Pittsburgh, PA30+ days ago
Experience mentoring, training, or guiding librarians or research teams in evidence synthesis methods, literature searching, or best practices • Advanced knowledge of evidence synthesis methodologies • Ability to evaluate and implement emerging technologies to enhance service efficiency or quality • Ability to initiate and develop working relationships leading to thriving collaborations • Strong organizational, project, and time management skills to lead or coordinate multiple projects • Ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member • Demonstrated experience providing instruction or delivering presentations • Experience working collaboratively and independently with varied groups • Demonstrated ability to respond effectively to changing needs and priorities, showing initiative and flexibility • Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate, and implement projects and bring them to a conclusion in a timely fashion • Proven commitment to excellent customer service and continuous learning • Effective interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills, both oral and written, including the ability to actively listen, understand, and articulate user needs • Evidence of skills needed to foster new connections and build relationships • Commitment to including individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences, races, ethnicities, gender, sexual orientation, and perspectives in research, teaching, and service. Specific responsibilities include: • Evidence Synthesis Service management • Establishing policies, procedures, and workflows to ensure consistent, efficient, and high-quality program operations • Managing the intake process for incoming evidence synthesis requests, triaging inquiries, determining service levels, and assigning projects to librarians as appropriate • Managing the protocol review process, maintaining best practices, and identifying opportunities to refine workflows, improve efficiency, and enhance service quality • Developing tiered service models with defined levels of librarian involvement to balance research needs with service capacity • Leading program assessment efforts to determine success, impact, and future developments needed for the service by establishing and maintaining efficient monitoring, tracking, and reporting processes to evaluate impact, guide improvements, and support decision-making • Leading the advancement of HSLS librarian searching competencies by providing mentoring and training and establishing practices to improve and support consistent and reproducible academic and clinical searches • Maintaining comprehensive knowledge and guiding overall adherence to best practices to ensure all HSLS evidence synthesis work is rigorous and consistent • Maintaining knowledge of and providing guidance on appropriate tool use, e.g., DistillerSR, Covidence, etc.