Showing posts with label Information Management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Information Management. Show all posts

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Saturday, January 28, 2012

alt-lib suggests: Dir Ops Quality Management - Elsevier (LexisNexis)

This position is about information management, at it's core. A librarian's project management/systems analysis background would be very applicable. If you happen to have completed Six Sigma certification, that would a great plus, too.                                                                                -alt-lib

Dir Ops Quality Management: Click the link to apply

Dir Ops Quality Management-LEX005WL
LexisNexis : NA-United States-Ohio 

Description

 

This position reports into the Operations Programs & Shared Services organization and exists to drive the definition and implementation of best-in-class, cutting edge quality principles, processes and overall quality strategy for certain functional areas within LexisNexis L&P Operations.  Responsibilities include working closely with various teams and SME's to understand  quality requirements and translating those into a common methodology across operations to effectively measure, track and communicate quality.  The Director is expected to keep abreast of external developments in the quality field, to identify best-in-class quality processes, and establish customer experienced based quality metrics.  The Director of Ops Quality Management must have excellent management skills, strong leadership skills and savvy negotiating abilities in facilitating business partners through setting appropriate quality metrics.
  • Define, implement and govern a Quality Management System (QMS) across key functions in Operations that focuses on QA/QC strategies, standards, policies & best practices.
  • Collaborate with the functional areas to continuously improve Operations quality while exerting strong leadership to successfully influence key stakeholders in the adoption of best-in-class quality processes.
  • Partner, where appropriate, with functional leaders to ensure outsourcing partners deliver on specified levels of service and quality.
  • Provide quality leadership and reporting Operations that spans multiple geographic locations (US and global) to meet quality deliverables. 
  • Responsible for continuous improvements to quality programs that focus on customer-defined product quality to ensure delivery of quality products/services, improved performance and reduced cost.
  • Establish performance measurements and benchmarks and utilize them to monitor, analyze and report on performance trends.
  • Facilitate & assist with complex Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to identify and implement corrective action plans to reduce defects and minimize variations in outputs.
  • Participate in the definition of business requirements, project support and prioritization for content expansion, Lexis Advance and other key projects.
  • Drive a culture that ensures prompt decision-making, encourages innovation, drives initiative and respects/rewards its team members.
  • Where applicable, manage and lead direct reports to ensure that the team meets or exceeds all objectives, quality levels, production levels, and project expectations while providing development opportunities, increasing morale and promoting employee engagement.
  • Support business unit financial objectives.
  • Support the LexisNexis mission and strategy by setting appropriate tone and policy. 
  • Lead by example and model good behavior.
  • Establish partnering relationships and retain open communication lines with key stakeholders
LexisNexis is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting, and academic markets. LexisNexis originally pioneered online information with its Lexis� and Nexis� services. A member of Reed Elsevier [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com ), LexisNexis serves customers in more than 100 countries with 15,000 employees worldwide.

Qualifications

 
  • Undergraduate degree required; MBA preferred or equivalent combination of educational achievement and experience.
  • Requires 5-7 years of relevant work experience, including at least 5 years of management/leadership experience.
  • Highly developed leadership, implementation, organizational, interpersonal, communication and project management skills required.
  • Ability to effectively lead in a globally distributed, matrix organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, mentor and develop teams.
  • Ability to make appropriate high level decisions with little oversight or direction.
  • Team building and project leadership skills with the ability to influence others to accomplish objectives and form a collaborative working relationship a must.
  • Demonstrated ability to accept and implement change.
  • Must be able to clearly leverage leading quality principles to develop innovative quality programs based on business and customer needs, as well as coach and lead team members in developing appropriate programs.
  • Ability to comprehend complex technical, process or product relationships.
  • Possess strong analytical and quantitative skills to analyze data.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

alt-lib Suggests: Study Associate Job - Wilmington DE, 19801 - Yoh.com

Some of the elements of this job description, that makes me include it in my suggestions:

-Set-up, populate and accurately maintain information in tracking and communication tools (e.g. IMPACT, ISSIS, Clinical Partners Portal and eRoom*) and support others in the usage of these systems.
-Initiate and maintain production of study documents, ensuring template and version compliance.
- Provide input into non-drug project work including training activities and development of procedures as needed.
- Liaise with internal and external participants and/or vendors.
- Prepare, contribute to and distribute presentation materials for meetings, newsletters and web-sites.

* these are document management systems. - alt-lib

Original post: Wilmington Study Associate Job - DE, 19801

[EXCERPTS FOLLOW]

Study Associate Job

Date: Jan 3, 2012
Location: Wilmington, DE, USA
Yoh has a contract opportunity for a Study Associate to join our client located in Wilmington, DE.

