This Knowledge Center supports
the Global User Community's business processes by identifying, acquiring, and
providing fast and easy access to high value external Scientific Technical,
Medical (STM) and Business News Information resources.
Responsibilities will
include, but are not limited to:
- Establish solid
relationships between KC and key scientific user groups to determine needs
- Organize customer
information enabling programs focused on scientific information
- Lead independent knowledge
and information projects and services requiring the application of advanced
information management skills
- Provide leadership in
solving specific project/technical problems and initiate development of new
information products and services in chemistry, biology or medical
disciplines
- Represent department at
internal and external meetings
- Monitor quality of KC
Products & Services and ensure a high standard of value-added services
- Evaluate and recommend new
information resources, platforms and search tools
- Communicate knowledge
policies associated with external content, e.g. copyright compliance
- Support scientific
information retrieval & provide first line support for KC resources with
expert searches from a staffed Information Desk
- Leverage the resources
available from MIT Libraries
- Maintain professional
knowledge of information and e-library science and subject discipline by
attending professional information management meetings and conferences
Minimum requirements:
- BS/BA in Chemistry or
Biomedical Science
- MLS or equivalent experience
required, higher scientific education in chemistry/Biology/Medicine
preferred
- 5+ years of experience in
R&D Information Management
- Excellent communication
skills, both written and oral required
- Strong knowledge about
publicly accessible and commercially available scientific and business
related databases
- Previous experience with
literature and Internet searching, visualization/interpretation and
knowledge in patent and/or market and business analysis would be an
advantage
Please forward resume and
cover letter to:
- Angela Dzikowski
- Pro Libra Associates
- 800-262-0070
- adzikowski@prolibra.com