Taxonomist III

Seattle, WA 98109

Posted: 12/20/2024 Job Number: 40041

Job Description


Taxonomist III
Remote or Onsite


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 at our company. The crux of this contract will be working with other Taxonomists to support data analysis, taxonomy enrichment, taxonomy design, and implementation.

Responsibilities:
  • Detailed data analysis (Excel, Google Sheets or scripting languages) to identify metadata trends, potential taxonomy quality issues
  • Research (both internal and external) to enrich node metadata
  • Proactive status reporting on progress, questions, issues, or potential opportunity areas with partners and stakeholders
  • Implementation based on taxonomy governance guidelines

Minimum Requirements:
  • 2+ 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
  • Strong collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 2+ years of experience in developing taxonomies/or ontologies
  • Master’s Degree in Library Science, Information Management or Linguistics
  • Experience with taxonomy or ontology management software (semaphore preferred but not required)
  • Extensive experience with Excel or Google Sheets

 

Pay range is $54 - $59 per hour with full benefits available, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401K, parental leave, and more. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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