Research Informationist
Core
Provide expert research services, systematic reviews, and evidence synthesis to RAND's health sciences research and administrative staff.
Role type
Senior Research Informationist (Health Sciences)
Builds
Systematic reviews, literature searches, annotated bibliographies, and evidence synthesis protocols for research projects.
Domain
Health sciences research and evidence synthesis
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research
Required skills
Systematic review design, literature search strategy, evidence synthesis standards (PRISMA/PRESS), database querying (PubMed/Embase/CINAHL), AI tool evaluation, citation management
Preferred skills
Alma/Primo platform experience, health sciences degree, background in economics/social sciences
Technologies
PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, Ebsco, Ovid, ProQuest, EndNote, Elicit, Covidence, DistillerSR
Responsibilities
Conduct systematic reviews and compile bibliographies; support evidence synthesis intake and protocol review; assist with proposal development and research scoping; build customized information plans; evaluate emerging AI tools for research workflows; participate in collection development and resource evaluation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC