Information Specialist

Job Description

• The Information Specialist supports the Global User Community's business processes by identifying, acquiring, and providing fast and easy access to high value external Scientific Technical, Medical (STM) and Business News Information resources. We are currently looking for an Information Specialist at our research center in Shanghai, China. Your opportunities and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Support scientific information retrieval & provide first line support for customers with expert searches
• Maintain “Information Desk” to provide just in time assistance for internal customer about literature/information/database related needs;
• Establish & Maintain Shanghai SharePoint Site on intranet.
• Monitor competitive companies in the aspects of pipelines, clinical trials, publications, social activities etc and provide updated information for key research group;
• Strength relationships between the center and key scientific user groups to determine needs;
• Organize customer information enabling programs focused on scientific information;
• Evaluate and recommend new information resources, platforms and search tools.

Minimum requirements

• BS/BA in Chemistry or Biomedical Science; Higher scientific education in chemistry/Biology/Medicine preferred;
• 5+ years of experience in R&D Information Management;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral required;
• Strong knowledge about publicly accessible and commercially available scientific and business related databases;
• Previous experience with literature and internet searching, visualization/interpretation and knowledge in patent and/or market and business analysis would be an advantage.