Health Research Intelligence Coordinator

Position Summary

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement to include a partially remote location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

The Health Research Intelligence Coordinator manages the operations and services of the Health Research Intelligence unit within the Health Academic and Research Engagement department. The coordinator ensures effective delivery of research impact assessments, collaboration and network analyses, and topic and trend analyses. Reporting to the Head of Health Academic Research Engagement, the coordinator conducts research intelligence analyses and contributes to complex or strategic projects requiring advanced methodological or data expertise.

The coordinator oversees workflows, standards, documentation, and quality assurance, and collaborates across the Health Sciences Library and University Library to align research intelligence activities, support shared infrastructure, and advance coordinated research support services.

The coordinator consults with faculty, research groups, departments, institutes, and other campus units to address questions related to research impact, collaboration patterns, and publication or output tracking. The role helps researchers and administrators communicate the influence of their work to audiences such as funders, institutional leaders, and promotion and tenure committees. The coordinator also provides training and guidance on research metrics, with a focus on responsible and contextualized use of bibliometric indicators.

In addition, the coordinator collaborates closely with related units across the University Library—such as scholarly communications, data services, and research information management teams—to align research impact services and support coordinated, campus‑wide research intelligence activities.

• Provide leadership for the Health Research Intelligence unit, including supervising unit staff, setting priorities, and ensuring coordinated delivery of services.
• Coordinate research intelligence activities across the Health Sciences Library and related University Library units, aligning workflows, standards, and messaging for campus-facing services.
• Conduct bibliometric and research impact analyses, including citation analysis, benchmarking, collaboration network analysis, and topic or trend analysis for complex or strategic projects.
• Prepare clear reports, visualizations, dashboards, and narrative summaries that contextualize findings for non‑technical audiences such as administrators, faculty, and campus partners.
• Provide advanced consultations on research impact, publication tracking, researcher identity management, collaboration patterns, and responsible metrics.
• Design and deliver workshops or instructional sessions on bibliometric tools, research impact methods, publication data sources, and related analytical techniques.
• Lead or contribute to workflow optimization projects, including automation and AI‑assisted approaches for data preparation, analysis, and metadata enhancement.
• Monitor developments in bibliometrics, research assessment, responsible metrics, research information management, and analytics tools, and guide the unit in adopting emerging best practices.
• Participate in and represent the unit within library, campus, and professional committees or communities of practice related to research intelligence, analytics, and research support services.

Requires a Masters in Library Science (MLS) degree (or foreign degree equivalent). In specialized libraries, may substitute an advanced degree in the field of specialization (e.g., a law degree for a law library or a history degree for a special historical collection within the library setting).

• Master’s degree from an ALA‑accredited library/information science program or an advanced degree in a related field such as public health, biomedical informatics, or data science.
• Three or more years of experience…