Lead Scientific Editor

2 days ago

Oxford, United Kingdom Elsevier Full time

Lead Editor

Do you have a genuine interest in science and are you looking to support researchers in scholarly publication? We are looking for a Lead Editor to lead and manage open access journals in the physical sciences. This role is ideally suited to an experienced and creative publishing professional who shares our passion for customer centric innovation, looking for an energizing new challenge. The position offers the opportunity to define, shape and develop journals into a leading series of titles.

In this role you will work together with colleagues in Elsevier’s journal team to develop titles and lead a team of Scientific Editors. This will include:

- Launching titles
- Establishing and maintaining excellent contacts and networks with leading researchers
- Establishing and maintaining academic Advisory Boards
- Representing the journals at international conferences
- Monitoring of all aspects of day-to-day editorial operations and quality control
- Iteratively improve on the editorial process for editors and reviewers
- Commissioning articles and special issues
- Managing an editorial team

What you should bring
- PhD in a field of the physical sciences
- An experimental, results-driven, and enthusiastic work attitude
- Record of having published papers in scientific journals
- Excellent communication skills, and excellent written and spoken English
- Broad scientific interests and a passion for helping scientists publish their work
- Enthusiasm for working with people; collaboration and networking are core aspects of the job
- Strong organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize, focus, and achieve desired goals
- Minimum 3+ years scientific publishing experience as a Publisher or Editor

What we offer

This is a full-time, in-house senior editorial position. We welcome you to a truly global, dynamic and challenging environment with great opportunities to develop yourself. This role may be located at any one of our global locations: Oxford, London, Amsterdam, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Elsevier is a global information analytics company that helps institutions and professionals progress science, advance healthcare and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support, and professional education; including

ScienceDirect

,

Scopus

,

ClinicalKey

and

Sherpath
- Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including
- The Lancet_

and
- Cell_

, more than 35,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including
- Gray's Anatomy_

.Please read our

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