Senior Catalog Strategist & Taxonomist (Contract-to-Hire)

Parachute Health

1d•Remote

About The Position

Parachute Health is seeking a Senior Catalog Strategist & Taxonomist to join their team. This role is crucial for building and maintaining the company's product catalog, which is central to their digital ordering platform for medical equipment and supplies. The individual will be responsible for the taxonomy, information architecture, and catalog data model, serving as the catalog administrator. They will set and enforce catalog standards, own catalog functionality enhancements, and partner with various departments including Operations, Product, Design, and Engineering. The role offers the opportunity to shape the long-term strategy of catalog data management and influence R&D strategy for catalog software capabilities. This position is initially a 90-day contract with the intention to convert to a full-time employee.

Requirements

Deep expertise in taxonomy, information architecture, and metadata or attribute modeling, ideally for a large, complex product catalog.
Hands-on experience administering catalog or product information management (PIM) systems and defining data-quality standards.
A track record of turning ambiguous catalog problems into clear requirements, and of justifying and prioritizing enhancement work against business impact.
Strong cross-functional partnership skills, and comfort being the in-house authority who sets standards and makes the final call on catalog structure.
Systems thinking and a bias to build durable processes, documentation, and tooling rather than one-off fixes.
Motivated to up-level a team that is early in building these skills, and open to direct or dotted-line management as the function matures.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and for the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare, DME, or medical supplies domain experience is a plus, not a requirement.
Knowledge of or experience in semantic web standards OWL and SKOS is a bonus.

Responsibilities

Own the standards and structure of the global product taxonomy, category hierarchy, and catalog data model, and evolve them as we expand into new categories.
Maintain and evolve core catalog assets, including the global catalog style guide, training about existing and new functionality, glossary, and design review guide.
Serve as the catalog administrator: govern attributes, values, naming conventions, and data-quality standards across the catalog.
Interview category managers and subject-matter experts to learn each category's ideal state, balanced with a curiosity about current state workarounds and platform limitations.
Lead design reviews for category managers and analysts and provide effective feedback.
Up-level the merchandising team's catalog and taxonomy skills, continuing the trajectory started with the contract taxonomist.
Drive the standardized identification of sourcing/provenance attributes, including manufacturer, brand, and product line.
Set the long-term strategic direction for catalog data management, quality, and governance, and act as the senior authority the organization consults on catalog and taxonomy decisions.
Partner closely with R&D teams to shape near-term catalog software capabilities. Own catalog functionality enhancement requirements end to end, including definition, business justification, and the case for prioritization, then partner with the Catalog Product Manager and Engineering through development and delivery.
Collaborate with our clinical division to launch new categories, making sure the catalog and taxonomy support new clinical use cases.
Advance AI-assisted catalog tooling and workflows, such as Claude skills for catalog building and quality monitoring, and codify repeatable processes.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Comprehensive plans with options for low-to-no-cost premiums
Employer HSA Contribution: Company-funded contributions to your Health Savings Account
401(k) Retirement Plan
Equity Incentive Plan
Annual Company-Wide Bonus: Opportunity for up to 15% bonus based on company performance
Remote-First Culture: We are remote-first with a dedicated NYC office and reimbursement options for co-working spaces
Flexible Vacation Policy
Summer Fridays: 5 additional Fridays off during the summer (separate from PTO)
Home Office and Wellness Stipend
Monthly Internet Stipend
Annual Learning and Development Stipend