Research Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Master’s degree in library science (M.L.S.) or equivalent; alternatively, eight to ten years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work with software currently used in legal research and library science.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; courteous and professional conduct.
• Ability to use adequate safety procedures while carrying out duties.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage medical and scientific research services and provide medical and technical research assistance to attorneys and staff.
• Manage and direct Medical and Scientific Resource Center operations, including establishing plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Assist with budget preparation; manage and monitor the budget, maintain financial controls over expenditures, and consider cost recovery options.
• Oversee the acquisitions process at all stages.
• Coordinate requests with tobacco partners regarding the tobacco medical book and journal budget.
• Review material selections and develop the textbook and journal collection based on core titles and litigation-specific needs.
• Maintain statistical reports concerning the Center’s primary responsibilities, database content, and literature retrieval.
• Work with litigation teams and the trial coordinator to prepare medical and scientific materials for trials, including important and historical documents; maintain trial schedules and content information.
• Evaluate the Center’s physical space and make decisions and recommendations about collection housing.
• Serve as the primary liaison with vendors and ensure pricing and payment schedules are commercially advantageous to the firm.
• Oversee internal bibliographic databases to maintain the historic medical literature collection supporting client services.
• Promote the library through orientations and training for legal and administrative staff on research tools and related technologies.
• Conduct or monitor projects and assignments; collect, compile, and analyze information related to trial preparation, exhibit lists, potential experts, and large literature projects.
• Coordinate and manage medical and scientific literature alerts on topics and experts for attorneys and analysts.
• Liaise with the Health Sciences Library Network of Kansas City, maintain relations with area health science libraries, preserve interlibrary loan services, and provide services and leadership to the network.
• Create, implement, and evaluate library policies; determine staff training and development needs; review work methods and procedures and develop improvements to efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Record time in specified intervals and submit time records daily.
• Attend workshops, continuing education programs, library conferences, and other professional training opportunities.
• Maintain a neat and orderly workplace and use adequate safety procedures.
• Communicate excellently in writing and verbally, remain courteous and professional, and keep the supervisor informed of current issues and potential problems while seeking advice as needed.