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From: Emmi Costello <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Oct 31, 2007 2:31 PM
Subject: [Sigkm-l] Job Oppty-Search/Taxonomy/Knowledge Mgmt
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 We have an exciting opportunity available on our Knowledge Management
team at Abbott.  Responsibilities include enterprise search and
taxonomy leadership.  If you are interested, visit
http://www.abbott.com/ and navigate to Careers > Explore Job
Opportunities at Abbott >  Abbott United States > Search Openings.
Applications are accepted directly through the site.  A copy of the
job description is below for reference.

Emmi Costello
Project Manager, Knowledge Management
Abbott
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Job Title:   Project Manager, Knowledge Management
AutoReqId:  48679BR
Job Family:  Information Technology, Corporate Services
Job Category:   Full-Time
Job Classification:   Experienced
Division:   Corporate Finance and Administration
Shift:   First

Job Description:   Abbott, a Fortune 100 healthcare company is seeking
a dynamic and innovative professional to provide enterprise search and
taxonomy leadership for corporate-wide knowledge management solutions
that support information needs of all Abbott's lines of business and
employees in 130 countries.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Provide internal consulting for search and taxonomy areas of
expertise including vocabulary development, content assessment
classification and organization, and enterprise search strategies for
web, database and other content sources.

- Cultivate strategic internal partnerships and understand information
needs to facilitate development of end-user information access
solutions in support of business strategy.

- Investigate and recommend search and taxonomy technology solutions
that are address project requirements.

- Manage and prioritize search and taxonomy portfolios; coordinate
teamwork of corporate and affiliate partners in enterprise search and
taxonomy program.

- Identify and source necessary human resources to accommodate search
and taxonomy project needs.

- Manage project-specific financial resources and identify potential
cost savings.

- Represent the Library Information Resources group on corporate-wide
teams to ensure that investment in enterprise search and taxonomy
solutions are leveraged through the organization.

Skills/Experience Requirements:
- Demonstrated leadership ability in management of complex technical
and knowledge management solutions.

- Demonstrated ability to translate broad strategies into specific
objectives and action plans.

- Minimum 3 years project or team leadership, including demonstrated
consensus building and problem solving in a distributed team
environment.

- Requires excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication
skills.

- Experience in global, corporate healthcare library environment
preferred, but not required.

- Knowledge and experience with taxonomy, metadata management, and/or
search solutions is required. Knowledge and experience with Autonomy
K2, IBM WebSphere Portal, and ILWCM products preferred, but not
required.

Education Requirements:  Masters degree in library and/or information
science, or equivalent professional experience.
Significant Work Activities & Conditions: Keyboard use (greater or
equal to 50% of the workday)
Percentage of Travel: 5%
Country: USA
State/Province/Region: Illinois
Site Location: Lake County IL
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