If you possess a strong science background, information management expertise, and are ready for a challenge, this may be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.  The Knowledge Center (KC) of this pharmaceutical giant is looking for an experienced Information Specialist to join the team at the firm’s Knowledge Center in Cambridge , MA .   The Center supports the firm’s 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.     

THE POSITION:  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Establish solid relationships between the 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

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.

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For further details on this job, to send your resume (resumes in Word preferred), or to make a referral:

Contact: 

Sarah Warner    

swarner@wontawk.com       

212 / 869-3348 

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