Research Literature Technical Specialist

The role

The Technical Specialist will conduct systematic reviews and other systematic approaches by identifying, appraising, and summarizing high-quality, evidence-based research. This work occurs within the domains of biomedical and health sciences and related fields.

What you will do

• 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.
• Develop search strategies using controlled vocabularies and advanced techniques.
• Manage search results, deduplicate records, and support citation management and screening workflows.
• Deliver instruction and training on evidence synthesis methods, advanced searching, and biomedical information literacy.
• 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 for final reports.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation, and peer review related to biomedical evidence synthesis projects.
• Provide methodological consultation on systematic review standards.

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.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in developing and executing targeted searching in biomedical, health sciences, and related databases, including grey literature.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in strong analytical skills in search strategy development, validation, documentation, and citation management.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in demonstrated expertise in systematic review methodology and evidence synthesis standards, including synthesizing finding to provide analysis.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in experience working with interdisciplinary research teams in academic, clinical, or public health settings.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in 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.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k plan with employer contribution
• paid holidays
• vacation
• tuition reimbursement

About the company

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization.