Library and Information Services Intern, Shire, Lexington, MA
Posted February 12, 2016
Shire is partnering with Kelly Services to offer an exciting internship program with a world-class global biotech company.
Founded in 1986, Shire is a fast-growing, global company with major operations in the US, UK and Switzerland, and a network of offices and distribution channels throughout Europe, South America, Canada, and the Pacific Rim.
There is a simple purpose that sits at the heart of Shire’s business: enabling people with life-altering conditions to lead better lives.
Shire’s US Internship Program offers hands-on work experience to students completing their undergraduate and graduate degrees and allows Shire to engage with the local community and discover new and emerging talent.
DESCRIPTION:
Librarians and information specialists play a key role in the acquisition and distribution of knowledge resources within the pharmaceutical industry. This internship will offer an introduction to the diverse opportunities available to the research librarian within pharma and biotech. The internship will include mentored rotations in each of the following six competencies:
- Providing customized literature searches as requested by Shire personnel
- Identification and analysis of various biomedical information resources
- Document retrieval
- Training and customer service
- Application of rules and regulations regarding copyright
- Vendor management
The intern will be will be asked to demonstrate competency in each of the rotations by completing various projects that will include presentations, posters, simple literature searches, etc.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Completion of at least 50 of the required credits towards a graduate degree in Library and Information Science
- MS Office skills, Prior use of MS Visio and MS SharePoint preferred
- Familiarity with searching open-access biomedical resources such as PubMed, clinicaltrials.gov, and TOXNET
- Completion of Basic Reference course within the MLS/MLIS program
- Experience navigating digital libraries preferred
- Bachelor degree in the life sciences or biomedical field preferred
- Demonstrated interest in biotechnology, medicine, and/or healthcare; an intellectual curiosity regarding rare diseases
- Commitment to the mission and goals of Shire
Interested graduate students can either apply online at this link: https://kelly.secure.force.