
Principal Medical Coder (Hea Job/ 245)
Job Skills
Job Description
Primary subject matter expert responsible for providing leadership and management responsibilities for medical coders and serious adverse event reconciliation to clients. Deliver best practices, technology, and innovative solutions ➢ Design and maintain Medical Coding Guidelines and Serious Adverse Event reconciliation plans in collaboration with sponsors ➢ Execute precise and consistent medical coding following coding guidelines and utilizing MedDRA and WHODrug dictionaries ➢ Conduct reviews for coding consistency including the approval of coded terms and synonym lists ➢ Enforce a versioning strategy and timeline for routine updates of industry standard dictionaries (MedDRA and WHODrug) in alignment with medical coding guidelines ➢ Assist in maintenance activities for coding tools, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT) script creation and execution ➢ Define requirements and collaborate with Data Engineers on development of tools and visuals for coding review and SAE reconciliation via elluminate
Preform serious adverse event reconciliation across clinical trial databases, safety systems and other relevant sources ➢ Collaborate with safety, clinical, and data management teams to resolve discrepancies and ensure accurate representation of medical coding and safety information ➢ Document coding decisions and justifications for clarity and auditability ➢ Participates in the development and/or maintenance of Standard Operation Procedures, Guidelines and/or Work Instructions documents as needed ➢ Other duties as assigned