Also very similar to a previous job post, from a month or so ago, that I posted in entirety on this site.
A librarian would be able to contribute so much, to this position:
Philadelphia Product Manager, Web of Knowledge Job - PA, 19019
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Showing posts with label Business Development. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
alt-lib Suggests: Product Manager, Web of Knowledge Job - Philadelphia PA, 19019
alt-lib Suggests: Product Manager, Web Services & Usage Job - PhiladelphiaPA, 19019
Very likely a repeat of similar job post from about a month ago, already posted to this blog.
As I said on the prior post, it would be a shame if a librarian does not get this position.
Philadelphia Product Manager, Web Services & Usage Job - PA, 19019
Sunday, February 26, 2012
alt-lib Suggests: Marketing Coordinator Job - Wayne PA, 19080
Good opportunity for a recent grad (MLS, MSLIS, etc):
Wayne Marketing Coordinator Job - PA, 19080
Saturday, February 25, 2012
alt-lib Suggests: Product Specialist Job -Hoboken NJ, 07030
Hoboken Product Specialist* Job - NJ, 07030
(I have no idea what the asterisk indicates.)
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
alt-lib Suggests: Client Services Manager - Healthcare Job - Atlanta GA, 30301- Thomson Reuters
Some key points for a Librarian, in this job title:
- Comprehends and explains to clients the value of Thomson products and services. Communicates verbally in a confident manner
- Ability to manage multiple clients.
- Superior understanding of both new business development and consulting methodology.
- Identify opportunities for, propose, and sell value-add projects
- Manage and monitor client satisfaction, and recommend appropriate strategies, tactics and operational initiatives to continuously enhance client satisfaction.
Atlanta Client Services Manager - Healthcare Job - GA, 30301
[EXCERPTS FOLLOW]
Client Services Manager - Healthcare Job
Date: Jan 16, 2012
Location: Atlanta, GA, US
Title: Client Services Manager - Healthcare
ID: PRO00005992
Description
Provide leading-edge healthcare management consulting at the strategic partnership level of our clients' organizations. Enhance Thomson's partnership with and value to each client through increased relationships with their middle and senior management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop client-specific cost savings and profit-improvement strategies, implement required services, and document return on investment.
- Manage financial and business objectives including contract revenue, value-add revenue, renewals, expenses and margins and accounts receivable targets.
- Provide leadership on consulting engagements and engage in billable consulting activity, as appropriate and/or required, in partnership with client team members.
- Manage evolving client expectations, needs and priorities, and collaborate with client team members to ensure effective integration with consulting and service delivery capabilities and priorities, including database production processes.
- Manage and monitor client satisfaction, and recommend appropriate strategies, tactics and operational initiatives to continuously enhance client satisfaction.
- Meet regularly in face-to-face meetings with clients.
Examples of responsibilities:
- Lead service planning meetings with clients
- Identify opportunities for, propose, and sell value-add projects
- Coordinate internal and external contract renewal activities
....
The Healthcare business of Thomson Reuters provides insights -- information, benchmarks and analysis -- that enable organizations to manage costs, improve performance and enhance the quality of healthcare.
Qualifications
- Graduate level education (e.g., MBA, MPHA) or equivalent education and experience.
- 5+ years of experience in healthcare analysis and/or consulting, with client contact at senior levels and demonstrated business development skills.
- Proven history of ability to capture the attention and respect of key decision makers in the client environment by providing new and useful ways of thinking about managing healthcare costs and quality.
- Current or prior responsibility must have included revenue accountability in the $1,000,000 range.
- Ability to manage multiple clients.
- Superior understanding of both new business development and consulting methodology.
- Willingness to travel.
LEVEL 5 SKILLS
All Level 4 skills plus:
Technical/Professional Skills and Knowledge
- Demonstrates extensive market knowledge, good business judgment, and significant product knowledge.
- Applies sound analytic and client relationship skills.
Communication
- Comprehends and explains to clients the value of Thomson products and services. Communicates verbally in a confident manner.
- Applies strong facilitation skills.
- Writes proposals, presentations, internal and interdepartmental memos.
