Manager of Discovery and Discovery Services
- Employer
- Springer Nature
- Location
- New York City, New York (US)
- Salary
- Annual salary + benefits
- Closing date
- Nov 14, 2016
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- Sector
- Science
- Contract Type
- Employee
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- Corporate
- Jobseeker Type
- Professional
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Springer Nature is one of the world’s leading global research, educational and professional publishers. It is home to an array of respected and trusted brands and imprints, with more than 170 years of combined history behind them, providing quality content through a range of innovative products and services. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals and resources reach millions of people, helping researchers and scientists to discover, students to learn and professionals to achieve their goals and ambitions. The company has almost 13,000 staff in over 50 countries.
JOB DUTIES
The Manager of Discovery and Discovery Services is responsible for maintaining communication and good relationships with commercial discovery service providers, link resolution services and library-run hosting services facilitating access to Springer Nature’s online content. S/h ewill engage with multiple external and internal stakeholders – such as library and corporate sales, account development, metadata and product management – in order to ensure maximum discoverability and accuracy of Springer Nature content. It is essential that Springer Nature continues to develop its solutions in this area, and this role is key in understanding new trends and technologies in the market and providing guidance and support to the organisation in leveraging these in order to maximise the discoverability of content.
Specific responsibilities include:
Maximize the discoverability of Springer Nature content across multiple platforms, locations and services
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of all aspects of discovery and provide guidance to the business on the best ways to embrace new methods / technologies
Maintain strong relationships with commercial discovery service providers, link resolution services and library-run hosting services
Engage with all relevant internal departments on all matters pertaining to these services – including working with client-facing staff to deliver excellent support to customer
Provide and maintain documentational guidelines and support for both internal staff and customers around the implementation of discovery services and link resolvers
Act as technical liaison to Abstracting & Indexing (A&I) services in collaboration with our Editorial A&I team
Ensure our content is distributed and ingested by A&I services according to requirements, maximizing our share of voice and benchmarks
Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure effectiveness of initiatives and monitor discoverability and access to content
Participate in internal and external working groups (as applicable) to drive the main agenda of discoverability of Springer Nature content
Other duties as required by manager
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education to graduate level; scientific discipline an advantage, but not essential
Excellent understanding of the discovery & discovery services market – with particular reference to emerging trends and developments in the field
Familiarity with the reports, metadata and full text content made available to external service providers by Springer Nature
Knowledge of Springer Nature publishing processes, workflows and content
Understanding of the Abstracting & Indexing (A&I) services market
Excellent understanding of bibliographic metadata and formats
Excellent relationship-building and management skills
Experience of process optimisation and best-practice process development
Excellent communication skills, with particular reference to the translation of information between user, business and IT disciplines
Ability to explain complex issues in a clear and concise way
Pro-active approach
Strong innovation and facilitation skills
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Life and AD&D
- 401(k)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit Accounts
- Tuition Assistance
- Summer Hours
Springer Nature is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO Is
The Law Poster:
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.
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