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Medical Communications Specialist (Lexington, MA)

Filed under GSLIS Jobs and Opportunities
Posted by GSLIS, November 24, 2008
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Pharmaceutical Company in Lexington, MA

Salary: $20-25/hour

A strong candidate will have their MLS with interest in working in the Health Sciences Industry.

The Medical Communications Specialist, a Library Functional Team member, provides Library and Health Science services to colleagues. The position includes a focus on Knowledge Management initiatives in the role of an Informationalist, and requires working closely with the Publications Planning and other groups across the organization. Responsibilities include acquiring articles through a document delivery services vendor and maintaining a virtual library database of publications which are both searchable and accessible to internal customers in a copyright compliant manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Formulate search strategies and conduct literature searches using various literature search databases.
• Create and distribute Literature Search Notification Alerts to internal stakeholders.
• Purchase articles through a Document Delivery Services vendor and distribute obtained publications to internal customers upon request.
• Determine publication copyright compliant access permissions against the Annual Business License maintained with the Copyright Compliance Center (CCC).
• Maintain the Medical Communications eLibrary (virtual library), a digital document repository and retrieval system providing a secure environment in which to share resource collections such as full-text articles and abstracts.
• Maintain Publication Aggregator Accounts and Corporate Journal Subscriptions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of Library Science (MLS) from an ALA-accredited library school or equivalent experience preferred; Undergraduate degree in a health science discipline or equivalent experience preferred.
• Familiar with a variety of the Library/Health Science Services concepts, practices, and procedures within the Pharmaceutical Industry.
• Experience with QUOSA Information Manager and Virtual Library, a literature management application which integrates with scientific/medical bibliographic databases and a literature document repository, desired.
• Able to perform a variety of tasks within a team environment, relying on extensive experience and independent judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Self motivated and reliable, with ability to follow and establish processes and where a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Stef Carrabba
Clinical Recruiter
Aerotek Scientific LLC
100 Unicorn Park, Suite 100
Woburn, MA 01801

Tel: 781.938.3037
Fax: 781.938.3090
http://www.aerotek.com/referral