Job Title Medical Data Annotation Specialist (Healthcare AI & Strategic Operations) Job Summary We are seeking a high-performing Medical Data Annotation Specialist for a full-time, one-year contract to support healthcare AI initiatives. In addition to delivering accurate medical annotations, this role requires the ability to adapt to evolving project needs, contribute process-level insights, and gradually take on strategic responsibilities such as quality improvement, workflow optimization, and subject-matter support. The role directly supports operational efficiency, scalability, and revenue growth. Mode of Work: Full-time | 1-year contract Shift: Night shift (8:00 PM – 4:00 AM)

Location:
Office-based (Kolkata) Required Qualifications
• Degree in MBBS
• Preferred 1 year of clinical experience.
• Strong ability to understand patient medical histories and clinical narratives.
• Excellent English reading comprehension and written communication skills.
• Robust computer literacy and comfort with annotation tools.
• Willingness to work night shifts (7:00 PM – 3:00 AM).
• Comfortable working from the office in Night shift Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in medical billing, coding, or clinical documentation.
• Background in medical transcription.
• Exposure to clinical NLP, medical annotation, or AI-driven healthcare projects.
• Familiarity with EHR systems and structured clinical documentation.

Key Responsibilities
Core Annotation Responsibilities
• Annotate and label medical terms and clinical concepts from clinical notes, encounter summaries, and other healthcare documents.
• Extract and structure key patient information including diagnoses, medications, procedures, lab results, and medical history.
• Map medical concepts to standardized ontologies such as ICD-10, SNOMED CT, LOINC, and RxNorm.
• Maintain high accuracy, consistency, and productivity while meeting defined SLAs.



Strategic & Adaptive Responsibilities
• Identify recurring annotation challenges, ambiguities, or inefficiencies and proactively suggest improvements.
• Support quality audits, peer reviews, or pilot tasks when required.
• Adapt quickly to new annotation frameworks, tools, and client-specific requirements.
• Contribute to process documentation, guideline clarifications, and best practices.
• Collaborate closely with QA, team leads, and project managers to support scaling and delivery excellence.
• Demonstrate readiness to take on SME, quality, or workflow-support roles based on performance. Core Skills & Competencies Operational & Technical
• High attention to detail and analytical thinking
• Ability to balance speed, accuracy, and consistency
• Strong understanding of clinical terminology Social & Strategic
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills
• Ability to receive, interpret, and apply feedback effectively
• Problem-solving mindset with a process-improvement orientation
• Willingness to step beyond assigned tasks when needed
• Accountability, ownership, and adaptability Strategic Growth Path (Internal) High-performing candidates may progress into:
• Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Quality Analyst / Auditor
• Process Improvement or Training Support
• Client-specific strategic roles Business Impact of the Role This role supports:
• Reduced rework and higher dataset quality
• Improved delivery timelines
• Operational scalability
• Client satisfaction and revenue growth Perks & Benefits
• Exposure to innovative healthcare and AI companies
• Opportunity to work on high-impact, real-world healthcare datasets
• Clear growth pathway into strategic and quality-driven roles If interested please fill up this google form and we will reach out to you as soon as possible:
• Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLN1STLYPNskJGfejaCsHUvcCsnxl6Yyk_bhpysoh2hi7FmA/viewform

📌 Medical Data Annotation Specialist (Kolkata)
🏢 iMerit
📍 Kolkata