Deputy Editor

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom Elsevier Full time

In-house Deputy Editor (Part-time role, 3 days a week)

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

Would you like to work on the world leading journal in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine?

About our Team

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine is part of The Lancet’s family of world-renowned medical journals committed to publishing the best science for better lives. We are an international team, handling high-quality research, reviews, and commentaries to drive thought leadership across all aspects of respiratory medicine and critical care. We build close relationships with research communities to ensure we offer a personalised service to authors while publishing exciting, interesting, and thought-provoking content.

About the Role

As an in-house Deputy Editor, you will assist the Editor-in-Chief in all aspects of the organisation and preparation of the journal. You will take ownership of submissions and peer review to ensure we publish high-quality content. You will build international relationships with experts in the community to disseminate and discuss practice-changing results from the field.

**Responsibilities**:
- Assist the Editor-in-Chief with decisions on which new submissions should be considered for publication and help develop editorial strategy, including development of special projects such as Series and Commissions.- Assist the Editor-in-Chief with timely production of 12 journal issues.- Commission comment, review, and feature content as necessary.- Editorial writing.- Organise peer review of research articles and reviews.- Develop and maintain links with the medical research communities to solicit high-quality research, especially clinical trials, for the journal.- Attend conferences and other events to represent the journal, to identify suitable topics and authors, and to keep up to date with current developments in medical research.

**Requirements**:- Ability to demonstrate thorough knowledge of biological and medical sciences and broader social issues pertaining to respiratory and critical care medicine- Ability to engage 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- Proficiency 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.

Working for you

At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days- Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits- Wellbeing programs- Life assurance- Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme- Long service awards- Save As You Earn share option scheme- Travel Season ticket loan- Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave- Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children- RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you- Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer- Access to extensive learning and development resources- Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work

About Us

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. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

Join Us

Purposeful Work

When you work with us, your work matters. You are part of an organization that nurtures your curiosity to stimulate innovation



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