Senior Editor, Primary Care — Maternity Cover (Hybrid)

Lancet Group; España; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lancet Primary Care is part of Elsevier's family of medical journals, and is seeking an Acting Senior Editor to oversee the creation and publication of original material for the online journal.

You will manage submissions, quality peer review, and build relationships with researchers globally to disseminate practice-changing results, while supporting a diverse, inclusive editorial team and flexible, hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• MD or PhD with postdoctoral experience, or postgraduate degree with senior editorial experience on a peer-reviewed STM journal.
• Strong knowledge of biological and medical sciences and primary care issues.
• Excellent English writing and ability to engage with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage peer review of high-quality research papers and commissions authors.
• Develop relationships with the global primary care community to attract research for the journal.
• Represent the journal at conferences and events, keeping up to date with developments in primary care.
• Write editorials and other content as required.
• Develop new initiatives for future development of the journal.

Skills

Editorial experience

Biomedical knowledge

Networking with researchers

English writing

Education

MD or PhD

Postgraduate degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Lancet Primary Care is part of Elsevier's family of medical journals, and is seeking an Acting Senior Editor to oversee the creation and publication of original material for the online journal.

You will manage submissions, quality peer review, and build relationships with researchers globally to disseminate practice-changing results, while supporting a diverse, inclusive editorial team and flexible, hybrid working arrangements.