Research Literature Technical Specialist

Duties & Responsibilities

• Define research questions, eligibility criteria, and create comprehensive study protocols.
• Design, document, and execute complex, comprehensive, transparent, and reproducible search strategies across multiple biomedical databases and information platforms, including MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and trial registries and gray literature.
• Develop search strategies using controlled vocabularies and advanced techniques, ensuring transparency, reproducibility, and compliance with reporting standards.
• Manage search results, deduplicate records, and support citation management and screening workflows using systematic review tools and platforms, like Covidence, EndNote or Zotero.
• Deliver instruction and training on evidence synthesis methods, advanced searching, and biomedical information literacy to researchers and trainees.
• Perform title/abstract and full-text screening based on defined inclusion/exclusion criteria.
• Extract data and appraise the risk of bias/quality of included studies.
• Synthesize findings (qualitatively or via meta-analysis) for final reports.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation, and peer review related to biomedical evidence synthesis projects.
• Provide methodological consultation on systematic review standards, including PRISMA, Cochrane, JBI, and other evidence synthesis frameworks.
• Monitor trends in biomedical publishing, open science, and research data to inform best practices in systematic review support.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library/information sciences, life sciences, social sciences, STEM, computer science, engineering, business, or related discipline.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in:
  • Advanced knowledge of biomedical information resources and indexing practices, particularly MEDLINE and related NLM products.
  • Developing and executing targeted searching in biomedical, health sciences, and related databases, including grey literature.
  • Strong analytical skills in search strategy development, validation, documentation, and citation management.
  • Demonstrated expertise in systematic review methodology and evidence synthesis standards, including synthesizing findings to provide analysis.
  • Experience working with interdisciplinary research teams in academic, clinical, or public health settings. Operating independently while contributing to a research team.
  • Ability to communicate complex information concepts clearly in both written and oral formats.
  • Proficiency with Excel or other spreadsheet/reporting platforms.
  • Proficiency with EndNote, Zotero, Covidence, Mendeley or other reference management and research collaboration tools.

Salary Range

$80,000 – $110,000