Information and Research Specialist

Title Information & Research Specialist

Location: San Francisco

Job Description

The Information & Research Specialist reports to the Director of U.S. Information & Research Centers. This position will support the all practices across our five U.S. offices, with special focus on the Industrials and Life Sciences practices. This person will assist consulting staff in their ability to quickly locate data and information, thereby contributing to L.E.K. Consulting’s competitive edge. In addition, working in collaboration with the rest of the U.S. Information Center staff, support is given through training, maintenance of internal and external resources, research consulting and research assistance.

Responsibilities

• Direct consulting staff in the interpretation and accuracy of research results
• Conduct searches for case teams on various databases
• Train end users in group sessions and one-on-one on a range of databases, both as part of the Information & Research Center team and as a solo trainer
• Assist the Director in the assessment, selection and management of online, electronic and print resources
• Support upper management and client development team in gathering information for business development purposes
• Contribute content to internal self-help resources

 Professional Development:

• Regularly participates in skill development activities both internal and external
• Continually deepens and broadens skill set

 Education

• Master’s Degree in Library and/or Information Science preferred or equivalent work experience

 Qualifications

• The ability to organize work and negotiate workload to meet deadlines
• Familiarity working with public use files (e.g. ACS, CMS) and other big data sets are a plus
• Driven by intellectual curiosity with structured problem solving and analytical abilities

• Working knowledge in online search/retrieval techniques in services such as S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg and Factiva

Candidates responding to this posting must currently possess eligibility to work in the United States

L.E.K. Consulting offers a competitive compensation and benefits package

L.E.K Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer