Research Transparency Manager - 7557

Cambridge University Press & Assessment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private medical & PHI

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance 4x salary

Green travel schemes

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is seeking a Research Transparency Manager to lead the organisation's approach to open research across journals, books and Elements. You will shape policies, build internal capability and collaborate with external partners to improve trust in published work.

You will translate evolving funder and community expectations into practical programmes, advise on transparency for new technologies, and drive initiatives across multiple teams in a hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experience developing policies and initiatives in open research or academic publishing.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of research transparency and reproducibility.
• Understanding of scholarly publishing landscape.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement research transparency policies across books, journals and Elements.
• Engage editors, authors and internal colleagues to promote transparent practices.
• Provide expert support for Data Availability Statements, Registered Reports and Open Practice Badges.
• Build internal guidance and training to communicate with external stakeholders.
• Represent Cambridge in external events and translate expectations into internal actions.
• Collaborate across teams to balance strategic priorities with practical implementation.

Skills

Open research policies

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Academic publishing knowledge

Job description

Job Title: Research Transparency Manager
Salary: £46,200 - £56,600 per annum
Location: Cambridge, UK - Hybrid
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Are you passionate about supporting open research behaviours and improving the transparency, quality and trustworthiness of published research?

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge has a strong commitment to publishing excellence and transformation across open research. We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Transparency Manager to help shape and deliver Cambridge's approach to research transparency across our academic journals and books programmes.

About The Role

You will lead Cambridge's engagement with research transparency policies and practices across books, journals and Elements, helping to strengthen the quality and trustworthiness of our academic publications. You will develop and implement strategic approaches, policies and initiatives, build internal capability, and develop relationships with external partners and collaborations.

You will translate evolving funder, community and industry expectations into practical, subject-appropriate approaches. You will also advise on transparent declarations relating to new technologies in research and academic publishing, including machine learning and generative AI.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:

• Developing and implementing research transparency policies and strategic approaches across books, journals and Elements.
• Engaging editors, editorial boards, proprietors, authors and internal colleagues to encourage appropriate transparent and reproducible research practices.
• Providing expert support for initiatives and workflows including Data Availability Statements, Registered Reports and Open Practice Badges.
• Building internal understanding through clear guidance, resources, updates and training, enabling colleagues to communicate confidently with external stakeholders.
• Representing Cambridge in relevant external events, communities and collaborations, and translating emerging expectations and best practice into internal recommendations.
• You will thrive when working across different research communities and balancing strategic priorities with practical implementation across multiple teams.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following minimum criteria:

• Experience developing and implementing policies, guidance or initiatives in open research or academic publishing.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, including prioritising and delivering across multiple workstreams.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and influencing skills, including translating complex subjects for different stakeholder communities.
• Knowledge of research transparency and reproducibility, including key policies, practices and emerging developments.
• Understanding of academic research and the scholarly communications landscape, demonstrated through relevant professional knowledge or experience.

Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate:

• Knowledge of the academic publishing ecosystem, workflows and business models across journals and books.
• Knowledge of Data Availability Statements, Registered Reports, Open Practice Badges and ORCIDs.
• Experience working with research transparency organisations, communities or working groups.

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

We are a Disability Confident employer committed to equality and inclusion and to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The Disability Confident Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, disclose a disability or long-term health condition, and best meet the minimum criteria for the role. Where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable or appropriate, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Rewards And Benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

The closing date for applications is 8 October 2026.

We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect first-stage interviews to take place during the week commencing 12 October 2026.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks, including DBS checks, due to working in a regulated industry.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe, for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress in an environment that embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics, cultural or social class or background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities and actively seek to employ people from a wide range of different communities.