cases.
- Interpret technically complex user feedback and help distinguish terminology, data-model, interoperability, API, mapping, and implementation considerations.
- Assist the engagement team in accurately documenting and synthesizing technical findings and identifying questions requiring additional NLM or stakeholder follow-up.
- Provide subject matter context as needed when evaluating potential UMLS improvement or modernization opportunities identified through user engagement.
Experience: Required Knowledge / Skills
- Demonstrated expertise in health informatics, biomedical terminology,