Ontology Integration Specialist
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Location: Bethesda MD
Work Type: Hybrid Work (Minimum 2 Days Onsite)
Required Clearance: Ability to obtain Public Trust
LCG Inc. provides insight into the impact of public programs that advance our society. For more than 20 years LCG Inc. has been a leading provider of technology-based consulting services biomedical research support grants management decision analytics software engineering and IT operations that enhance the transparency efficiency and empowerment of programs with health and science missions
Job Title: Ontology Integration Specialist
Job Overview: The Ontology Integration Specialist provides expert-level analysis content development and editorial oversight in support of biomedical research informatics and knowledge management initiatives. This role involves working with highly specialized terminology and data standards to support the modeling integration and dissemination of scientific concepts across research domains. The specialist works collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to align ontologies terminologies and data representations with evolving scientific understanding ensuring consistency accuracy and semantic interoperability.
Key Responsibilities
Subject Matter Expertise & Editorial Contributions
- Provide expert content analysis and domain-driven insights in molecular biology genetics genomics proteomics comparative biology and related fields.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on terminology modeling semantic relationships and knowledge representation.
- Contribute to the development and refinement of biomedical terminologies ontologies and controlled vocabularies.
- Review and validate content for accuracy consistency and alignment with scientific best practices and standards.
- Support curation and editorial workflows to ensure quality and timeliness of information updates.
Documentation & Communication
- Design and prepare technical reports white papers and structured documentation supporting project findings data models and ontological structures.
- Develop and deliver executive-level briefings using visuals such as charts graphs and diagrams to communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders and client managers.
- Participate in stakeholder discussions scientific panels and strategic planning meetings to represent scientific content needs
Project Involvement and Integration Support
- Collaborate with informaticians data scientists terminologists and software engineers on the development and implementation of biomedical information systems.
- Provide leadership or support on projects involving content integration terminology standardization and ontology development.
- Assist in defining relationships between content areas particularly in cross-disciplinary contexts such as translational research or epidemiology.
Qualifications
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in a biomedical scientific or research-oriented role.
- Demonstrated ability to perform advanced analysis and contribute to complex content development initiatives.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills particularly for technical and executive-level audiences.
- Doctoral degree (Ph.D. Sc.D. etc.) in molecular biology genetics genomics bioinformatics or a related biomedical science.
- Post-doctoral research experience in a relevant domain is strongly preferred.
- Cross-disciplinary expertise or familiarity with translational research comparative biology or experimental design is a plus.
- Experience in terminology creation ontology modeling or scientific knowledge representation.
- Familiarity with controlled vocabularies and standards (e.g. GO NCIt MeSH UMLS OBO Foundry ontologies).
- Working knowledge of OWL RDF Protégé or similar semantic technologies.
- Detail-oriented and precise in reviewing scientific content.
- Comfortable navigating complex interdisciplinary scientific domains.
- Able to synthesize and communicate complex findings to diverse audiences.
- Proactive and collaborative with a commitment to advancing biomedical informatics.
- Preferred Subject Areas:
- Content expertise and editorial efforts are particularly desirable in one or more of the following:
- Anatomy (including microanatomy and comparative anatomy)
- Genes proteins molecular pathways
- Experimental organism models
- Molecular and other biomarkers
- Diseases and biological findings
- Biomedical study design and research reporting
Compensation and Benefits
The projected compensation range for this position is $90000 to $13000 per year benchmarked in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Salary at LCG is determined by various factors including but not limited to role location the combination of education/training knowledge skills competencies certifications and work experience.
LCG offers a competitive comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance options (medical dental vision) life and disability insurance retirement plan contributions as well as paid leave federal holidays professional development and lifestyle benefits.
