[Hiring] Medical Scientific Annotation Specialist @Black Canyon Consulting

Role Description

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is seeking highly qualified Medical Scientific Annotation Specialists to support a critical NIH research initiative focused on modeling sepsis progression using multimodal clinical data from MIMIC-IV. This role will support the development of a high-quality annotated clinical reference set by reviewing and refining clinical events and their timing within patient records.

• Annotators will work with clinical notes and structured electronic health record (EHR) data to determine when clinically meaningful events occurred and assess the certainty of those timestamps.
• The project will evaluate the use of large language models (LLMs) to assist with clinical annotation.
• Ideal candidates will have a strong clinical background, experience interpreting complex patient records, and familiarity with sepsis and critical care.

Qualifications

• Clinical training and demonstrated ability to interpret complex patient records.
• Familiarity with sepsis, acute organ dysfunction, and clinical deterioration.
• Ability to interpret clinical notes, vital signs, laboratory results, interventions, and other EHR information.
• Strong clinical reasoning and attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret temporal information within clinical documentation.
• Ability to consistently apply detailed annotation guidelines.
• Comfort working with digital annotation tools and structured clinical data.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a distributed team environment.

Requirements

• Advanced degree or professional certification in a clinical field, such as MD, DO, PA, NP, or RN with relevant clinical experience.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting clinical documentation and patient records.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401k plan with employer contribution.
• Paid holidays and vacation.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and location.