Library and Information Services Intern, Kelly Services/Shire, Lexington, MA
Posted January 25, 2017
Newly combined with Baxalta, Shire is now the leading global biotechnology company focused on serving people affected by rare diseases and other highly specialized conditions. These diseases are often misunderstood, under-diagnosed, and potentially life-threatening. Our 22,000 employees come to work every day with a common purpose: to develop and deliver breakthrough therapies that enable people with life-altering conditions to live their lives to the fullest.
At Shire, we are dedicated to expanding, building and sustaining leadership across our key therapeutic areas through our extensive portfolio of products, innovative pipeline and collaborative approach to working with diverse partners around the globe. We strive to earn and keep the trust of our patients, their families and physicians, and all others who support and advance their care. Working together, the possibilities for our patients, healthcare partners and employees are unprecedented, with significant growth potential for our shareholders.
Position details: (May/June – August 2017)
Job 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.
Required Skills:
- Student in accredited Library and Information Sciences program
- Familiarity with searching open-access biomedical resources such as PubMed, clinicaltrials.gov, and TOXNET
- Completion of Basic Reference course within the MLS/MLIS program
- 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
- MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint required
- Prior use of MS Visio and MS SharePoint preferred
- Experience navigating digital libraries preferred