Scientific Editor

Redwood Publishing Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Job summary

Redwood Publishing Recruitment in London is seeking a Scientific Editor to join the journals editorial team. The role focuses on editing scientific manuscripts, overseeing language and accuracy, and participating in the peer review process.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in biological sciences, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work to tight deadlines. This position offers hybrid working (1 day in the office, 4 days at home) and opportunities to develop within a

Qualifications

• PhD in biological sciences (essential).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage high quality work to tight deadlines.
• Editorial or publishing experience is desirable; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Copyedit manuscripts for language and readability to house style.
• Check factual content and handle author queries.
• Assess authors responses to edits and editorial comments.
• Involvement in peer review, including plagiarism and ethics checks.
• Collaborate with wider scientific community and internal teams.

Skills

Copyediting

Editorial

Communication skills

Deadline management

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.
• 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 do 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.