Associate Publisher

Associate Publisher

Would you like to support the scientific community through innovative publications?

Do you enjoy building relationships that lead to successful partnerships?

The Health and Medical Sciences group in our Science, Technology, and Medical, Journals division manages an extensive collection of high impact journals. We are responsible for managing and developing existing journals, launching new journals, and acquiring new society contracts to ensure annual growth and customer satisfaction. We take a strategic approach to deliver for our various audiences: authors, editors, researchers, societies, and academia.

As an Associate Publisher, you will have responsibility for a portfolio of journals in health and medicine. You will work on related projects and initiatives that help deliver innovation and growth to our organization. You will build successful partnerships with individuals and institutions to develop mutually beneficial long‑term collaboration.

• Develop the strategy for the portfolio to maintain growth and create ideas for new journals to launch
• Collaborate closely with other publishers managing related journals
• Establish networks with key external and internal stakeholders, in order to manage and develop the portfolio successfully
• Engage with cross‑functional teams, stakeholders, and customers to deliver innovative journal solutions
• Work with editors, authors, editorial boards, and the wider academic community to ensure copy flow of relevant, high‑quality manuscripts
• Monitor continuous quality control and all aspects of day‑to‑day editorial, production, and publishing operations and effectually address improvements where required
• Meet portfolio objectives regarding content growth, articles market share, citation share, relative impact factor, editorial speeds, author and editor satisfaction
• Keep up‑to‑date with trends in Scientific, Technical, and Medical publishing to maintain awareness and keep stakeholders informed of developments

• Have an in‑depth educational background and keen interest in academic publishing
• STM publishing experience
• Have excellent English proficiency, both written and oral, and experience communicating across international boundaries
• Be a natural communicator with an ability to engage and influence cross‑functional teams and external teams
• Show the ability to be a self‑starter and flexible to adapt to changing priorities
• Enjoy collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver successful initiatives
• Be able to build relationships with stakeholders, teams and our community
• Be able to identify and understand market needs for potential business opportunities
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoy discovering new technologies and online developments
• Be able to travel based on internal and external stakeholder needs

In or near one of our key journals publishing offices

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.

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career, as this role is global, benefits may vary according to your location. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health care plans and benefits
• Modern Family Benefits, including maternity, paternity, adoption and surrogacy
• Life assurance and accident policies
• Comprehensive pension and retirement plans
• Access to learning and development resources
  Your recruiter will advise you on the benefits package for your location

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