- Communicates with more senior level staff, internally and externally.
Interpersonal Skills
- Resolves complex conflicts/controversies.
- Is skilled at building trust internally and with customers.
- Employs effective negotiation skills.
Problem Solving
- Identifies complex internal and organizational problems (e.g., balancing workload and staffing resources), develops possible solutions and recommends the most effective solution.
- Anticipates problems and establishes processes to prevent them.
- Develops problem solving strategies to resolve senior client (or multi-client) problems.
Independent Judgment
- Independently completes assignments using instructions that indicate only the results required. Understands impact of decisions on department(s).
- Seeks input on complex or unusual situations. Utilizes independent judgment to effectively and creatively employ available resources/staff and manage priorities.
- Develops and manages department plan and client strategies.
Organization Awareness
- Uses understanding of organization and relationships within the organization to make decisions that impact department or workgroup.
- Thoroughly understands Thomson's business.
Impact/Responsibility
- Has responsibility for achievement and completion of projects and/or operations, including those with a significant impact on a department or function.
- Makes, approves and executes decisions related to budgets and purchases of technology, tools and staffing.
- Has supervisory experience.
- May lead and manage others.
- May manage work of a department or function
Qualifications
- Graduate level education (e.g., MBA, MPHA) or equivalent education and experience.
- 5+ years of experience in healthcare analysis and/or consulting, with client contact at senior levels and demonstrated business development skills.
- Proven history of ability to capture the attention and respect of key decision makers in the client environment by providing new and useful ways of thinking about managing healthcare costs and quality.
- Current or prior responsibility must have included revenue accountability in the $1,000,000 range.
- Ability to manage multiple clients.
- Superior understanding of both new business development and consulting methodology.
- Willingness to travel.
LEVEL 5 SKILLS
All Level 4 skills plus:
Technical/Professional Skills and Knowledge
- Demonstrates extensive market knowledge, good business judgment, and significant product knowledge.
- Applies sound analytic and client relationship skills.
Communication
- Comprehends and explains to clients the value of Thomson products and services. Communicates verbally in a confident manner.
- Applies strong facilitation skills.
- Writes proposals, presentations, internal and interdepartmental memos.
- Communicates with more senior level staff, internally and externally.
Interpersonal Skills
- Resolves complex conflicts/controversies.
- Is skilled at building trust internally and with customers.
- Employs effective negotiation skills.
Problem Solving
- Identifies complex internal and organizational problems (e.g., balancing workload and staffing resources), develops possible solutions and recommends the most effective solution.
- Anticipates problems and establishes processes to prevent them.
- Develops problem solving strategies to resolve senior client (or multi-client) problems.
Independent Judgment
- Independently completes assignments using instructions that indicate only the results required. Understands impact of decisions on department(s).
- Seeks input on complex or unusual situations. Utilizes independent judgment to effectively and creatively employ available resources/staff and manage priorities.
- Develops and manages department plan and client strategies.
Organization Awareness
- Uses understanding of organization and relationships within the organization to make decisions that impact department or workgroup.
- Thoroughly understands Thomson's business.
Impact/Responsibility
- Has responsibility for achievement and completion of projects and/or operations, including those with a significant impact on a department or function.
- Makes, approves and executes decisions related to budgets and purchases of technology, tools and staffing.
- Has supervisory experience.
- May lead and manage others.
- May manage work of a department or function
....
Job: Professional/Consulting Services
Primary Location: US-GA-Atlanta
Organization: Prof Healthcare Cust Sgmnt-ALL
Schedule: Full-time
Education Level: Master's Degree (±18 years)
Job Type: Standard
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Primary Location: US-GA-Atlanta
Organization: Prof Healthcare Cust Sgmnt-ALL
Schedule: Full-time
Education Level: Master's Degree (±18 years)
Job Type: Standard
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
alt-lib Suggests: Manager, Decision Support Job - Philadelphia PA, 19019- Thomson Reuters
The finance-related skillset required in this position is very specialized; but here's the basic overlap with a Librarian's skills:
- Strong project management experience.
