Ontology QA Coordinator
Thomson/West - Eagan, MN (Minneapolis, MN area) USA

Thomson Legal & Regulatory (TLR) is a leading provider of integrated information solutions to legal, tax, accounting, intellectual property, compliance, business and government professionals around the world. Thomson West, a division of TLR, is seeking an Ontology QA Coordinator to join the Ontology team. This individual will establish and manage all QA activities for Ontology assets.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and manage automated, semi-automated and manual QA processes for Ontology assets, including taxonomy files, authority data, mapping files and classification and extraction models.
• Establish a QA environment for ongoing testing purposes.
• Incorporate user statistics and customer feedback into QA processes. Design and implement automatic feedback loops from automated classification/extraction systems to Editorial processes.
• Create and maintain Test Plan and Release Notes documentation.
• Ensure the quality of Ontology assets deployed to production meet established criteria.
• Manage tracking and resolution of Ontology QA issues.
• Provide clear and consistent reports to Ontology Team and senior management.
• Work closely with Editorial/Ontology staff in multiple locations to identify needs and establish processes.
• Manage QA processes for multiple external and internal customers.
• Ensure work and projects are aligned with Ontology priorities and procedures.
• Ensure that data integrity issues are identified and proactively addressed.

Required Qualifications

• 4 years QA experience.
• Experience with taxonomies, authorities and classification/extraction technologies.
• Familiarity with Business Information and News content and products.
• Extensive knowledge of XML.
• Ability to write complex database queries and test scripts.
• Strong process orientation and knowledge of the software development life cycle.
• Experience with online database searching.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and problem-solving skills.
• Extremely detail oriented.

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