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Medical Librarian I

United States, Boston Employment contract 52228.80 - 83564.00 USD / Year · Job Posted May 30, 2026
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The Medical Librarian is a key member of Boston Children's Hospital's Research Informatics organization and serves as the hospital's lead expert for biomedical literature discovery, scholarly resource access, research support, and modern library services. This role advances pediatric research, education, and clinical care by managing core information resources; providing expert consultation on literature searching, evidence synthesis, and scholarly communication; delivering training on library and research tools; and helping staff adopt modern, privacy-conscious, interoperable technologies that improve research workflows and knowledge sharing. Because digital tools, technologies, and information resources are evolving quickly, we are especially seeking a candidate with a passion for advancing and modernizing library services to support cutting-edge biomedical research and clinical care.

Job Responsibility

  • Provide expert literature search support for clinicians, researchers, and staff, including development of structured search strategies for research projects, evidence reviews, grant applications, and publication support
  • Develop, maintain, and assess access to the library's core portfolio of search platforms, journals, databases, point-of-care tools, citation managers, and related discovery services
  • Deliver individual and group training on medical literature databases, citation management systems, evidence synthesis methods, current awareness tools, and other research support technologies
  • Build advanced digital services that may include AI-assisted discovery workflows, literature surveillance, natural language processing and summarization awareness, alerting and RSS strategies, and programmatic retrieval using APIs where appropriate to the service model
  • Advise researchers and staff on publication and dissemination best practices, including public-access requirements, appropriate repositories, author identity and persistent identifiers, and methods for increasing discoverability and impact
  • Provide or coordinate guidance on research data management, data management and sharing plans, repository selection, and reproducible documentation of methods and protocols
  • Evaluate new and existing tools for accuracy, usability, accessibility, privacy, interoperability, licensing fit, and workflow relevance in a pediatric clinical and research environment
  • Coordinate access questions involving Harvard-affiliated resources, remote authentication, shared platforms, proxy or sponsored-access arrangements where applicable, and interlibrary loan and document-delivery pathways
  • Represent the library in presentations, committees, and collaborative initiatives across the hospital and affiliated environments
  • Use service data, user feedback, and usage metrics to assess outcomes, improve workflows, and communicate library value to Research Informatics and hospital leadership

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Library and Information Science, Information Science, Biomedical Informatics, or a closely related field
  • Prior experience in a biomedical, academic, hospital, or research library is preferred but not required
  • Strong interest in biomedical research, clinical information services, scholarly communication, and modern library services
  • Familiarity with medical literature databases, citation management tools, point-of-care resources, or digital library systems
  • Interest in emerging digital tools, AI-enabled discovery platforms, and modern research workflows
  • Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and customer service skills
  • Ability to learn quickly, take initiative, work collaboratively, and grow rapidly into the role
  • Strong attention to detail and comfort preparing user guides, training materials, and presentations
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

What we offer

  • flexible schedules
  • affordable health, vision and dental insurance
  • child care and student loan subsidies
  • generous levels of time off
  • 403(b) Retirement Savings plan
  • Pension
  • Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement
  • cell phone plan discounts
  • discounted rates on T-passes
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