Biomedical Curator - Remote

ICF International • Reston, VA

441d • Remote

About The Position

The Biomedical Curator will support the National Library of Medicine (NLM) by ensuring the quality of indexing and metadata for biomedical collections. This full-time remote position involves cataloging, indexing, and processing biomedical literature, as well as promoting standards and delivering NLM products to a diverse audience. The role requires collaboration with the NLM team and involves tasks such as constructing PubMed searches, reviewing citations, and supporting quality assurance efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in biology, biomedical science, or a related field OR High school diploma and 9+ years of experience with biomedical vocabulary, principles, and facts.
• 3+ years of experience with reading and summarizing formal biomedical literature on diverse biomedical topics such as anatomy, physiology, psychology, genetics, biochemistry, and health care practices.
• 3+ years of experience analyzing and organizing biomedical vocabulary according to the relationships between the terms.
• 3+ years of experience with a biomedical database (preferably PubMed).
• 3+ years of experience annotating scientific citations with appropriate terms from a controlled vocabulary (preferably MeSH).
• 3+ years experience in constructing complex queries (preferably in PubMed) using advanced search features, including Boolean operators, search fields and search filters.
• Ability to annotate bibliographic citations to the scientific literature with appropriate terms from a controlled vocabulary.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced knowledge of biomedical databases (especially PubMed/MEDLINE) and database search skills.
• Use and administration of Jira, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.
• Mid-level data analysis in Excel, such as: Importing and exporting text and csv files, Pivot tables, Formulas, Charts, Conditional formatting.

Responsibilities

• Construct PubMed searches to identify citations with missing or incorrect publication types or other headings.
• Review lists of citations identified as potentially requiring specific indexing corrections.
• Submit lists of affected PMIDs (PubMed unique identifiers) as batch correction requests.
• Manually make corrections in PMDM (PubMed Data Management System).
• Support quality assurance, systems management, and/or data analysis for the section.
• Import data from spreadsheets into SharePoint tables.
• Create PubMed queries for comprehensive retrieval of specific concepts and annotate the results to generate training data for Machine Learning.
• Collect and integrate data from Jira, SharePoint, and other sources; using it to create tables and charts.
• Attend meetings with internal and client staff to plan tasks.
• Provide information and contribute to monthly and annual reporting requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
• Flexible work environment with remote options.
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
• Retirement savings plan options.
• Professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees