Experience

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  Sanofi

  • Information Specialist

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  New Jersey Metro Area

  • New Jersey Metro Area

  • Information Specialist

    • 2013 - Present
    • New Jersey Metro Area

    Presently looking for a library position with responsibilities including managing the library, training clients, providing biomedical/scientific/clinical/business literature to all staff, using various resources. Provide high quality information products which contribute to better business decisions.

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  sanofi

  • New Jersey Metro Area

  • Information Specialist

    • 2008 - 2012
    • New Jersey Metro Area

    Provided scientific searches including biomedical, pipeline and patent searches for scientists. Collaborated with library colleagues on unique information products. Assisted with the company's product literature database.• Developed expertise in searching pipeline databases and creating user-friendly reports• Produced unique information products on various topics for research scientists• Actively sought out new clients within the company

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  Easton Hospital

  • Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

  • Medical Librarian

    • 2001 - 2003
    • Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

    Provided medical reference and literature searches to medical staff and administrators. Responsible for all technical services, and all new staff orientations. Supervised three volunteers.• Taught the use of the library’s website and databases to hospital staff, including doctors, nurses, residents and other professionals.• Developed expertise in PubMed and EbscoHost databases. Provided more thorough information to hospital staff for improved patient care.• Won award for cost-cutting measures of traditional procedures.

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  Mallinckrodt-Baker

  • Phillipsburg, NJ

  • Library Manager

    • 1996 - 2001
    • Phillipsburg, NJ

    Managed chemical library and clerical staff; provided technical and business information using online databases and Internet. • Investigated and selected technical/business databases to add to the company’s information resources, giving a better basis for making business decisions.• Evolved a competitive intelligence newsletter for distribution via the corporate-wide intranet, giving broader access and ease of use.

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  Johnson & Johnson/WAPMR Co.

  • Milltown, NJ

  • Manager, Information Services

    • 1989 - 1996
    • Milltown, NJ

    Supervised two separate research libraries with three staff members. Provided business, patent, science and technology reference services. • Worked closely with patent attorneys and patent liaisons, providing them with patent searches and information for establishing prior art, publishing patents and litigation.• Evolved weekly business newsletter from hand distributed hard copy to company-wide Lotus Notes platform, improving employee communications.