Job Description
About MSF-USA | Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian organization providing medical care to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care in over 70 countries. We were formed in France in 1971 as an association by a group of doctors and journalists to go to emergency situations and to treat patients with dignity while bearing witness independently of geopolitical boundaries. MSF is now a global movement of more than 25 MSF organizations, working in over 70 countries. We cooperate as an international, independent, medical humanitarian association that offers medical assistance to populations in distress, victims of natural or manmade disasters, and civilian victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, age, gender/sex, national or ethnic origin, color, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or political affiliation and provides assistance to the population in distress and intervenes worldwide. MSF staff also “bear witness” by speaking out about our work and what is experienced on the ground, not only to draw the world’s attention to crises, but to stand in solidarity with our patients and colleagues who are experiencing these emergencies firsthand.
We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s social mission.
About the Department
The Programs Department at MSF-USA supports the MSF Social Mission and consists of multiple units including advocacy, representation, and research arms of both MSF-USA and the international offices of MSF including the Grants Unit. Units served and/or supported by the Program Department include the Humanitarian Representation Team (HRT), Access Campaign, Epicentre, MSF-USA domestic projects and other special projects related to medical and operational priorities of MSF.
About the Project
Every year MSF conducts many hundreds of research studies, resulting in hundreds of peer-reviewed journal articles, medical conference presentations, and advocacy initiatives--all aimed at improving the quality of patient care in humanitarian settings and the policies that help shape this care.
The Scientific Editorial Director works to help increase the visibility of this MSF research within the global health and medical aid communities. Currently the main initiatives are to maintain and continue developing the MSF Science Portal—a new online ‘one-stop-shop’ for MSF’s public research content—and to help raise awareness of this platform within and outside MSF.
The Science Portal Data Manager will work to advance data management practices for the platform by developing improved processes to capture content and conduct bulk data polishing, managing a new round of data migration and cleaning, and improving data curation. The Senior Associate may also contribute to outreach initiatives aimed at promoting the Portal widely across MSF and to the global medical humanitarian community.
What You’ll Gain
Daily Activities & Responsibilities
- Design and implement streamlined processes for importing content from MSF Scientific Days 2023 conferences into the Science Portal, and for migrating legacy conference content now hosted in multiple MSF and non-MSF online repositories.
- Design and implement processes for polishing legacy data; contribute to developing enhanced quality control mechanisms
- Develop tools for analyzing metrics relevant to Science Portal content/MSF research output
- Build out metadata schema used in the Science Portal, guided by relevant resources and best practices in medical library science
- Contribute to support outreach campaigns aimed at raising awareness of the Science Portal, both within and external to MSF. This may involve drafting social media content, preparing updates and comms materials for MSF use, and /or helping to develop and support targeted online advertising.
Who You Are
- Commitment to the work of MSF-USA, DEI, and our Social Mission.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Expertise in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, is required.
- Understanding that this short-term position will not be extended further.
Background Preferred
Required
- MPH or MLS (Master of Library Sciences) degree, or equivalent experience
- High level of proficiency in reading and understanding scientific literature in global health
- High level of proficiency in managing data collections, including quality control and data polishing
- High level of proficiency with Excel
- Proficiency and interest in strategic use of social media
- Excellent writing skills
- Strong interest in medical/scientific publishing, humanitarian medicine, and research.
Preferred
- Two years’ work experience
- Experience with SQL or another scripting language
- Experience maintaining an institutional repository in an academic or research setting
- Strong interest in medical/scientific publishing, humanitarian medicine, and research.
- College or graduate coursework in global health
- Experience in developing content for social media
Application Deadline: June 1, 2023.
Our staff works a hybrid schedule of two days a week in office, three days remote. The required days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from January to June and September to December.
Summer months of July and August are fully remote. In office work attendance during July and August is optional.
No phone calls or emails please as we do not accept phone calls during the recruitment process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We offer a generous comprehensive benefits package inclusive of Wellness initiatives to support a healthy work life balance.
No phone calls or emails please as we do not accept phone calls during the recruitment process. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Your Safety Matters
Vaccination and booster against COVID-19 is a requirement at MSF - USA.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
MSF-USA is committed to building a diverse, unbiased, and inclusive workforce. MSF- USA is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities, or religious beliefs and practices. Members of communities historically underrepresented in the Humanitarian Aid sector are encouraged to apply.
Type
HQ
Pay Class & Contract Type
Temporary FT Salaried Exempt
Compensation
Starting salary $87,400.04 to $93,520.18 (commensurate with experience)
Working Time (Hours Per Week)
35