Publishing Development Specialist | Health & Biomedical Sciences

Frontiers Media, LLC; Madrid; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra wellbeing days

Volunteering days

24/7 confidential Employee Assistance

Learning & development support

Country-specific benefits

Office-first culture

International teams

Job summary

Frontiers is seeking a proactive sales and outreach professional to drive collaborations with researchers, manage a dynamic pipeline, and grow journal reach across global teams.

You will use AI-assisted tools, build relationships with editors and authors, and participate in conferences and online events. A background in medicine, biomedical sciences, or related field is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, outreach or business development with a proven track record of hitting targets.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in fast-paced environments.
• Strong communications skills and relationship-building abilities.
• Comfort using AI-enabled tools to research prospects and manage outreach workflows.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken, for global collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Reach out to researchers and editors to spark collaborations and recruit into editorial boards.
• Manage a dynamic sales pipeline from first contact through publication.
• Represent journals at conferences, webinars, and online events to grow market footprint.
• Cultivate trust and professional relationships with editors and authors.
• Use AI tools daily to research prospects and personalize outreach.

Skills

Sales & BD

Lead generation

Communication

AI in sales

English fluency

Education

Degree in Medicine/Biomedical Sciences/Pharmacology/related

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Who we are

At Frontiers, we are on a mission to make science open. Most research today sits behind paywalls, meaning only people at well-funded universities or those who can pay get to read it.Open accessflips that: every article we publish is peer-reviewed and made available online to anyone, anywhere at no cost. As one of the world's largest and most influential open-access publishers,we'veeenFrontiersresearch cited 16 million times, and viewed and downloaded more than 5.3 billion times, proof of what science without barriers can do.

About the role

Do you have an academic background in medicine, biomedical sciences, public health, neuroscience, pharmacology or a related discipline?

Are you looking for an alternative career path that allows you to stay connected to research while developing commercial, relationship-management, and business development skills?

At Frontiers, you'll work at the intersection of science, publishing, and stakeholder engagement to support the growth of leading scientific journals.

Whatyou'lldo

• Reach out directly to researchers and editors to spark new collaborations, launch dedicated article collections, recruit into the Editorial Board, commission manuscripts, and liaise with Chief Editors ata journalsection level.
• Manage a dynamic sales pipeline, taking opportunities from first contact through to successful publication.
• Use AI tools daily to research prospects, personalize outreach, and manage your pipeline more efficiently.
• Cultivate trust and build long-term professional relationships witheditors and authors.
• Represent our journals at scientific conferences, webinars, and online events to increase their market footprint.

About You

• You bring experience in sales, outreach, or business developmentwith a proventrack recordof hitting targets.
• You enjoy fast-paced environments, handle multiple projects with ease, and know how to prioritize your day.
• You have a strong grasp of AI-based tools in a business operations context. Experience using AI in sales or outreach workflows is a plus.
• You are a natural communicator who is persuasive, personable, and loves building professional relationships and your English is fluent, both spoken and written, as you will be communicating with global researchersand international teamsevery day.
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset, always looking foropportunitiesand taking the initiative to make things happen.
• Degree in Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Oncology or a related field is a big plus

• Extra wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance
• Up to 3 paid volunteering days each year
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme- wellbeing, mental health, legal & financial support
• Learning & developmentsupportvia theFrontiers Learning Hub
• A locally relevant benefits package aligned to your country - e.g.healthcare and pension/retirement provision, where applicable - we can share more about it during our first screening
• Collaboration-led, office-first culture - we prioritise in-person teamwork, withrole-appropriate adjustmentswhenneeded, in line with company policy
• International teams-a diverse, global culture and a strong peer-learning environment

Equal opportunity statement

Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination - including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.