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Senior Manager, Ontology

Boston, MAFull-time$137k–$215k2026-07-30 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Hands-on R&D BioPharm data curator responsible for harmonizing Research, Development, and Global Medical data into standardized, analysis-ready, FAIR-aligned datasets.

Role type

Senior Manager, Ontology & Data Curation

Builds

Standardized biomedical datasets, metadata standards, ontology/terminology mappings, and versioned ontologies

Domain

Biopharmaceutical R&D, Bioinformatics, Data Governance

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Biomedical data curation, Ontology mapping, Controlled vocabulary management, QC/QA standards, SOP development, Stakeholder leadership, Workflow automation, Version control, Tooling expertise (SciBite CENtree, TopBraid)

Preferred skills

Semantic web standards (RDF/RDFS/OWL/SKOS/SHACL), Data platform partnership

Technologies

SciBite CENtree, TopBraid Composer, NCIT, MedDRA, BAO, CL, CHEBI, Allotrope, PROCO

Responsibilities

Curate and harmonize biomedical datasets ensuring completeness and audit readiness; Map entities to controlled vocabularies and manage terminology decisions; Maintain application and domain ontologies across environments; Define and execute QC/QA standards and governance practices; Lead cross-functional delivery and stakeholder communication; Identify and implement workflow improvements including automation.

Seniority

Senior Manager, hands-on IC with leadership