- Ability to think and act strategically
- Strong verbal and written presentation skills (Do you realize you have an extraordinary ability to present information?) - alt-lib
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with competing demands for resources.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization.
__________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Manager, Decision Support Job - PA, 19019
[EXCERPTS FOLLOW]
Title: Manager, Decision Support
ID: ACC00004852
Description
Manager, Decision Support
This Manager level role in Decision Support is to perform analysis and validation of business and financial data reported across the TR IP&Science organization. This role monitors and reports on key performance metrics across the business. The role will help support recommendations to senior financial management on tactical issues as well as providing counsel and support to business units and department operations. The Manager, Decision Support is expected to provide project management expertise to design and implement key business initiatives.
- Validates that business decisions make good business sense and conducts the appropriate level of financial analysis.
- Gathers, prepares and analyzes financial data and metrics and provides recommendations and suggests alternative actions.
- Works closely with Strategy, Business Development, and Business teams to ensure consistency and commonality across the Finance function
- Applies knowledge of external economic, market, and business trends to ensure optimization of financial opportunities and outcomes.
- Challenges strategic concepts and validates the financial business cases for capital, growth, and project investments
- Participates in Business Process Improvement initiatives.
....
- Strong project management experience.
- Ability to think and act strategically
- Strong verbal and written presentation skills (Do you realize you have an extraordinary ability to present information?) - alt-lib
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with competing demands for resources.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization.
__________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Manager, Decision Support Job - PA, 19019
[EXCERPTS FOLLOW]
Manager, Decision Support Job
Date: Jan 14, 2012
Location: Philadelphia, PA, US
Title: Manager, Decision Support
ID: ACC00004852
Description
Manager, Decision Support
This Manager level role in Decision Support is to perform analysis and validation of business and financial data reported across the TR IP&Science organization. This role monitors and reports on key performance metrics across the business. The role will help support recommendations to senior financial management on tactical issues as well as providing counsel and support to business units and department operations. The Manager, Decision Support is expected to provide project management expertise to design and implement key business initiatives.
- Validates that business decisions make good business sense and conducts the appropriate level of financial analysis.
- Gathers, prepares and analyzes financial data and metrics and provides recommendations and suggests alternative actions.
- Works closely with Strategy, Business Development, and Business teams to ensure consistency and commonality across the Finance function
- Applies knowledge of external economic, market, and business trends to ensure optimization of financial opportunities and outcomes.
- Challenges strategic concepts and validates the financial business cases for capital, growth, and project investments
- Participates in Business Process Improvement initiatives.
....
Qualifications- Four year Bachelors Degree in Finance or Accounting required.
- MBA or MBA in process plus 5-7 years progressive development and experience in applicable business roles required.
- Strong experience in financial analysis, financial modeling, planning, forecasting and management reporting.
- Strong project management experience.
- Ability to think and act strategically.
- Ability to synthesize and present complex data; Expert power user in Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong verbal and written presentation skills.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with competing demands for resources.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Experience using SAP, Business Objects, Cognos systems is a plus.
....
- MBA or MBA in process plus 5-7 years progressive development and experience in applicable business roles required.
- Strong experience in financial analysis, financial modeling, planning, forecasting and management reporting.
- Strong project management experience.
- Ability to think and act strategically.
- Ability to synthesize and present complex data; Expert power user in Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong verbal and written presentation skills.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with competing demands for resources.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Experience using SAP, Business Objects, Cognos systems is a plus.
....
