Senior Manager - Ontology & Digital Asset Management

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality, resulting in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation. The system includes six inpatient locations, the Perlmutter Cancer Center, over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida, two tuition‑free medical schools, and a research enterprise with more than $1 billion in active NIH awards.

About the role

The Senior Manager – Ontology & Digital Asset Management (DAM Administrator) is a strategic position that drives the design, governance, and evolution of NYU Langone Health’s information architecture. The role serves as the primary consultant for enterprise‑wide data architecture, ensuring digital assets are integrated into a cohesive, searchable ecosystem and transforming disparate data sources into an AI‑ready ontology that supports patient‑centered experiences and clinical expertise across all digital touchpoints.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Data Strategy
  • Develop and maintain a patient‑centered, AI‑ready ontology that unifies language across the organization, aligning taxonomies, web IA, and linked data with real patient search demand and clinical accuracy.
  • Act as a cross‑functional liaison to map disparate data structures into a unified framework that ensures interoperability and consistent data flow.
  • Partner with Data Science and Engineering teams to build AI‑driven taxonomy maintenance and tagging strategies, automating metadata health audits, gap identification, redundancy consolidation, and discovery of new patient‑searched terms.
  • Replace manual processes with scalable, AI‑assisted solutions to accelerate decision‑making and reduce workflow interruptions.
  • Continuously evaluate NYU Langone’s linked data frameworks.
• Governance, Training, & Enablement
  • Author and enforce governance documentation, including data dictionaries and metadata standards.
  • Provide user training, troubleshooting support, and best‑practice guidance on structured data systems.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for taxonomy inquiries, conducting onboarding sessions for new users and ongoing training for existing staff.
  • Monitor taxonomy performance and user behavior; deliver actionable reports and recommendations to improve searchability, workflows, and ROI.
  • Establish and track KPIs for taxonomy health, metadata quality, and system adoption.
• Digital Asset Management
  • Manage operations of the Digital Asset Management platform (Bynder), ensuring assets are organized, cataloged, and integrated into the enterprise metadata schema.
  • Lead onboarding of new departments, including legacy asset audits, metadata mapping, and workflow integration.
  • Partner with creative and IT teams to automate DAM workflows (e.g., auto‑tagging, system integrations) to reduce manual entry and increase efficiency.
  • Maintain platform integrity through collaboration with MCIT and external vendors for maintenance, upgrades, and performance optimization.
  • Monitor DAM performance and user behavior; provide reports and recommendations to improve searchability, workflows, and ROI.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in taxonomy, information architecture, and/or DAM administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in Library Science, Information Management, or a related field.
• Proficiency with enterprise DAM platforms (e.g., AEM, Bynder, Widen), familiarity with SQL, and experience with ontology/taxonomy management tools.
• Familiarity with healthcare, research, or educational content management is a plus.
• Strong understanding of metadata standards, linked data standards, and digital rights management.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments and communicate effectively with all organizational levels.

Benefits

NYU Langone Health offers a comprehensive benefits and wellness package that supports employees at every stage of life. The offering includes financial security benefits, a generous time‑off program, employee resource groups for peer support, and a holistic wellness program focused on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. Additional resources are available to aid career development, family planning, and retirement savings.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $101,493.51 – $175,076.17 annually. Actual compensation depends on experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. This range does not include bonuses, incentive pay, differential pay, or other forms of compensation.