[Hiring] Taxonomist @Aditi Consulting

Role Description

We are looking for a Taxonomist to support research, data analysis, design, and implementation of taxonomies to support content understanding, UX and business team for the Taxonomy team at Company. The crux of this contract will be taxonomy editing, classification review, and providing data enrichment to support company-wide efficiency and taxonomy excellence.

• Detailed data analysis (Excel, Google Sheets or scripting languages) to identify identical and/or fuzzy matches across multiple vocabularies
• Research (both internal and external) to enrich node data
• Status reporting on progress, questions, issues, or potential opportunity areas with partners and stakeholders
• Implementation based on taxonomy governance guidelines

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree in Library Science, Information Management or Linguistics preferred
• 5+ years of experience in developing taxonomies/or ontologies to support a variety of systems both for front-end and back-end use
• Experience developing taxonomies, thesauri, or ontologies
• Experience researching and defining taxonomy and ontology node data based on existing standards
• Experience with a variety of topic/domain types
• Experience communicating and presenting taxonomy principles and standards
• Strong ownership and ability to self-start, build relationships with partners, and develop a point of view
• Strong ability to proactively communicate about projects and workstreams
• Strong affinity for detail-oriented taxonomy development work

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Library Science, Information Management or Linguistics (preferred)
• Experience with taxonomy or ontology management software
• Experience utilizing AI in taxonomy workflows
• Extensive experience with Excel or Google Sheets

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Health savings accounts with qualified medical plan enrollment
• 10 paid days off
• 3 days paid bereavement leave
• 401(k) plan participation with employer match
• Life and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Dependent care flexible spending account
• Accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Accommodations and reimbursement for work travel
• Discretionary performance or recognition bonus
• Sick leave and mobile phone reimbursement provided based on state or local law