[Hiring] Standards Development Organization Liaison / Knowledge Management @Aptive

Role Description

This role is VA’s point of contact with the outside organizations that write and ballot health data standards. This includes:

• Sitting in HL7, SNOMED, LOINC and similar workgroups, carrying VA’s position into those discussions.
• Bringing back what changed and what it actually means for VHA systems and workflows.
• Knowledge management of standards work, including organizing and maintaining implementation guides, mappings, decision records, and meeting notes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Ten years of experience in project management for standards development.
• Demonstrated participation in one or more health data standards development organizations, including ballot, comment, or workgroup involvement.
• Working knowledge of health data standards and terminologies, including HL7 V2, CDA, and FHIR, plus SNOMED CT, LOINC, RxNorm, and ICD.
• Experience building and maintaining structured knowledge repositories, documentation libraries, or content governance processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required VA background investigation.

Requirements

• Prior VA or federal health care experience, particularly with VistA, CPRS, or the Federal EHR.
• HL7 FHIR certification, SNOMED CT certification, or equivalent standards credentials.
• Experience with terminology tooling and value set authoring, including NLM VSAC.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience supporting federal interoperability policy work, including TEFCA, USCDI, or ONC certification criteria.

Company Description

Aptive partners with federal agencies to achieve their missions through improved performance, streamlined operations, and enhanced service delivery. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, we support more than a dozen agencies including Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security, and the National Science Foundation. We specialize in applying technology, creativity, and human-centered services to optimize mission delivery and improve experiences for millions of people who count on government services every day.

• Founded: 2012
• Employees: 300+ nationwide