Editorial Administrator

Overview

Job Title:

Editorial Administrator

Locations:
Chester (Hybrid)

Permanent, Full Time

Final date to receive applications:
Sunday 28th June 2026

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Springer Healthcare is aleading publisher of medical educational products for the healthcare community and forms part of Springer Nature, one of the world’s leading global scientific and medical publishers.

Adis Rapid+ is a unique portfolio of internationally peer-reviewed, therapy-area focused journals covering drugs, devices and other therapeutic or diagnostic Rapid+ Journals are dedicated to the rapid dissemination of clinically relevant research, including original research, reviews, trial protocols, briefreportsand Rapid+ Journals offer highly competitive publication timelines.

We relooking for an Editorial Administrator in the Chester office to work as part of the Adis Rapid+ Journal Publishing team, whoa reresponsible for publishing a portfolio of clinical journals. The successful candidate will be providing crucial scientific administrative support to the publishing teamin order toensure the successful andtimelyonline publication of journals published by Adis Rapid+.

There are opportunities for personal development and for progression into a range of different areas of journal publishing in the future.

Chester is themainofficelocationthough there may beopportunityto work partly from the Manchester office.

• Provide scientific administrative support to Adis Rapid+ journalteam and help to manage the publication process of journal articles.
• Coordinate projects with internal departments and external authors/clients and managearticle workflowin a timely manner.
• Coordinatepeer review process for articlessubmittedto the journals by researching andallocatingappropriate peerreviewers for manuscripts (in terms ofexpertiseand availability).
• Assistauthors with all stages of the publication process ensuring all key requirements in the journal guidelines are adhered to.
• Assist Editors with journal development taskssuch as Editorial and Advisory board development and email campaigns.
• Assist with business development activities, such as liaison with pharmaceutical and medical communications customers, responding to journal portfolio enquiries, andmaintainingthe client contact and other relevant databases.
• Coordinate invoicing and financial support for articles published in the journals.
• Work closely as part of a dynamic and innovative team to improve workflows and processes in order toprovide novel publishing solutions and a quality service to authors/clients.
• Ensure growth of the journal portfolio by playing an integral part in the development ofallocatedtherapeutic area/s and using creative and innovative ideas to support revenue growth
• Engage and expand Editorial and Advisory boards
• Management of ad-hoc journal-related projects, asadvisedby Senior Editorial team.

Essential

• BSc or equivalent, ideally in a scientific discipline
• Ability to handle multiple projects, prioritise effectively and meet strict deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Exceptionalattention to detail
• Effective problem-solving skills
• High levelof computer literacy

Desirable

• Ability to proactively and calmlyidentifyand address problems quickly
• Adaptable to change and willing to take onnew and different responsibilities as they arise
• Keen interest in scientific publishing

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Job Posting End Date:

28-06-2026