DuraSpace Registered Service Provider, BioMed Central, has asked us to post
the following job opening for Product Manager of their Open Repository
product:
*Product Manager, Open Repository (ref:BMC/PMR)*
End date for applications: 3rd February
*Company and position overview*
Open Repository is a service from BioMed Central to build, launch, host and
maintain institutional repositories for organisations. Built upon the
latest DSpace repository software the service has been designed to be
flexible and cost-effective. BioMed Central's economy of scale makes it
possible for organisations that could not otherwise afford to, or lack the
infrastructure or technical capacity in-house, to run their own
repositories.
BioMed Central is an open access publisher and committed to providing
immediate free access to peer-reviewed scientific, technical and medical
research, and part of Springer Science + Business Media.
*Job duties:*
The Product Manager, Open Repository (PM) is responsible for taking Open
Repository to the next level by ensuring the product continues to develop
technically, existing clients are renewed and new ones brought on board in
line with the strategy. The PM will be both technically and commercially
astute, targeting sales and marketing effort as well as guiding product
development in order to drive this part of the business forward.
The successful candidate will develop strong working relationships with our
customers, acting as the face of Open Repository.
The PM will make sense of, analyze and prioritise business requirements,
customer requirements, developments in institutional repository software
and related fields (such as digital preservation and metadata standards),
and developments within DSpace software specifically, and work with the
technical team to create short-term and long-term project roadmaps.
• Represent Open Repository at industry events and conferences as a speaker
where possible, delegate or exhibitor
• Manage and maintain the development roadmap for Open Repository
• Assist the Sales Managers and marketing team with their activities.
• Document all project developments and make regular progress reports to
the business as required.
• Ensure all project documentation is kept up to date
• Develop a complete and thorough understanding of both the product and
repository user community in order to:
o Provide staff training
o Provide customer training, including creating and maintaining customer
training documentation
o Represent the project at external meetings, conferences and workshops
o Act as the “voice-of-the-customer” within the business and externally
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of institutional
repositories and related fields (such as digital preservation and metadata
standards, CRIS systems).
• Define technical specifications and oversee graphical mock-ups.
*Job requirements:*
Essential:
• An understanding of Open Access business models and the role of
institutional repositories
• Experience in repository technology, library or publishing communities.
• Demonstrable project management skills
• Strong commercial awareness
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organizational
skills
• Developed people management and customer service skills
• Ability to work both independently and within a dynamic team
• Flexibility in reacting to rapidly changing project requirements
• Strong presentation and networking skills
• Excellent IT literacy
Desirable
• An understanding of web applications and server management
• A working understanding of the Java programming language and Java
technologies
• An understanding of tools used by today’s researcher/librarian
• A working understanding of metadata schemas (eg Dublin Core)
• A working understanding of Linux
• Experience with open source development communities
• Understanding of web usability issues
• Experience of HTML authoring packages (such as Dreamweaver) and graphics
packages (such as Photoshop)
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and
quoting the job reference (BMC/PMR) to: HR, Floor 6, 236 Gray’s Inn Road,
London, WC1X 8HB, or by email to:j...@biomedcentral.com
BioMed Central offers a competitive salary and benefits package including
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, contributory pension scheme, life
assurance, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, childcare
vouchers and an employee support programme.
BioMed Central is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We welcome all
applications irrespective of race, gender, age, religion or belief,
relationship status, pregnancy/maternity, sexual orientation or disability.
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