Devoted to Fair and Inclusive Practices
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex race ethnicity age national origin citizenship religion physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information pregnancy family structure marital status ancestry domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
If you are interested in applying for employment with LCG and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position contact our Human Resources department by email at .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fraudulent job offers using LCGs name. LCG will never request payment-related details or advancement of money during the application process. Legitimate communication will only come from or emails not free commercial services like Gmail or WhatsApp. If you receive suspicious emails asking for payment or personal information contact us immediately at .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Location: Bethesda MD
Work Type: Hybrid Work (Minimum 2 Days Onsite)
Required Clearance: Ability to obtain Public Trust
LCG Inc. provides insight into the impact of public programs that advance our society. For more than 20 years LCG Inc. has been a leading provider of technology-based consulting services biomedical research support grants management decision analytics software engineering and IT operations that enhance the transparency efficiency and empowerment of programs with health and science missions
Job Title: Ontology Integration Specialist
Job Overview: The Ontology Integration Specialist provides expert-level analysis content development and editorial oversight in support of biomedical research informatics and knowledge management initiatives. This role involves working with highly specialized terminology and data standards to support the modeling integration and dissemination of scientific concepts across research domains. The specialist works collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to align ontologies terminologies and data representations with evolving scientific understanding ensuring consistency accuracy and semantic interoperability.
Key Responsibilities
Subject Matter Expertise & Editorial Contributions
- Provide expert content analysis and domain-driven insights in molecular biology genetics genomics proteomics comparative biology and related fields.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on terminology modeling semantic relationships and knowledge representation.
- Contribute to the development and refinement of biomedical terminologies ontologies and controlled vocabularies.
- Review and validate content for accuracy consistency and alignment with scientific best practices and standards.
- Support curation and editorial workflows to ensure quality and timeliness of information updates.
Documentation & Communication
- Design and prepare technical reports white papers and structured documentation supporting project findings data models and ontological structures.
- Develop and deliver executive-level briefings using visuals such as charts graphs and diagrams to communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders and client managers.
- Participate in stakeholder discussions scientific panels and strategic planning meetings to represent scientific content needs
Project Involvement and Integration Support
- Collaborate with informaticians data scientists terminologists and software engineers on the development and implementation of biomedical information systems.
- Provide leadership or support on projects involving content integration terminology standardization and ontology development.
- Assist in defining relationships between content areas particularly in cross-disciplinary contexts such as translational research or epidemiology.
Qualifications
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in a biomedical scientific or research-oriented role.
- Demonstrated ability to perform advanced analysis and contribute to complex content development initiatives.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills particularly for technical and executive-level audiences.
- Doctoral degree (Ph.D. Sc.D. etc.) in molecular biology genetics genomics bioinformatics or a related biomedical science.
- Post-doctoral research experience in a relevant domain is strongly preferred.
- Cross-disciplinary expertise or familiarity with translational research comparative biology or experimental design is a plus.
- Experience in terminology creation ontology modeling or scientific knowledge representation.
- Familiarity with controlled vocabularies and standards (e.g. GO NCIt MeSH UMLS OBO Foundry ontologies).
- Working knowledge of OWL RDF Protégé or similar semantic technologies.
- Detail-oriented and precise in reviewing scientific content.
- Comfortable navigating complex interdisciplinary scientific domains.
- Able to synthesize and communicate complex findings to diverse audiences.
- Proactive and collaborative with a commitment to advancing biomedical informatics.
- Preferred Subject Areas:
- Content expertise and editorial efforts are particularly desirable in one or more of the following:
- Anatomy (including microanatomy and comparative anatomy)
- Genes proteins molecular pathways
- Experimental organism models
- Molecular and other biomarkers
- Diseases and biological findings
- Biomedical study design and research reporting
Compensation and Benefits
The projected compensation range for this position is $90000 to $13000 per year benchmarked in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Salary at LCG is determined by various factors including but not limited to role location the combination of education/training knowledge skills competencies certifications and work experience.
LCG offers a competitive comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance options (medical dental vision) life and disability insurance retirement plan contributions as well as paid leave federal holidays professional development and lifestyle benefits.
Devoted to Fair and Inclusive Practices
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex race ethnicity age national origin citizenship religion physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information pregnancy family structure marital status ancestry domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status or any other basis prohibited by law.
If you are interested in applying for employment with LCG and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position contact our Human Resources department by email at .
Securing Your Data
Beware of fraudulent job offers using LCGs name. LCG will never request payment-related details or advancement of money during the application process. Legitimate communication will only come from or emails not free commercial services like Gmail or WhatsApp. If you receive suspicious emails asking for payment or personal information contact us immediately at .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Required Experience:
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Employment Type
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