Taxonomist at US Tech Solutions in Menlo Park, California

Posted in Other 3 days ago.

Type: full-time





Job Description:

Job Title: Taxonomist III

Location: Menlo Park CA/Seattle WA (Onsite)

Duration: 6 Months Contract

Pay Range: $45 to $50 per hour on W2.

Summary:

We are looking for a Taxonomist to support research, data analysis, design, and implementation of taxonomies to support content understanding for the Taxonomy team. The crux of this contract will be adding taxonomy mappings and providing metadata enrichment to support company-wide efficiency and taxonomy excellence.

Job Responsibilities:
  • 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 metadata
  • Status reporting on progress, questions, issues, or potential opportunity areas with partners and stakeholders
  • Implementation based on taxonomy governance guidelines

Minimum Requirements:
  • 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.
  • Experiencing researching and defining taxonomy and ontology node metadata 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

Must-Have Skills
  • Ambiguity, attention to details, Google sheets, experience with taxonomy or ontology management software
  • Data verification and alignment skills
  • Experiencing researching and defining taxonomy and ontology node metadata based on existing standards.
  • Experience communicating and presenting taxonomy principles and standards.

Total No of years of experience:

5+ years of experience in developing taxonomies/or ontologies to support a variety of systems both for front-end and back-end use.

Disclaimer: U.S. Tech Solutions, Inc. is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.
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