Company Description Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Munich, Snke is transforming healthtech with scalable, data-driven innovation powered by AI and big data analytics. We're experts specializing in large platforms, …
Skills: Clinical Data Modeling, Medical Editorial Work, Clinical Knowledge Engineering, Digital Health Product Development, FHIR
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$65k–$85k/yr
Mid level$7M raised
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Full-time
postgraduate degree
30 Vacation Days, Paid Holidays on December 24th and 31st, Flexible Working Hours, Hybrid Work Model, Bike Leasing, Parking Garage
Posted 92d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead the medical editorial function to build and manage clinical data models, structured medical content, and product-relevant clinical knowledge. Bridge the gap between clinical expertise and product strategy while ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with data protection requirements.
Requirements
Requires a medical degree with several years of experience in clinical knowledge engineering or digital health product development. Must possess strong expertise in medical terminology systems, clinical workflows, and digital health standards like FHIR.
Full job description
Company Description
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Munich, Snke is transforming healthtech with scalable, data-driven innovation powered by AI and big data analytics. We're experts specializing in large platforms, digital health and software-driven medical technology. By delivering a trusted orchestration layer, Snke empowers healthcare providers, societies, registries, agencies and all partners to deploy cutting-edge solutions for safe and efficient interventions and enhances patient outcomes. Beyond our Munich headquarters, we have core teams in Chicago, Heidelberg, San Diego and Tel Aviv. Snke fosters global collaboration to create technologies that are smart, enablin and holistic—helping healthcare providers deliver meaningful change.
Job Description
Build, lead and manage the medical editorial function responsible for clinical data models, structured medical content and product-relevant clinical knowledge
Own the medical accuracy, consistency and evidence base of clinical data models (e.g., classifications, decision logic, pathways, templates, terminology mappings)
Translate clinical guidelines and expert knowledge into structured, computable formats (e.g., ontologies, taxonomies, FHIR profiles, decision rules)
Work cross-functionally with Product Management, Engineering, UX, Data Science and Marketing to ensure clinical relevance and usability of product features
Establish and maintain editorial governance, including review processes, versioning and quality standards for medical content
Manage collaborations with external clinical experts, authors and advisors; build and maintain a strong clinical network (e.g., Neurosurgery and related fields)
Serve as medical owner for user-facing clinical content, ensuring clarity, correctness and alignment with clinical workflows
Bridge the gap between clinical expertise and product strategy to drive impactful knowledge-based features
Ensure compliance with data protection requirements (e.g., GDPR) when working with clinical partners
Support product innovation by defining clinical requirements and validating new concepts through expert input and structured medical content
Represent the medical perspective in internal and external communications related to clinical content and workflows
Qualifications
Medical degree; board certification in a relevant specialty is a plus (e.g., Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Oncology, Radiology)
Several years of experience in medical editorial work, clinical knowledge engineering, digital health product development or similar roles
Strong understanding of clinical workflows, evidence appraisal, guideline interpretation and medical terminology systems (ICD, SNOMED CT, LOINC, etc.)
Excellent communication, stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
Ability to translate complex clinical topics into clear, usable product content
Experience with digital health standards (e.g., FHIR)
Very good English and German skills
Additional Information
A supportive, international team connected by shared values and a culture of trust
Meaningful responsibilities with a lasting impact on global healthtech, improving medical decisions and patient outcomes
30 vacation days, plus December 24th and December 31st
Flexible working hours and a hybrid work model within Germany
Bike leasing via our partner “BikeLeasing”
Parking garage and secure underground bike storage
Subsidized company restaurant and in‑house café
Urban Sports Club membership with employer contribution
Regular after‑work, team, and company events
Centrally located, modern workspace with a 212 m² rooftop terrace
Ready to apply? We look forward to receiving your online application including your first available start date.
Contact person: Tatjana von Freyberg
Department: R&D Engineering
Related keywords
HealthtechAIBig Data AnalyticsClinical Data ModelsFHIRICDSNOMED CTLOINCOntologiesTaxonomiesNeurosurgeryOrthopedicsOncologyRadiologyGDPRClinical Workflows
Together we’re making an impact on patients’ lives
Industry
Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Founded
1989
Headquarters
Munich, Bavaria
LinkedIn followers
146,068
Total funding
$7M
At Brainlab, we digitize medical workflows, from diagnosis to therapy, to offer clinicians and patients better treatment possibilities. Our innovative digital ecosystem forms the basis for modern healthcare technology in 6,700 hospitals in 127 countries. At the forefront of health technology for over 35 years, Munich-based Brainlab employs around 2,400 people with expertise across the entire healthcare value chain in 25 locations worldwide.
