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Role Description

The Principal Clinical Content - Physician (Clinical Content Architect, Advanced Clinical Decision Support) is a physician responsible for transforming clinical content created by UpToDate Deputy Editors into structured, high-fidelity decision trees used for workflow-integrated clinical decision support (CDS). This role serves as a bridge between clinical expertise, technical structure, and informatics needs.

• Translate draft CDS content from Deputy Editors into complete decision trees using the proprietary no-code authoring platform.
• Program associated logic, clinical text, branching conditions, action steps, and order sets.
• Ensure that decision trees are internally coherent, clinically safe, and aligned with intended workflows.
• Apply clinical knowledge during programming to identify errors, inconsistencies, or logic gaps.
• Flag content or reasoning issues to Deputy Editors and collaborate on resolving them.
• Verify that structured content accurately reflects the source clinical evidence and editorial intent.
• Report issues, bugs, or usability challenges with the proprietary authoring software.
• Collaborate with engineering teams by reproducing issues, reviewing fixes, and validating improvements.
• Provide structured feedback to help guide tool enhancements.
• Participate in efforts to streamline editorial workflows, improve content production, and support scalability.
• Engage in projects exploring automation, including the use of AI tooling under editorial supervision.
• Suggest improvements to templates, authoring workflows, and quality assurance approaches.
• Create new CDS content under the direction of a Deputy Editor, when time allows.
• Assist in updates or maintenance for CDS content across products, including UpToDate Pathways.

Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD or DO) with clinical experience.
• Strong ability to think logically and model clinical decisions in structured formats.
• High attention to detail and commitment to patient-safety-focused content.
• Comfort working with proprietary software tools and willingness to learn new systems.
• Ability to identify clinical or logical errors and communicate them clearly.
• Collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.

Requirements

• Experience with clinical informatics.
• Experience with clinical decision support, clinical pathways, or structured algorithm development.
• Familiarity with clinical informatics or medical terminology standards (e.g., SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD).
• Experience troubleshooting or working with product/engineering teams.
• Exposure to medical editing or structured content development.

Key Attributes for Success

• Methodical and meticulous with strong pattern recognition.
• Clinically astute with the ability to evaluate logic and workflow.
• Comfortable in a highly collaborative, iterative environment.
• Curious, adaptable, and interested in process improvement and automation.
• Enjoys hands-on, detail-oriented work that directly supports clinical content integrity.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving, evolving content environment.

Travel

• Minimal - You may be asked to attend business meetings from time to time.

Compensation

• $144,500.00 - $258,300.00 USD
• This role is eligible for Bonus.
• Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position.

Additional Information

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.