Clinical Coding Specialist (Fixed Term Contract) en Heidi Health

Who are Heidi?

Heidi is on a mission to halve the time it takes to deliver world-class care.

We believe that by 2050, every clinician will practice with AI systems that free them from administrative burdens and increase the quality and accessibility of care to patients across the world.

Built for clinicians, by clinicians, at the core of Heidi is its people. We are an eclectic bunch of inventors, builders, scientists, nurses, doctors, mathematicians, designers, creatives, and high-agency executors.

We achieve in 6 months what it takes our competitors 4 years to do. In just 12 months, 20 million patient consults were supported by Heidi, and we’re now powering more than 1 million consults every week.

With our most recent $16.6MM round of funding from leading VC firms, we’re geared up to supercharge our ambitious global growth, starting with the US, Canada, UK and Europe - and we need great people like you to get there. Ready for the challenge?

As we expand our global reach, we’re scaling our enterprise capabilities to serve large health systems and partners around the world. We’re looking for a Clinical Coding Specialist to join our Revenue Cycle team and help shape the future of AI-powered medical documentation.

The Role

We’re looking for a Clinical Coding Specialist with deep expertise in medical coding to guide the development of Heidi's AI scribe platform into compliant, billable, structured medical documentation.

You'll be the clinical coding expert who ensures our AI systems understand and apply medical coding principles correctly, working directly with our engineering team to embed your expertise into automated systems that support clinicians seamlessly. You'll play a crucial role in defining coding accuracy standards, validation processes, and compliance frameworks that power millions of patient encounters.

What you'll do:

You'll work as the clinical coding subject matter expert to ensure our AI-powered systems meet the highest standards of medical coding accuracy and compliance:

• Lead medical coding validation for AI-generated documentation, ensuring accurate application of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS codes across diverse clinical scenarios

• Develop coding guidelines and protocols that translate complex medical coding rules into systematic processes our AI can learn and apply consistently

• Conduct quality audits of AI-coded documentation, identifying patterns, gaps, and opportunities for improvement in coding accuracy and compliance

• Collaborate with engineering teams to translate medical coding expertise into technical requirements, validation rules, and system improvements

• Work directly with clinicians to understand documentation patterns, clinical decision-making, and coding challenges in real-world healthcare settings

• Ensure regulatory compliance with CMS guidelines, payer-specific coding requirements, and emerging healthcare regulations

• Train and mentor junior coders and provide coding expertise to cross-functional teams

• Analyze coding data and metrics to identify trends, accuracy patterns, and areas for system optimization

• Stay current with coding updates including annual ICD-10 and CPT updates, payer policy changes, and industry best practices

• Support customer implementations by providing coding expertise during enterprise client onboarding and troubleshooting

What we’ll look for:

• 5+ years of professional medical coding experience in hospital, clinic, or health system environments

• Expert-level knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, HCPCS Level II, and medical terminology across multiple specialties

• Professional certifications such as CCS, CPC, RHIA, RHIT, or equivalent recognized coding credentials

• Multi-specialty coding experience including inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, and specialty clinic coding

• Strong understanding of Medicare/Medicaid guidelines, commercial payer requirements, and compliance regulations

• Experience with coding audits and quality assurance processes, including accuracy measurement and improvement initiatives

• Familiarity with EHR systems and clinical documentation workflows in various healthcare settings

• Analytical skills with ability to identify coding patterns, trends, and systematic issues

• Communication skills to work effectively with clinical teams, engineers, and healthcare administrators

• Adaptability to work in a fast-paced technology environment and translate traditional coding processes into innovative AI-powered solutions

What do we believe in?

• We create unconventional solutions to difficult problems and we build them fast. We want you to set impossible goals and make them happen, think landing a rocket but the medical version.

• You'll be surrounded by a world-class team of engineers, medicos and designers to do your best work, inspired by our shared beliefs:

  • We will stop at nothing to improve patient care across the world.

  • We design user experiences for joy and ship them fast.

  • We make decisions in a flat hierarchy that prioritizes the truth over rank.

  • We provide the resources for people to succeed and give them the freedom to do it.

Why you’ll flourish working with us 🚀?

• Additional paid day off for your birthday and wellness days

• A generous personal development budget of $500 per annum

• Learn from some of the best engineers and creatives, joining a diverse team

• Become an owner, with shares (equity) in the company, if Heidi wins, we all win

• The rare chance to create a global impact as you immerse yourself in one of the leading healthtech startups in the world

• If you have an impact quickly, the opportunity to fast track your startup career!
  

Help us reimagine patient care and change the face of healthcare around the world.