[nfais-l] Open Position at National Library of Medicine

[Bonnie Lawlor]

NLM Position Now Open: Head of MEDLARS Management Section

 

The Head of MEDLARS Management Section (MMS) position within the
Bibliographic Services Division at the National Library of Medicine is now
open on USAJOBS.com and will close on Tuesday, July 23, 2013.  This brief
posting period is because of the federal government's interest in
accelerating the hiring process and should not be interpreted as an
indication that someone has already been selected. 

 

Supervisory Technical Information Specialist (MP)

 <https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/347233700?share=email>
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/347233700?share=email 

MP stands for merit promotion. Applicants for MP announcements must be
qualified current or former federal employees.

 

Supervisory Technical Information Specialist (DE)

 <https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/346569100?share=email>
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/346569100?share=email 

DE stands for delegated examining. Typically, candidates who are entering
Federal service for the first time from the private sector will need to
apply for delegated examining positions.

 

The position is for a Supervisory Technical Information Specialist
(GS-1412-14), with a salary range from $105,211 to $136,771 including
locality pay per annum

The selected candidate will serve as the Head of the MEDLARS Management
Section, a section of 23 staff members within the Bibliographic Services
Division at the National Library of Medicine. The MEDLARS Management Section
provides a range of services supporting several of the Library's leading
bibliographic information and terminology resources. 

 

The Head of the MEDLARS Management Section assists the Division Chief in
managing MMS, and is responsible for: overseeing  budget and staffing
requirements;  analyzing programs and assessing resource requirements;
coordinating activities related to data quality assurance, system testing,
documentation, distance education, and customer service support; Formulating
long- and short-range goals and plans for the section; advising the Division
Chief on recommended policy issues; and representing NLM to various
professional and government organizations.

 

MMS is responsible for contributing to the National Library of Medicine's
mission of providing biomedical research and health information worldwide
through a variety of programs and activities, including:  providing data
quality assurance, system testing, documentation, distance education, and
customer service for MEDLINE/PubMed ( <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed); providing data quality assurance,
system testing, documentation, distance education, and customer service for
NLM terminology resources such as the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)
( <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/index.html>
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/index.html), RxNorm (
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/),%20>
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/), and the Value Set Authority
Center (VSAC) ( <https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/> https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/);
publishing the NLM Technical Bulletin (
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/tb.html>
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/tb.html), NLM's communication resource
to the libraries and information professionals concerning electronic
information resources; and overseeing the data distribution and licensing
programs for NLM bibliographic and terminology resources.

 

In addition to an interesting, challenging work environment, NLM has a great
location on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda,
Maryland.  It is a short Metro ride from Washington D.C. and a short walk
from Bethesda's thriving restaurant and retail district.

 

Please contact David Gillikin, Chief, Bibliographic Services Division at
301.496.6217 or  <mailto:gillikd at mail.nlm.nih.gov> gillikd at mail.nlm.nih.gov
with questions.

 

 

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