In-House Editor in Chief

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom LexisNexis Risk Solutions Full time
In-House Editor in Chief - The Lancet Primary Care

Do you enjoy using science to drive change in the world?

Would you like to develop and launch an online-only gold open access journal for The Lancet?

About our Team

The Lancet Primary Care will be the latest addition to The Lancet’s family of world-renowned medical journals committed to publishing the best science for better lives. The team will handle high quality research, reviews, and commentaries to drive thought leadership across all aspects of Primary care.

About the Role

As an in-house Editor-in-Chief, you are a subject expert who will oversee the creation and publication of original material for our journal. You will take ownership of submissions and oversee quality peer review to ensure we publish high-quality content. You will build global relationships with experts in the community to attract and disseminate practice-changing work from the field.

At the Lancet we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. In our pursuit of excellence, we recognise the strength in varied perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the diversity of our editorial team, we encourage applications from individuals who bring unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives to the role.

Responsibilities

  • Developing and launching an online-only gold open access journal
  • Managing the day-to-day editorial handling of papers and peer-review and drive the editorial strategy of The Lancet Primary Care
  • Direct line management of two Senior Editors
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with our global primary care community to attract high-quality research for the journal
  • Attending conferences and events to represent the journal, keeping up to date with current developments in primary care and identifying potential topics of interest
  • Writing editorials and other content for the journal as required
  • Helping develop new initiatives for future development of the journal
  • Participate in projects across The Lancet Group and, on occasion, with Elsevier and RELX

Requirements

  • A Medical Degree in a relevant discipline or a PhD in a related subject field with postdoctoral research experience
  • Extensive editorial experience, at Editor or other senior level, with a good understanding of all aspects of the editorial process, journal production, and of running an editorial team
  • Be able to demonstrate thorough knowledge of biological and medical sciences, and broader social issues pertaining to Primary care
  • The ability to engage, influence and build relationships with external stakeholders, including medical and research professionals, a range of internal teams, and members of the media
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work efficiently to demanding press deadlines
  • Excellent command of the English language and the ability to write in an engaging and interesting manner
  • Proficient with IT systems including MS Office

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, family leave, and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet both your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

  • Working remotely from home and at our office in a hybrid working style
  • Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative, and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do and how they do it.

About the Business
A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice.

Elsevier is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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