Job: Accounting and Finance
Primary Location: US-PA-Philadelphia
Organization: Prof IP & Science Finance
Schedule: Full-time
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree (±16 years)
Job Type: Standard
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Primary Location: US-PA-Philadelphia
Organization: Prof IP & Science Finance
Schedule: Full-time
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree (±16 years)
Job Type: Standard
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
alt-lib Suggests: Job: ILS Development Specialist
Job: ILS Development Specialist
ILS Development Specialist
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST
Title : ILS Development Specialist
Categories Professional
Location Telecommute
Employer Confidential
Duties & Responsibilities
Are you self motivated and comfortable with working from home? If so we’re looking for a Development Specialist to join our team. The core responsibilities of this position will include:
Determination of the root of support ticket issues and resolving the problem
Identification and resolution of bugs within development projects
Creation of bug reports and patches and submittal of these fixes to the Koha Community
Determination of the technical requirements
Qualifications -Required skills:
Perl experience, including working with Modules and Object Oriented Perl
Extensive experience with Debian Linux command line operations
MySQL
XHTML/CSS
Git version control
Knowledge of MARC21
Library/Library Software experience
Excellent communication skills
Excellent problem solving skills
Commitment to open source
Preferred:
Knowledge of the Koha open source ILS
MLIS / MIS / MLS from ALA accredited library school
5+ years library experience
Experience with:
Indexdata’s Zebra
Selenium
Bugzilla
Postfix/exim4 or other MTA’s
Template Toolkit
JQuery
HTML5 and CSS3
NYTProf
To Apply
Apply online.
Date Posted
January 6, 2012
Source: http://sla-phl.org/jobs/
ILS Development Specialist
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST
Title : ILS Development Specialist
Categories Professional
Location Telecommute
Employer Confidential
Duties & Responsibilities
Are you self motivated and comfortable with working from home? If so we’re looking for a Development Specialist to join our team. The core responsibilities of this position will include:
Determination of the root of support ticket issues and resolving the problem
Identification and resolution of bugs within development projects
Creation of bug reports and patches and submittal of these fixes to the Koha Community
Determination of the technical requirements
Qualifications -Required skills:
Perl experience, including working with Modules and Object Oriented Perl
Extensive experience with Debian Linux command line operations
MySQL
XHTML/CSS
Git version control
Knowledge of MARC21
Library/Library Software experience
Excellent communication skills
Excellent problem solving skills
Commitment to open source
Preferred:
Knowledge of the Koha open source ILS
MLIS / MIS / MLS from ALA accredited library school
5+ years library experience
Experience with:
Indexdata’s Zebra
Selenium
Bugzilla
Postfix/exim4 or other MTA’s
Template Toolkit
JQuery
HTML5 and CSS3
NYTProf
To Apply
Apply online.
Date Posted
January 6, 2012
Source: http://sla-phl.org/jobs/
alt-lib Suggests: Director, Client Services Job - King of Prussia PA, 19406 -Thomson Reuters
Interesting healthcare information service and information management position at:
King of Prussia Director, Client Services Job - PA, 19406 . Note: although this job post may seem "too advanced" for perhaps many librarians, it provides an excellent view into the purposes of an organization/department/product line within the target company. From this sort of job post you can obtain useful background knowledge of what this division of the target company does, that may be very useful in applying for other positions in the same group, that are subordinate to the one below. -alt-lib
[EXCEPT BELOW]
Director, Client Services
Title: Director, Client Services
ID: PRO00006525
Description
Provide leading-edge healthcare information services at the strategic partnership level of our clients' organizations. Enhance Thomson's partnership with and value to each client through increased relationships with their middle and senior management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop service agenda based on customer's business needs and work flow which would include any or all of the following: cost savings, profit-improvement strategies, workflow enhancement, productivity improvement, employee/member/constituent/ beneficiary health status improvement, detection of fraud or other payment irregularities; implement contracted services; document return on investment.
- Manage financial and business objectives including contract revenue, value-add revenue, renewals, expenses and margins and accounts receivable targets.
- Lead client team to perform consulting engagements and engage in billable consulting activity, as appropriate and/or required.
- Manage evolving client expectations, needs and priorities, and collaborate with client team members to ensure effective integration with consulting and service delivery capabilities and priorities.
- Manage and monitor client satisfaction, and recommend appropriate strategies, tactics and operational initiatives to continuously enhance client satisfaction.
- Continuously search for, recommend and implement process improvements; take a leadership role in fostering a quality improvement mindset.
- Manage and develop team members to their highest potential performance level. Provide regular and ongoing coaching around annual objectives and priorities as well as routine and unique business requirements. Provide formal feedback according to the established Thomson performance management processes. Manage team interactions to obtain optimal team performance.
