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Intern, R&D Scientific Documentation, Lexington, MA

The R&D Scientific Documentation group is looking for a detail oriented intern to facilitate a document scanning program. Efforts will be focus on creating backup copies of Shire’s Intellectual property records (including lab notebooks, and data binders), as well as working with off-site storage and scanning vendors.

Daily function may include:

  • Scanning of IP Notebooks and source document on a flatbed and/or bulk scanner
  • Interacting with third party scanning vendors for off-site scanning
  • Updating SharePoint Site to ensure the following information is current:
  • Inventories of Intellectual Properties (IP) records located at off-site storage vendors
  • Data entry/ collection of metadata for records use to recall document inventory

Required Skills

  • Experience with document scanners and scanning software (Kodak capture, Adobe Acrobat, etc.) is plus
  • Cataloging, records or inventory management experience is helpful.
  • Attention to detail and ability to take responsibility for multiple tasks required.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Experience with SharePoint and Office 365 is preferred
  • Lab Science or document/archive experience is a plus.

Technical Skills

  • MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
  • Work with off-site storage providers (such as Iron Mountain or Access)

Ideally this student would work 35-40 hours per week, however the manager is willing to flex on the hours as needed because they know students may still be in school this semester.
Please have them apply by sending their resume directly to: [email protected].