Job Overview:

Participate in the coordination of and contribute to operational activities to ensure quality and consistency of deliverables to time, cost, and quality objectives from Study Specifications (SS) through study close-out activities and Clinical Study Report (CSR).

Job Responsibilities:

    - Contribute to clinical study start-up, execution, close-out and reporting. - Collect, review and track regulatory and other relevant documents. - Interface with Investigators, Strategic Partners, Marketing Companies and internal staff during the collection process to support effective delivery of a study and its regulatory documents through finalization of the Clinical Study Report (CSR). - Initiate and lead the set-up of the Study Master File (SMF) including tracking of documents. - Maintain and close the SMF ensuring International Conference of Harmonisation Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP) compliance. - Initiate and maintain production of study documents, ensuring template and version compliance. - Create and/or import clinical-regulatory documents into the Global Electronic Library (GEL) according to the Global Document List (GDL) ensuring compliance with the Authoring Guide for Regulatory Documents to support publishing in GEL. - Contribute to electronic applications/submissions by handling clinical-regulatory documents according to the requested technical standards (i.e. Submission Ready Standards (SRS), supporting effective publishing and delivery to regulatory authorities). - Plan and proactively collate the administrative appendices for the CSR. - Interface with Data Management Centre and/or Data Management Enablement representatives to facilitate the delivery of study related documents. - Provide input into non-drug project work including training activities and development of procedures as needed. - Set-up, populate and accurately maintain information in tracking and communication tools (e.g. IMPACT, ISSIS, Clinical Partners Portal and eRoom) and support others in the usage of these systems. - Manage and contribute to the coordination and tracking of study materials and equipment. - Coordinate administrative tasks during the study process, audits and regulatory inspections, according to company policies and SOPs. - Lead the practical arrangements and contribute to the preparation of internal and external meetings (e.g. study team meetings, ISS review meetings, monitor meetings, Investigator meetings, etc.). - Liaise with internal and external participants and/or vendors. - Prepare, contribute to and distribute presentation materials for meetings, newsletters and web-sites.

Job Qualifications:

    - Minimum 1 year experience. - Level of education that supports skills and capabilities of the position and ensures successful conduct of accountabilities/responsibilities and appropriate interactions with internal/external customers. - Proven organizational and analytical skills. - Previous administrative training/experience. - Computer proficiency. - Excellent knowledge verbal, written and presentation communication skills. - Develop working knowledge of the Clinical Study Process and an understanding of the range of working procedures relating to it, together with an understanding of the ICH/GCP guidelines. - Ability to develop advanced computer skills to increase efficiency in day-to-day tasks. - Demonstrate ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment. - Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with conflicting deadlines. - Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment. - Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally. - Proactively identify risks and possible solutions. - Demonstrate analytical thinking, concern for standards, concern for impact, good team skills including cooperation, willingness to learn from others, sharing relevant information, adaptability, self-control, tenacity conflict resolution skills and the ability to influence others. - Develop knowledge of therapy area through experience and review assignment.

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Recruiter: Daniel Barrett


Yoh is a professional staffing provider with over 70 years of experience in the short- and long-term staffing services industry; visit our website to learn more about our company.


Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.


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Ref: 978274

alt-lib Suggests: Product Manager -Reed Elsevier, Massachusetts

Any librarian (like me) who had a course in "Systems Analysis" (aka, Project Management) during library school, would excel in this position. -alt-lib
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Original Job Post: Product Manager: .
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Job Description
Product Manager-BUY00009
Reed Business Information : NA-United States-Massachusetts
Description
Are you a strong product manager with a passion for technology? Do you love delivering superior web-based solutions and experiences? ...
BuyerZone is the leader in online business-to-business lead generation and we are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our team. As a critical member of the team, you will be responsible for all aspects of BuyerZone's core lead generation products. You will work closely with business and technology leaders to define the product strategy and roadmap that can help BuyerZone continue to achieve success against our vision. This role is suited for someone with the ability to solve problems, influence and motivate others, and perseverance to handle challenging business situations at all levels of management.

Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for managing the product life cycle of BuyerZone's core lead generation platform
Build and maintain prioritized feature lists from partners, customers, internal findings, existing product analysis, and industry trends
Develop product management documentation, including, product concept proposals, business cases, formal product requirement specification for each release, launch plans, and product collateral
Participate in formal product development processes by working with product development team to provide guidance
You will be responsible for managing one project manager
Qualifications
Required Experience:
5-8 years of Product management experience with e-commerce solutions
Knowledge of analytics and/or recommendations solutions
Proven track record of effective decision-making and communication skills; ability to clearly articulate complex technical and business issues to a wide variety of audiences
Experience building solutions with user interfaces and reporting tools
Strong project coordination and organizational skills, with an ability to collaborate with and lead cross-functional teams
Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science or equivalent. (Graduate degree preferred)
Unposting Date Ongoing