Bioscience Publishing Operations Coordinator

Life Sciences Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Sciences Recruitment is seeking an Operations Coordinator to support bioscience publishing workflows. The role spans editorial, production and commercial teams to ensure timely, accurate scientific content delivery.

You will manage end-to-end processes, liaise with editors, authors, reviewers and vendors, and track progress across systems. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in academic, scientific, or medical publishing.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication in a scientific context.
• Familiarity with manuscript submission and tracking systems.
• Ability to work across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end publishing workflows from manuscript submission to publication.
• Liaise with editors, authors, reviewers, and publishers to meet timelines.
• Track manuscript progress and ensure data accuracy across platforms.
• Support peer review invitations and follow-ups.
• Assist in planning publication schedules, issue planning and content pipelines.
• Maintain operational documentation and SOPs.
• Monitor KPIs and produce progress reports.
• Identify workflow inefficiencies and drive improvements.
• Ensure compliance with COPE and open access policies.

Skills

Academic publishing

Time management

Communication

MS Office Excel

ScholarOne

Editorial Manager

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in bioscience

Tools

ScholarOne

Editorial Manager

Microsoft Office Excel

Job description

Life Sciences Recruitment is seeking an Operations Coordinator to support bioscience publishing workflows. The role spans editorial, production and commercial teams to ensure timely, accurate scientific content delivery.

You will manage end-to-end processes, liaise with editors, authors, reviewers and vendors, and track progress across systems. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are essential.