- Collaborate with peers to ensure sharing of knowledge and best practices
King of Prussia Director, Client Services Job - PA, 19406 . Note: although this job post may seem "too advanced" for perhaps many librarians, it provides an excellent view into the purposes of an organization/department/product line within the target company. From this sort of job post you can obtain useful background knowledge of what this division of the target company does, that may be very useful in applying for other positions in the same group, that are subordinate to the one below. -alt-lib
[EXCEPT BELOW]
Director, Client Services
Date: Jan 17, 2012
Location: King of Prussia, PA, US
Title: Director, Client Services
ID: PRO00006525
Description
Provide leading-edge healthcare information services at the strategic partnership level of our clients' organizations. Enhance Thomson's partnership with and value to each client through increased relationships with their middle and senior management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop service agenda based on customer's business needs and work flow which would include any or all of the following: cost savings, profit-improvement strategies, workflow enhancement, productivity improvement, employee/member/constituent/ beneficiary health status improvement, detection of fraud or other payment irregularities; implement contracted services; document return on investment.
- Manage financial and business objectives including contract revenue, value-add revenue, renewals, expenses and margins and accounts receivable targets.
- Lead client team to perform consulting engagements and engage in billable consulting activity, as appropriate and/or required.
- Manage evolving client expectations, needs and priorities, and collaborate with client team members to ensure effective integration with consulting and service delivery capabilities and priorities.
- Manage and monitor client satisfaction, and recommend appropriate strategies, tactics and operational initiatives to continuously enhance client satisfaction.
- Continuously search for, recommend and implement process improvements; take a leadership role in fostering a quality improvement mindset.
- Manage and develop team members to their highest potential performance level. Provide regular and ongoing coaching around annual objectives and priorities as well as routine and unique business requirements. Provide formal feedback according to the established Thomson performance management processes. Manage team interactions to obtain optimal team performance.
- Collaborate with peers to ensure sharing of knowledge and best practices
.... [PORTION OMMITTED - SEE LINK FOR FULL JOB DESC] ..
Qualifications
- Master's degree (e.g., MBA, MPHA) or equivalent education and experience.
- 10+ years of experience in healthcare information consulting/systems, with client contact at senior levels and demonstrated business development skills.
- Proven history of ability to capture the attention and respect of senior management and the C-suite in the client environment by providing new and useful ways of managing human capital.
- Current or prior responsibility must have included revenue accountability in the $5,000,000 range.
- Superior understanding of both new business development and consulting methodology.
- Superior presentation and communication skills.
- Extensive staff development and supervision skills.
- Ability to work across the organization, including Product Development, Sales, and Product Support functions to ensure that both current and future client needs are anticipated and met.
- Willingness to travel.
Technical/Professional Skills and Knowledge
- Demonstrates competence in function, including a broad knowledge of theories and current practices.
- Applies solid supervisory and management capabilities, and perspective that is much broader.
- Manages "up" well -- knows where to take things.
- Contributes significantly/provides meaningful input to peers outside functional area.
Communication
- Communicates effectively with all levels of Thomson and client organizations.
- Conveys organizational capabilities and strategies, and manages expectations.
- Identifies information that is relevant to teams, projects or tasks and communicates it to the appropriate level(s).
- Demonstrates excellent presentation skills.
- Simplifies and effectively articulates complex technical information.
- May communicate with economic buyer; influences client's perception of the company.
Interpersonal Skills
- Interacts effectively across multiple functional areas and levels, internal and external.
- Demonstrates strong negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Resolves conflicts/controversies regarding major issues.
- Influences key decision-makers to take recommended actions.
- Resolves conflicts/controversies regarding major issues.
- Builds consensus to achieve goals within broad policy limits.
- Demonstrates strong facilitation skills and coaching/mentoring skills.
Problem Solving
- Identifies and resolves complex issues, applying theories or processes that may be new to the organization.
- Uses input from others, in consultation with senior management, to lead department in resolution of problems with broad implications.
- Identifies trends and recommends actions/solutions to address them.
