Scientific Editor

REDWOOD PUBLISHING RECRUITMENT; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

REDWOOD PUBLISHING RECRUITMENT is seeking a Scientific Editor for a London-based scientific publisher. The role involves editing manuscripts, participating in peer review, and ensuring scientific accuracy in biomedical publishing. Training in house style will be provided.

The position offers a hybrid working arrangement (1 day in the office and 4 days from home) in London, with an emphasis on rigorous editing, clear communication, and collaboration with authors and internal teams.

Qualifications

• PhD in biological sciences required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage high-quality work under tight deadlines.
• Editorial or publishing training provided if needed.

Responsibilities

• Copyedit manuscripts for language and readability.
• Check factual content and address queries.
• Assess authors' responses to edits and editorial comments.
• Involve in peer review, flagging plagiarism, ethics, and figure manipulation issues.
• Collaborate with the scientific community and internal teams.

Skills

Copyediting

Scientific writing

Editorial processes

Communication skills

IT skills

Education

PhD in Biological Sciences

Job description

Would you like to use your scientific knowledge to communicate science to the wider scientific audience? Do you have an aptitude for interpreting scientific data and the attention to detail required to identify inconsistencies? Due to growth, a leading London based scientific publisher is looking for a Scientific Editor to join their journals editorial team. Based in London, the Scientific Editor will be responsible for editing scientific and technical manuscripts, and will also be involved in the peer review process and evaluating the content of manuscripts. Our client is offering a hybrid working arrangement (1 day in the office and 4 days working from home).

This is a key role in the team and would suit a candidate who is passionate about science and is looking to pursue a career within biomedical publishing.

Key responsibilities of this role will include:

• Copyediting of manuscripts for language and readability (You Will be trained in their house style).
• Checking factual content and dealing with queries
• Assessing authors responses to edits and editorial comments
• Involvement in the peer review process, including identifying problems with plagiarism, animal ethics, patient consent and figure manipulation
• Collaborate with the wider scientific community and internal teams

The successful person will have:

• Educated to PhD level in the biological sciences (Essential).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage high quality work whilst working to tight deadlines.
• The ability to maintain a level of scientific knowledge appropriate to the role.
• Strong IT skills.
• Editorial or publishing experience is desirable, but not essential as training in copy-editing will be provided.
• This is an ideal role for someone with the required qualifications looking to make a career within Scientific publishing, with the scope to develop within the team and the wider organisation and who would love to work in a supportive and collaborative environment.

The role offers an attractive salary and good company benefits.