Senior Knowledge Engineer - Remote US

Role overview Translate clinical specifications into accessible, testable healthcare logic and data queries used to support clinical decision-making and quality measurement. This work combines research into healthcare data models, authoring simplified code, validating its outputs with sample data, and documenting implementations for adoption. The position is a one-year contract and is listed as remote.

Responsibilities - Write simplified healthcare logic for clinical quality measures and clinical decision support specifications. - Research healthcare data models and logic expression approaches, including FHIR and CQL, to represent requirements accurately. - Design test plans, create sample data, and check that generated FHIR data meets defined criteria. - Document, maintain, and publish implementation results in FHIR implementation guides. - Collaborate with clinicians, healthcare specialists, and terminology experts to interpret requirements and test implementations. - Analyze prior authorization policies and provide feedback on their scope, complexity, and effort.

Requirements - At least five years of experience in clinical informatics, data science, software development, or a related field. - Experience in healthcare technology. - Postsecondary education in computer science or a related field, or comparable work experience. - Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail. - Clear written and verbal communication and the ability to collaborate across disciplines. - Self-direction, professionalism, and sound judgment when working with confidential information.

Nice to have - Experience with FHIR, clinical quality measures, or clinical decision support algorithms. - Familiarity with prior authorization adjudication, SQL, or programming tools.

Benefits and work setup - Remote work, flexible time off, health and medical benefits, retirement contribution options, life and disability coverage, and an employee assistance program. - Access to FHIR study support and online learning resources.