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MITRE’s Information Services organization provides research to MITRE employees in support of our Sponsor’s needs, corporate initiatives, and internal research and development projects. We offer two levels of service comprised of our frontline InfoDesk and longer duration support through Custom Research. We operate within the Finance organization; however, our services are available to all MITRE staff. Information Services is a partner organization with MITRE’s newly formed Market Intelligence organization. Together, our services cover the spectrum of requirements to support MITRE’s mission of “Solving Problems for a Safer World.”

Job Description:

MITRE's Information Services department seeks a Senior Information Research Analyst to join our team of librarians in support of our Custom Research service level. This individual would be responsible for providing research in support of MITRE’s work programs, as well as targeted research in support of specific sponsor and MITRE initiatives. As an information services professional, this key member of the team would need to have an in-depth understanding of research and information management practices and how to translate research results to meet the needs of our customers.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team providing in-person and virtual research support to a diverse set of customers in the areas of federal government initiatives, technology, research and development, as well as other varied topics of interest to our internal customers

• Conduct high-level, customizable research and analysis in subject areas relevant to MITRE and our sponsors, using appropriate electronic resources

• Communicate effectively and in a timely manner, with customers and colleagues to create strong partnerships across the organization

• Understand customer initiatives and proactively research and distribute content of interest to customers

• Identify and provide objective research to internal customers that informs MITRE’s federal government sponsor, market, and technology intelligence requirements

• Stay abreast of the latest developments in research tools and techniques, including new technologies such as artificial intelligence

• Staff the McLean InfoDesk when required fielding walk-up research requests and coordinate with the team lead on research request assignment

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Strong research and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks

• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills; ability to communicate complex information to technical and non-technical professionals

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, to solve problems creatively, and to effectively build partnerships

• Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 - 7 years of professional experience conducting market or federal research

• Master's degree in library science (or related field) preferred

• Understanding of the federal government and the federal contracting industry

• Experience in a corporate, government, or non-profit library

• Familiarity with subscription databases and research tools, and appropriate use cases for them

• Understanding of copyright and related usage restrictions

  This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Secret

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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