At Brainlab, we digitize medical workflows from diagnosis to therapy, and our innovative ecosystem forms the basis for modern healthcare technology. We help healthcare providers build three-dimensional patient-specific models with data that is structured, mapped and aggregated with industry-leading artificial intelligence. This builds the basis of our navigation system for the human body, clinicians can safely remove brain tumors, place screws in the spine precisely, and irradiate breast tumors with millimetric precision.
Our robotics and mixed reality technologies and expertise allow users to connect and innovate between the digital and physical worlds. In addition, Brainlab technologies power the collection of structured long-term data and medical registries. Through the neuroscience of play, Brainlab advances clinical training and education, promoting the adaptation to technological advances and creating digital models of complete interventions. Our digital ecosystem is an open interface and forms a framework for third parties to accelerate innovation in other clinical areas as well.
https://www.brainlab.com/legal-notice/
https://www.brainlab.com/privacy-policy/
Offices: Olof-Palme-Straße 9, Munich, Bavaria 81829, DE · 5, Place de la Pyramide, Tour Ariane, Puteaux, Île-de-France 92800, FR · 5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 1000, Westchester, Illinois 60154, US · 400 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60611, US · PLAZA ANGEL CARBAJO, 6 - ENTR IZ, Entresuelo Izquierda, Madrid, 28020, ES
Image-guided surgery software and platformsRadiotherapy software and hardwareCloud-based image enrichment and sharingDigital O.R. integrationRadiosurgery software and hardwareJoint reconstruction software and hardwareNeurosurgery software and hardwareand Spine and Trauma software and hardwareMachinery ManufacturingInformation Technology
Together we’re making an impact on patients’ lives
Industry
Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Founded
1989
Headquarters
Munich, Bavaria
LinkedIn followers
146,068
Total funding
$7M
At Brainlab, we digitize medical workflows, from diagnosis to therapy, to offer clinicians and patients better treatment possibilities. Our innovative digital ecosystem forms the basis for modern healthcare technology in 6,700 hospitals in 127 countries. At the forefront of health technology for over 35 years, Munich-based Brainlab employs around 2,400 people with expertise across the entire healthcare value chain in 25 locations worldwide.
At Brainlab, we digitize medical workflows from diagnosis to therapy, and our innovative ecosystem forms the basis for modern healthcare technology. We help healthcare providers build three-dimensional patient-specific models with data that is structured, mapped and aggregated with industry-leading artificial intelligence. This builds the basis of our navigation system for the human body, clinicians can safely remove brain tumors, place screws in the spine precisely, and irradiate breast tumors with millimetric precision.
Our robotics and mixed reality technologies and expertise allow users to connect and innovate between the digital and physical worlds. In addition, Brainlab technologies power the collection of structured long-term data and medical registries. Through the neuroscience of play, Brainlab advances clinical training and education, promoting the adaptation to technological advances and creating digital models of complete interventions. Our digital ecosystem is an open interface and forms a framework for third parties to accelerate innovation in other clinical areas as well.
https://www.brainlab.com/legal-notice/
https://www.brainlab.com/privacy-policy/
Offices: Olof-Palme-Straße 9, Munich, Bavaria 81829, DE · 5, Place de la Pyramide, Tour Ariane, Puteaux, Île-de-France 92800, FR · 5 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 1000, Westchester, Illinois 60154, US · 400 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois 60611, US · PLAZA ANGEL CARBAJO, 6 - ENTR IZ, Entresuelo Izquierda, Madrid, 28020, ES
Image-guided surgery software and platformsRadiotherapy software and hardwareCloud-based image enrichment and sharingDigital O.R. integrationRadiosurgery software and hardwareJoint reconstruction software and hardwareNeurosurgery software and hardwareand Spine and Trauma software and hardwareMachinery ManufacturingInformation Technology