(Bio)medical Literature Research Specialist
(Bio)medical Literature Research Specialist
ESHRE - European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Brussels, Belgium
About the job
Are you interested in biomedical science, and evidence-based healthcare? Do you have strong analytical skills and a keen sense of synthesis? Are you also a communicative team player? Are you looking for a job with impact where you can contribute to improving healthcare in Europe?
Seek no further, you are the person ESHRE is looking for!
The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), with its central office near Brussels (Strombeek-Bever) is a voluntary organisation representing over 9000 infertility specialists, embryologists, geneticists, stem cell scientists, developmental biologists, technicians and nurses worldwide. More information about the activities of ESHRE can be found on their website. Following its continuous growth, ESHRE is seeking to extend its staff and is now looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic: (Bio)medical Literature Research Specialist, ‘Guideline Development Programme in Reproductive Medicine’.
Job description
As Literature research specialist you will be a key person in ESHREs Guideline development programme which aims to develop and update guidelines in the field of reproductive medicine.
More information on the ESHRE Guidelines and the standardised methodology is available in the guidelines section of the ESHRE website (www.eshre.eu/guidelines).
As Literature research specialist, you will be responsible for:
- Conducting stepwise literature searches to identify relevant evidence, ensuring a systematic and thorough approach to sourcing data;
- Documenting and storing search strategies, ensuring transparency and reproducibility for future reference;
- Selecting evidence for preliminary review, based on relevance to the topic or guideline under development;
- Assessing the quality of the selected evidence, using established criteria to ensure it meets required standards;
- Summarising evidence in clear and structured evidence tables, and applying appropriate grading systems to rank the strength of the evidence;
- Formulating and classifying recommendations, ensuring they are phrased according to standardized language and classification frameworks;
- Recording any evidence gaps identified during the literature search, to inform future research or guideline updates;
- Updating literature searches every two years for each guideline, ensuring recommendations remain current and evidence-based;
- Providing technical support to guideline development groups, ensuring smooth collaboration and accurate integration of evidence into guidelines.
You will perform these tasks in close collaboration with the other members of the ESHRE Guidelines Team. For each project, you will collaborate with a group of topic experts.
Profile
The ideal candidate holds a master’s degree in (bio)medical sciences or a related field. You have some understanding of the principles and techniques of searching and summarizing evidence and of guideline development. Completing a PhD program aligns well with the job content and is considered valuable.
Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal, are essential. You are able to collaborate and communicate effectively with a diverse range of individuals from different backgrounds and disciplines.
Basic knowledge of databases searches (such as PUBMED and Cochrane), information management software (such as EndNote), and guideline development methodologies (such as GRADE) is a plus.
Willingness and ability to travel internationally (within Europe) a few times per year is required for this role.
Offer
ESHRE offers you a challenging position within an international environment. ESHRE foresees an initiation and training period that will allow you to familiarise yourself with the organisation, evidence-based healthcare and guideline development. ESHRE offers an attractive salary and benefits package in line with your experience. After your initiation and training period, telework will be possible up to three days a week.
Interested?
Apply online through our HR partner Search & Selection. Register your details on our online platform, upload your CV, and present yourself as a candidate by providing a convincing response to the preselection questions.
For any additional information, you can contact Ilse Pierloot from Search & Selection at i.pierloot@searchselection.com or +32 495 33 15 14.
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