Parity Computing, a unit of RELX/Elsevier, is inviting applications for data analyst positions for its OrgDB product to curate organization metadata and name variants to help produce excellent organization publication profiles The work involves investigating research organizations and their structure to extract and normalize data, interpreting the metadata policies, deciding the best approach to curate the data, and analyzing the impact of curation on organization publication profiles We are looking for individuals who can conduct excellent research, work independently, and pay attention to detail Premium is placed on those individuals who can produce a high-quality content
Parity’s OrgDB product is the leading authoritative database of the world’s research producing organizations OrgDB powers STM industry applications for characterizing organizations and accurately attributing their research works
Required Skills
Able to think analytically, use a systematic and logical approach to analyze data, problems and situations,
Familiarity with scientific research, publications, universities and research organizations,
Ability to perform independent research on topics related to the structure of and relationships among universities and research organizations,
Ability to think abstractly and collect and classify entities such as person and organization names, organizational structure, scientific expertise, and related entities,
Ability to interpret policies, follow them consistently, develop positive and negative examples for each policy, and assist in fine tuning policies
Ability to assess the quality, completeness, and other characteristics of the content
Preferred Qualifications
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills
- Skills in working with databases, software tools, and modeling languages such as XML
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
About Parity Computing: Parity Computing has been providing intelligent automation systems to science, technology and medicine (STM) publishers, academic/industry researchers, and healthcare organizations for almost 20 years We enable organizations to derive new value and actionable knowledge from both structured and unstructured data, providing insights to
address mission critical business challenges and opportunities Parity achieves industry leading accuracy for applications in large-scale entity disambiguation and profiling, real-time clinical decision support, and predictive modeling for precision medicine
