Melinda Wong

Melinda Wong, RPh, is an experienced clinical informaticist serving as the Director of Clinical Informatics specializing in terminologies and ontologies at Optum since January 2025. Previously, Melinda held positions at Syapse as a Senior Clinical Informaticist, where responsibilities included developing knowledge bases for real-world clinical data and creating clinical data models using standardized terminologies. Prior roles include Senior Biomedical Informatician at Semedy, where Melinda focused on content management solutions and software development lifecycle participation, and Knowledge Engineer at Mass General Brigham, managing clinical content for medication decision support systems. Melinda began a career in pharmacy management at Walgreens, overseeing quality assurance and compliance for over two decades. Melinda holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island.