Library and Information Specialist

Date: Sep 12, 2024

Department: Strategy, Sustainability & Growth

Job Type: Direct Employee

Team: R&D, Pharmacovigilance & Regulatory Affairs

Contract Type: Permanent

Location:

Parma, IT

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceutical and healthcare group with over 85 years’ experience, operating in 31 countries with more than 7,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group researches, develops and markets innovative drugs in its main therapeutic areas: Discover more here

We are proud to to have been awarded with B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes a transparent and ethical behavior at all levels.

We believe that the success of Chiesi is built and shaped by our people and our strong set of shared Values and Behaviors. Our people make a critical difference to our success, which is why it is vital that we attract and retain the right talent who will continue to enrich our culture by living and breathing our values and behaviors.

We are committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities.

Chiesi Corporate Functions

These are the functions supporting the business at a Corporate Level:

Global HR
Global Finance, Procurement & IT
Group Legal & Corporate Affairs
Global Communication & External Relations
Transformation
Global Strategy, SV&S and Business Development

Who we are looking for

Purpose

In the context of the Global Library Unit the Library and Information Specialist will foster customer-oriented support by implementing a tailored approach to bibliographic resources. She/he will oversee the management of the document delivery service and correlated tools, also being responsible of training end-users on bibliographic resources. The person will collaborate with the Scientific Knowledge unit by supporting the news alerting service activities and performing tailored bibliographic searches.

Main Responsibilities

The role has different souls:

Document Delivery service Management: Oversees the Document Delivery service and correlated tool. Contributes to scouting of new bibliographic resources and potential customer-oriented implementations. Offers trainings on research and citation skills.
Bibliographic support service: Responsible for providing tailored bibliographic searches and analyses pertaining to all the therapeutic areas of interest in support of end-users and SKAI colleagues. Stays up-to-date and contributes proactively to identify areas of improvement or new processes and resources to be explored.
Customers Education: Implements a continuous learning training programme on the Bibliographic resources available in the Global Library to support the end-users in their professional developments and daily activities.
Alerting Services: In collaboration with the scientific knowledge team contributes to the News Alerting service activities.
Interacts, when necessary, with vendors providing information services/tools.

Experience Required

1-3 years’ experience in information gathering and bibliographic research within a pharma company, particularly in Scientific/External data and information management.

Education

Master's degree in biotechnology, biology, or other Scientific subjects

Languages

Fluent in written and oral English

Technical Skills

Good Knowledge of sources, tools and databases for the retrieval of Scientific information
Good knowledge of drug development process
Possibly basic knowledge of scientific library processes; Familiarity with Chiesi Therapeutic Areas
Computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office applications/software

Soft Skills

Communication skills
Creative/innovative mindset
Planning and organizational skills
Adaptability and flexibility
Team working

What we offer

You would join a dynamic, fast-growing, challenging and friendly environment.
In Chiesi we firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, that is why we invest in continuous training, learning and development. Therefore, we strive to continuously promote and satisfy development needs, paying particular attention to the quality of our working environment and to collective well-being.
We want our people to come to work happy every day, and we know how important it is to find the right work-life balance in order to be able to give our best. That is why we offer flexible working approach, remote working, support in the relocation process, tax assistance service for foreign colleagues and many other people-care services.