The Research Data Acquisition Specialist will be part of a dynamic hands-on team supporting Baker Library (BL) technology, ensuring we have the technology, workflows, and support needed to satisfy the range of information the scholarly and professional community needs.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Baker Research & Data Services (BRDS) and part of the BRDS team, the Research Data Acquisition Specialist will lead all facets of Baker Library’s Data Licensing Service, a suite of custom services for HBS faculty seeking to acquire licensed datasets for their individual research needs. Leadership responsibilities include data sourcing, licensing and invoicing, ingestion, and discovery and sharing. These services are embedded within the larger service offerings of Baker Library and tailored to the specific research needs of our faculty and their collaborators.
Research Data Acquisition Specialist
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Harvard Business School, Baker Library
60219BR
Full-time. USA - MA - Boston
Position Description
- Leads all facets of
Baker Library’s Data Licensing Service: sourcing, licensing, ingesting,
discovery and sharing of third party data in the fields of business,
finance, and other disciplines
- Serves as the primary
contact for faculty requests for licensed data and keeps all stakeholders
informed throughout the acquisition process.
- Coordinates activities
and consults regularly with key partners in the data acquisition process
across HBS and Harvard (Contemporary Collections staff, Research
Computing, Financial Office, contracts specialists, HBS IT, and others).
- Leads Data Licensing
Service planning, assessment, and outreach activities, including assessing
the success of the Service through gathering and reporting of metrics and
activities.
- Contributes to the
overall goals of BRDS including communication and promotion of services.
- Recommends datasets in
high demand by faculty for consideration for site-wide licensing by our
Manager, Contemporary Collections.
- Documents and refines
workflows, procedures, and practices.
- Other duties as
assigned.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
required
- 3+ years of applicable
work experience required
Additional Qualifications and Skills
- Advanced degree in
information management, library science, business or related field, or
equivalent experience is preferred
- Familiarity with
business and financial concepts, datasets and data vendors.
- Experience providing
research support or library reference service in business, finance,
economics, and/or other social science research environments.
- Ability to open large
datasets in a variety of formats, understand their file structures, and
extract data.
- Firm understanding of
good data management practices related to data storage, delivery and
security.
- Experience reviewing,
interpreting, and managing Data Use Agreements and negotiating terms of
use with data providers.
- Demonstrated ability to
work effectively in a collaborative and/or team environment.
- Consistent record of
managing client relationships and superb customer service.
- This includes setting
priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and sharing workloads and projects
with a research team.
- Ability to partner with
research, business, legal, and technical subject matter experts when
necessary to support researchers while managing risks appropriately.
- Willingness and proven
ability to proactively take responsibility and action to resolve cross functional
issues across organizational boundaries.
- Exceptional
communication and interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to
exercise maturity and good judgment in dealing with priority customers and
vendors.
Additional Information
This role is offered as a hybrid (some combination of onsite
and remote) where you are required to be onsite at our Boston, MA based campus
3 days per week. Specific days and schedule will be determined between you and
your manager.
Please note that we may conduct interviews virtually (phone
and or Zoom) for selected candidates.
** A cover letter is required to be considered for this opportunity.
The University requires all Harvard community members to be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and remain up to date with COVID-19 vaccine
boosters, as detailed in Harvard’s Vaccine & Booster Requirements.
Individuals may claim exemption from the vaccine requirement for medical or
religious reasons. More information regarding the University’s COVID
vaccination requirement, exemptions, and verification of vaccination status may
be found at the University’s “COVID-19 Vaccine Information” webpage: http://www.harvard.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine-information/.
Harvard Business School will not offer visa sponsorship for
this opportunity.
Culture of Inclusion: The work and well-being of HBS is
profoundly strengthened by the diversity of our network and our differences in
background, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and life
experiences. Explore more about HBS work culture here https://www.hbs.edu/employment .