E-Consent Field Specialist – Primary Care & Gynecology

Iqvia Llc; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Wellbeing programs

Life assurance

Maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

Elsevier's Lancet Primary Care seeks an in-house Senior Editor to oversee submissions, manage peer review, and publish high-quality content for our gold open access journal.

Based in London, Barcelona, India or China, you will build global relationships with researchers, commission authors, and represent the journal at conferences while advancing inclusive editorial practices.

Qualifications

• MD or PhD with postdoctoral experience in a relevant field or senior editorial experience in a peer-reviewed STM journal.
• Excellent knowledge of biological and medical sciences and understanding of primary care's social issues.
• Ability to engage external stakeholders including researchers, medical professionals, and media.

Responsibilities

• Managing peer review and commissioning authors for high-quality articles.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with the global primary care community.
• Representing the journal at conferences and identifying topic areas of interest.
• Writing editorials and other content as required.

Skills

Editorial experience

Relationship building

Engagement/communication

Organizational skills

Education

MD or PhD

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Acting Senior Editor, The Lancet Primary Care

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In-house Senior Editor (Maternity cover)
Do you enjoy using science to drive change in the world?
Join the team shaping The Lancet's gold open access primary care journal
Location: London, Barcelona, India or China

About our Team

The Lancet Primary Care is part of The Lancet's family of world-renowned medical journals committed to publishing the best science for better lives. We handle high-quality research, reviews, and commentaries to drive thought leadership across all aspects of Primary care. We build solid relationships with research communities to ensure we offer, exciting, interesting and thought-provoking content.

About the Role

As an in-house Senior Editor, you will oversee the creation and publication of original material for our online journal. You will take ownership of overseeing submissions and performing quality peer review to ensure we publish high-quality content. You will build global relationships with experts in the community to disseminate and discuss practice-changing results from the field.

At the Lancet we are deeply committed to fostering an 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 welcome applications from individuals who bring unique skills and perspectives to the role.

Responsibilities

• Managing peer review of high-quality research papers, and commissioning authors to ensure the successful production of new and engaging articles
• 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

Requirements

• An MD or PhD with postdoctoral experience in a relevant subject, or, a postgraduate higher degree in a relevant discipline plus substantial editorial experience at a senior level on a peer reviewed STM journal
• Ability to demonstrate thorough knowledge of biological and medical sciences and broader social issues pertaining to Primary care
• 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.

If performed in any of the following locations: Barcelona, Madrid, Home Based - Madrid, Home Based - Barcelona, the base pay range is 38,300 - 63,600.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact .

We are 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.