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# Senior Catalog Strategist & Taxonomist (Contract-to-Hire) at Parachute Health

- **Company:** Parachute Health
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/parachutehealth/jobs/5204764007

## Job description

Parachute Health is transforming post-acute care as the leading digital ordering platform for medical equipment and supplies. We connect major health systems, health plans, and suppliers to help patients get the life-saving products they need at home. Since launching, we've connected 300,000+ clinicians and 3,000+ supplier locations across all 50 states and helped 15M+ patients. What started as a DME ePrescribing tool has become the order management platform of choice for home medical equipment.

Join our team and make a difference in patient care.

## About the Role

Parachute Health is building the most complete and accurate catalog of home medical equipment and supplies in the industry, and that catalog is at the heart of our entire platform. Over the last few months, a consultant improved our in-house design standards, style guide, review practices, and an early set of universal merchandising attributes. We are now hiring someone in-house to take that work over and grow it for the long term.

As our Catalog Strategist & Taxonomist, you will be the expert on our taxonomy, information architecture, and catalog data model. You will serve as the catalog administrator, set and enforce catalog standards, and own catalog functionality enhancements from requirements definition and justification all the way through operational implementation. Reporting to the SVP of Merchandising Operations, you will partner closely with Operations, Product, Design, and Engineering, to make sure the catalog stays accurate, scalable, and easy to work in as we expand into new categories.

The groundwork is fairly new, so you will have a solid base to start from and real room to decide where it goes next. You get to grow the skills of an already highly-motivated Merchandising team and make the group even stronger. You will also influence R&D strategy as we build and enhance our catalog software capabilities. You will work closely with the Cat Crew R&D/engineering team, and partner with our clinical division as we launch new categories together.

This role is posted as a 90-day contract with the intent to convert to a full-time employee.

## What You'll Do

- 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.

## About You

- 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.
- 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.

## Benefits (full-time employees)

- 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

California job applicants may access the Notice of Collection of Personal Information and Privacy Policy with information and rights required by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) the link [here](https://www.parachutehealth.com/cpra).

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

This role is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and for the duration of employment. The Company does not sponsor employment authorization for this position.

## About Parachute Health

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Parachute Health provides a digital network connecting healthcare providers, suppliers, and health plans to streamline the ordering and fulfillment of home medical equipment (DME/HME).
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, with $15.4M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: David Gelbard (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Healthcare technology / Digital health / Home medical equipment (DME/HME) infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2B – healthcare providers (clinicians, health systems), DME/HME suppliers, and health plans (payers)
- **Mission or purpose**: To build a world where all patients have a soft landing at home, driven by transparency, accountability, and reliable communication in the transition from hospital to home.

## Products & Services
- **[Parachute Platform](https://www.parachutehealth.com/)**: A SaaS platform that enables ePrescribing for medical equipment, supplies, and services. Features include digital ordering with clean, complete orders upfront, AI-powered fax intake, real-time order tracking, communication between providers and suppliers, and patient delivery confirmation. Integrates with EMRs and ERPs.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of **$3.5M** (as of latest available data) and total funding of **$15.4M** across 3 rounds (Series A $5.5M in 2018, Series B $9.5M in 2018, plus venture rounds) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/parachute-health)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors include Dan Ahrens, Harley Miller (Series B lead). Partners include major health systems and suppliers (e.g., Edgepark, Medtronic Diabetes, PointClickCare, American Medical Group Association) [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/), [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/parachute-health)
- **Growth Signals**: Network includes **300,000+ healthcare providers** and **3,000+ supplier locations** across all 50 U.S. states. Headcount grew **38% YoY** to **256 employees**. Active job postings increased 60% year-over-year [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/parachute-health), [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/parachutehealth)

## Competitive Advantages
- Largest digital network for home medical equipment in the U.S., connecting a critical mass of prescribers and suppliers
- Replaces fax and phone-based workflows with a shared digital platform, reducing error rates (83% error rate in traditional ordering) and speeding up delivery
- AI-powered fax intake and document request capabilities
- Real-time order visibility for all stakeholders (providers, suppliers, patients, payors)
- Integrated into major EMRs and ERPs, lowering friction for clinicians

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding network reach and supplier locations
- Deepening integrations with health systems and payors (e.g., prior authorization workflows, PointClickCare integration)
- Enhancing AI capabilities for intake and clinical intelligence
- Scaling the platform to support millions of patients annually

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated 3.9/5 on employer review sites, with strong scores for work-life balance (4.2), compensation (4.4), and career growth (4.2). Employees describe the CEO as “awesome and truly cares about the people and the mission” [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Parachute-Health)
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Most roles are remote within the U.S., with some office-based positions in New York, NY. Engineering roles are fully remote [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/parachutehealth)
- **Notable Perks**: Competitive salaries (e.g., Software Engineer II ~$145,600/yr, Senior Data Analyst ~$98,980/yr). The company is mission-driven, focused on improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare fragmentation
- **Engineering Culture**: Emphasis on modern tech stacks, AI/ML, and building infrastructure for healthcare. Open roles include Staff Software Engineer, Engineering Manager (AI), and Applied AI roles

## Sources
1. [parachutehealth.com](https://www.parachutehealth.com/)
2. [parachutehealth.com/about](https://www.parachutehealth.com/about/)
3. [linkedin.com/company/parachute-health](https://www.linkedin.com/company/parachute-health)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/parachutehealth](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/parachutehealth)
5. [indeed.com/cmp/Parachute-Health](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Parachute-Health)

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