Coding Specialist — Drugs, Diagnoses & Tests

About this role

You will curate and normalise the clinical reference data that powers our formulary, EMR and interoperability products. Your work determines whether a drug, diagnosis or test is coded correctly wherever it appears. You will bring Nigerian and international coding standards together into data teams can trust.

What you'll do

• Curate and normalise drug, diagnosis, procedure and laboratory terminologies.
• Map Nigerian standards such as EMDEx, the Essential Medicines list and the National Drug Formulary into the platform.
• Apply ICD-10, ICD-11, CPT, HCPCS, SNOMED CT, LOINC, ATC/DDD and NDC consistently.
• Build and maintain crosswalks between international and local terminologies.
• Review reference data for accuracy, completeness and version changes.
• Document curation rules and decisions for others to follow.
• Work with engineering to embed validation into import and search flows.
• Support clinical and product teams with terminology questions.

What you'll bring

Required

• Hands-on experience with clinical coding or terminology management.
• Working knowledge of ICD, SNOMED CT, LOINC and drug classification systems.
• Understanding of Nigerian drug and prescribing standards.
• Exceptional attention to detail and consistency.
• Ability to document rules clearly and defend data decisions.

Nice to have

• Experience with ATC/DDD, NDC, CPT or HCPCS.
• A health information management or pharmacy background.
• Familiarity with terminology servers or reference-data pipelines.
• Experience maintaining large reference datasets.

What we offer

• Competitive salary, reviewed against the market and your experience.
• Health insurance and a contributory pension scheme.
• Hybrid working in Lagos with genuine flexibility on office days.
• A learning and conference budget for courses, certifications and events.
• Modern reference-data and terminology tooling.
• Direct impact across 50+ healthcare organisations in Africa.
• Room to grow as the reference-data function expands.

About the team

You will join a Health Information Management team that treats reference data as a product in its own right. We care about accuracy, traceable decisions and standards that hold up across systems.

The team works alongside clinical, product and engineering colleagues to keep terminology consistent everywhere it appears.

About eHealthwares

eHealthwares designs and delivers enterprise healthcare technology solutions — EMR, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, telemedicine and interoperability platforms — connecting patients, providers and operations across Africa. Over 10+ years we have served 50+ healthcare organisations and delivered 200+ integrations with 99.9% platform uptime. From the pharmacy counter to the radiology suite, from the lab bench to the telemedicine consult, we build the modules that make one connected care ecosystem.

Equal opportunity

eHealthwares is an equal opportunity employer. We assess every application on merit and suitability for the role, without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, age or marital status. If you need any reasonable accommodation to apply, email info@ehealthwares.com and we will be happy to help.

How to apply

1. Submit the application form on this page with your CV (PDF or Word) — add a cover letter in the text box or as an attachment.
2. Application screen — we review submissions as they arrive.
3. Role interview — a conversation with the hiring manager (about 45 minutes).
4. Team conversation — meet the people you would work with.
5. Offer — we typically respond to applicants within one week.

Prefer email? Send your CV to info@ehealthwares.com with the role title as the subject. We would love to hear from you.