Information Specialist/Knowledge Management Analyst, Health Advances, Weston MA
Posted February 21, 2014
Information Specialist/Knowledge Management Analyst
Health Advances is the premier strategy consulting firm specializing in the commercialization of new healthcare technologies. Founded in 1992, Health Advances serves clients in the biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics, health information technology, and healthcare services industries. The firm is dedicated to helping companies build value through creative strategies supported by critical market insights, rigorous analysis, and thoughtful attention to shareholder value. Our clients range from VC-backed start-ups to some of the largest public companies in the industry. Services include corporate growth initiatives, product/business launch strategies, market assessments and competitive analyses, and due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. The firm is headquartered in Weston, MA, and operates satellite offices in San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Zurich. Health Advances employs over 100 employees.
Health Advances is seeking a full-time Information Specialist/Knowledge Management Analyst to join the Knowledge Management team to assist project teams with secondary research and to help build our proprietary knowledge base. Experience in one or more healthcare areas (medical devices, diagnostics, healthcare services, health IT, health economics) and/or knowledge management is strongly preferred to complement existing knowledge in the pharmaceutical-biotechnology and KM areas.
Key Responsibilities
Work closely with project and business development teams, assist with data and literature research
Respond to requests by creatively surveying both Health Advances’ internal holdings as well as external resources, including specialized databases and search tools as well as the Internet
Using in-depth knowledge of industry sources, proactively advise project teams of resources that may be helpful to complete specific projects
Participate in building Health Advances’ knowledge base, including some or all of the following:
On an ongoing basis, identify, evaluate, and document external resources for use by project teams, focusing on one or more areas of healthcare
Debrief project teams to extract, synthesize, and document project learnings
Help to develop and implement new knowledge products and services
Support information, data, and resource discovery by describing and tagging both internal and external content
Work with KM and Business Solutions team,
Identify and implement methods to improve the quality of search results across internal content
Oversee consistency and freshness of content on HA Intranet
Implement quality control procedures to ensure the excellence of database contents
Work with Senior Information Specialist and Knowledge Management Analyst as part of a seamless team to address the spectrum of information and knowledge needs of Health Advances staff
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in the healthcare industry, preferably corporate information services, marketing, business development, or knowledge management
Undergraduate degree in healthcare-related field preferred
Experience conducting research and analysis; Master’s Degree in Library/Information Science, or equivalent education and experience, a plus
Detailed knowledge of healthcare industry resources, including data and statistics, business, and clinical materials strongly preferred. At a minimum, ability to develop expertise in a complex subject area.
Experience with a variety of healthcare resources, particularly in the use of pharmaceutical/biotechnology and pipeline databases and products from Wolters Kluwer, IMS Health, GHX, Thomson Reuters Pharma & Life Sciences, Informa
Expertise using ThomsonOne, LexisNexis, Windhover, and other similar databases
Experience evaluating resources and vendors
Ability to conduct interviews of internal staff and synthesize succinct summaries of key findings
Experience tagging (indexing) content preferred
Strong customer service orientation and demonstrated ability to exercise creativity in resolving customers’ information needs
Excellent communication (both oral and written), time management, organization, and teamwork skills
Attention to detail with the ability to multitask
Key Relationships
Reports to Director of Knowledge Management
Works closely with Senior Information Specialist and Knowledge Management Analyst
Works with Knowledge Management Committee members for resource evaluations and continued database development
Interacts regularly with project teams and all levels of consulting and functional staff
Health Advances offers a creative and stimulating work environment, a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, and a challenging career opportunity.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to Dana Gaughan, Director of Recruiting and Professional Development, at https://apply.hrmdirect.com/