[Michlib-l] Chief Medical Librarian & Digital Information Strategist position! Northeast Ohio Medical University

[Jobeth Bradbury]

Chief Medical Librarian and Digital Information Strategist - Oliver Ocasek
Regional Medical Information Center

Northeast Ohio Medical University

 

What ignites you?  <http://www.neomed.edu/> NEOMED (Northeast Ohio Medical
University) is educating the next generation of physicians, pharmacists and
health researchers and seeks an innovative, forward-thinking, and dynamic
leader to become the Chief Medical Librarian and Digital Information
Strategist for the Oliver Ocasek Regional Medical Information Center.  The
successful candidate for this position is a strategic thinker who can
transform the Information Center into the library of the future, developing
new services, strengthening existing collaborations, and looking outward to
create new partnerships both within the medical and academic communities, as
well as within the community at large.    

 

NEOMED, established in 1973 in Rootstown, Ohio, is a community-based
interprofessional health sciences university that educates physicians,
pharmacists, researchers, and other health professionals. The recently built
NEOMED Education and Wellness (NEW) Center is a stunning conference and
event center on campus which offers flexible meeting room space, healthy
catering and eatery services, a new academic auditorium, space for physician
offices and pharmacy services, and houses the Bio-Med Science Academy; a
public STEM+M high school.  

 

The  <http://www.neomed.edu/library> Oliver Ocasek Regional Medical
Information Center (OORMIC) advances learning and discovery by providing
expertise, up-to-date information resources, and an environment of
collaboration and community. Library programs and resources support the
missions of the University and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and
Graduate Studies. The OORMIC staff consists of three librarians, two support
staff, and student assistants and has a budget of approximately $535,000 for
electronic and print materials.  As a founding member of the Ohio Library
and Information Network (OhioLINK), students, faculty and staff have access
to nearly 50 million books and materials, more than 150 electronic
databases, and over 100,000 e-books.  NEOMED is also home to the
Northeastern Ohio Regional Library Depository-this depository facility
houses over 1.3 million books, journals, and media from the libraries of
five institutions of higher learning in Northeast Ohio.  

 

Centrally located to the major urban centers of Cleveland, Akron, and
Youngstown; Rootstown, Ohio offers attractively-priced choices for
small-town, rural, suburban, and urban living all within easy driving
distance.  The dynamic cultural life of northeast Ohio includes many
museums, music venues, theaters, and restaurants representing a wide variety
of countries and cultures.  Lake Erie, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park,
and numerous state and local parks in the area offer year-round recreation.
For more information about the University, the Library, or the community,
please see  <http://www.gossagesager.com/neomedlinks.htm> NEOMED links.  

 

Responsibilities: Oversees and administers all programs, day-to-day
operations and staffing of the Oliver Ocasek Regional Medical Information
Center at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Develops a strategy for
organizing a "Library of the Future" that will maximize the efficient use of
existing Library space. This position serves as the primary contact with
directors of the 5 designated Resource Libraries in the Northeast Ohio
Regional Depository, and with nine hospital library affiliates. Within the
university, the Chief Medical Librarian reports to the Executive Director of
the Office of Academic Services.

 

Qualifications: Master's Degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited
program; five to seven years progressively responsible experience working in
an academic library; three years' experience supervising professional staff;
demonstrated knowledge and understanding of emerging trends in health
sciences librarianship; experience working in a healthcare or academic
health sciences environment; demonstrated teaching and/or public
presentation skills; proven track record of successful grant, proposal and
contract writing. Record of research, publication, and/or professional
contributions and experience forecasting, developing and monitoring federal
budgets experience are highly desirable. 

 

Compensation: The position offers a competitive salary commensurate with the
successful candidate's experience and an attractive
<http://www.neomed.edu/officesanddirectory/humanresources/benefits/>
benefits package.  

 

For further information inquire by email or phone to
<http://www.gossagesager.com/> Bradbury Associates/ Gossage Sager
Associates. To start the application process, send a cover letter and
current resume as Word or PDF documents to
<mailto:karenmiller at gossagesager.com> Karen Miller.  This position closes
April 12, 2015.

 

 

Jobeth Bradbury

Bradbury Associates/Gossage Sager Associates <http://www.gossagesager.com/> 

4545 Wornall Rd, Ste. 805

Kansas City, MO 64111

816-803-7087 (cell); 816-531-2468 (office)

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