Location: London, UK
Salary: On application

Our client, a global academic publisher, requires two new Managing Editors with biomedical backgrounds to develop open access journals and build relationships with authors, editors and third party organisations.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that journals publish high quality content consistently and in a timely manner.
• Build and maintain positive relationships across the business and with external partners, including journal editors and boards.
• Engage in peer review processes as required; ensure that all published content meets the required ethical and scientific standards.
• Responsible for final decisions on manuscripts.
• Undertake to maintain strong subject knowledge within allocated journal fields, including via national and international conference attendance when required
• Guide the editorial strategy of the allocated journals and supervise the work of more junior Managing Editors and Assistant Managing Editors.
• Responsible for developing the quality, profile, market share, budget and financial performance of journals within the assigned portfolios in line with Open Access team goals
• To drive profitability and ensure that their portfolio is aligned with corporate goals
• Lead project streams as required, including globally, and deliver consistently positive results.

Skills & Experience:

• A biomedical background to at least BSc level and ideally a higher degree (MSc, MPhil or PhD); a firm grasp of the principles of biomedical research, and of correct trial design and reporting standards
• Ideally, journals publishing experience in an editorial role
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills and confidence in working with internal and external stakeholders, including senior academics.
• Talent for establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with journal editors
• A proactive approach, good commercial awareness and a strong understanding of the open access journals publishing business and processes
• Excellent organisation skills and an ability to prioritise effectively
• The ability to travel to attend conferences, both in the UK and internationally