Senior Librarian – Boston Scientific

Purpose and Passion • Comprehensive Benefits • Life-Work Integration • Community • Career Growth

At Boston Scientific, you will find a collaborative culture driven by a passion for innovation that keeps us connected on the most essential level. With determination, imagination and a deep caring for human life, we’re solving some of the most important healthcare industry challenges. Together, we’re one global team committed to making a difference in people’s lives around the world. This is a place where you can find a career with meaningful purpose—improving lives through your life’s work.

About the Role:
Boston Scientific’s Knowledge Resources department is seeking an Information Specialist to join our team of professional librarians with the goal of providing expert level research and information services. We take pride in our ability to bring library science into the medical device industry and strive to embed information best practices in our daily information services. The role of Information Specialist will have the opportunity to learn and grow with the company and is an excellent opportunity for a library professional wanting to transition into a corporate setting or for a recent graduate wanting to learn and make a contribution to the team. Ideal candidates will have prior experience in corporate libraries/services or medical/healthcare library settings.

Your responsibilities include:
• Research Services: Collaborate with team members and functional areas including scientists, product managers, market research and analysis functions, corporate strategy, R&D engineers, and quality/regulatory (to name a few) to understand the context and objectives of research requests. Key accountabilities include research within medical/technical literature sources and business intelligence tools requiring information retrieval skills and critical thinking.
• Information Services: Relying on expert level customer service, this role provides document delivery, intranet site development and other customized solutions for information seekers.
• Knowledge /Infrastructure Development: Knowledge sharing and information management round out the capabilities of this role. Participation in groups and initiatives in and outside of your department will be necessary to advance the goals of the team.

What we’re looking for in you:

Basic Qualifications
• BA/BS required.
• Excellent problem solving skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with the medical device/healthcare industry and/or demonstrated ability to quickly learn.
• Solid understanding of relevant secondary research tools and information retrieval techniques.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously in a fast-pace environment; ability to prioritize.
• Excellent people skills, strong team orientation to work across geographies, and professional attitude to allow agile and proactive responses to changing business demands and opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications:
• MLIS/MLS degree preferred
• Prior experience in a corporate and/or medical environment.

About us
As a global medical technology leader for more than 35 years, our mission at Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients. If you’re looking to truly make a difference to people both around the world and around the corner, there’s no better place to make it happen.

Boston Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Disability, Veteran
Requisition ID: 429396

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