- Acts as intermediary or suggests resources to assist others in effectively resolving problems.
Independent Judgment
- Demonstrates high degree of independence and initiative.
- Operates with independence within set objectives (without day-to-day supervision) to manage projects and assignments.
- Seeks input when appropriate.
- Resolves challenging customer/end-user situations with a high level of tact and understanding.
- May make decisions that involve other Thomson resources.
Organization Awareness
- Uses broad knowledge of Thomson organization, markets and clients to make sound tactical decisions and strategic recommendations that impact multiple areas of the organization.
- Understands all Thomson businesses; uses knowledge of organization to inform clients/ prospects regarding organizational depth and breadth.
Impact/Responsibility
- Has both a tactical/operational and strategic orientation.
- Has responsibility for achievement and completion of projects and/or operations that significantly impact a department, business unit or function.
- Manages project(s) to budget planned, including staffing assignments and technology purchases.
- Authorized to purchase goods and services up to and including $7,500.
- May lead and manage others to achieve business objectives.
- Exhibits strong activity monitoring skills.
- Master's degree (e.g., MBA, MPHA) or equivalent education and experience.
- 10+ years of experience in healthcare information consulting/systems, with client contact at senior levels and demonstrated business development skills.
- Proven history of ability to capture the attention and respect of senior management and the C-suite in the client environment by providing new and useful ways of managing human capital.
- Current or prior responsibility must have included revenue accountability in the $5,000,000 range.
- Superior understanding of both new business development and consulting methodology.
- Superior presentation and communication skills.
- Extensive staff development and supervision skills.
- Ability to work across the organization, including Product Development, Sales, and Product Support functions to ensure that both current and future client needs are anticipated and met.
- Willingness to travel.
Technical/Professional Skills and Knowledge
- Demonstrates competence in function, including a broad knowledge of theories and current practices.
- Applies solid supervisory and management capabilities, and perspective that is much broader.
- Manages "up" well -- knows where to take things.
- Contributes significantly/provides meaningful input to peers outside functional area.
Communication
- Communicates effectively with all levels of Thomson and client organizations.
- Conveys organizational capabilities and strategies, and manages expectations.
- Identifies information that is relevant to teams, projects or tasks and communicates it to the appropriate level(s).
- Demonstrates excellent presentation skills.
- Simplifies and effectively articulates complex technical information.
- May communicate with economic buyer; influences client's perception of the company.
Interpersonal Skills
- Interacts effectively across multiple functional areas and levels, internal and external.
- Demonstrates strong negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Resolves conflicts/controversies regarding major issues.
- Influences key decision-makers to take recommended actions.
- Resolves conflicts/controversies regarding major issues.
- Builds consensus to achieve goals within broad policy limits.
- Demonstrates strong facilitation skills and coaching/mentoring skills.
Problem Solving
- Identifies and resolves complex issues, applying theories or processes that may be new to the organization.
- Uses input from others, in consultation with senior management, to lead department in resolution of problems with broad implications.
- Identifies trends and recommends actions/solutions to address them.
- Acts as intermediary or suggests resources to assist others in effectively resolving problems.
Independent Judgment
- Demonstrates high degree of independence and initiative.
- Operates with independence within set objectives (without day-to-day supervision) to manage projects and assignments.
- Seeks input when appropriate.
- Resolves challenging customer/end-user situations with a high level of tact and understanding.
- May make decisions that involve other Thomson resources.
Organization Awareness
- Uses broad knowledge of Thomson organization, markets and clients to make sound tactical decisions and strategic recommendations that impact multiple areas of the organization.
- Understands all Thomson businesses; uses knowledge of organization to inform clients/ prospects regarding organizational depth and breadth.
Impact/Responsibility
- Has both a tactical/operational and strategic orientation.
- Has responsibility for achievement and completion of projects and/or operations that significantly impact a department, business unit or function.
- Manages project(s) to budget planned, including staffing assignments and technology purchases.
- Authorized to purchase goods and services up to and including $7,500.
- May lead and manage others to achieve business objectives.
- Exhibits strong activity monitoring skills.
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