Senior Editor, Agile role

RELX; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading publishing company is seeking a Senior Editor to support the Lancet group in a full-time role contributing to Gold Open Access journals. This position involves coordinating peer reviews, writing editorials, and developing relationships with global communities. Candidates should have a postgraduate degree, editorial experience, and a strong grasp of biological and medical sciences. The company promotes a diverse, equitable working environment with numerous benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and medical benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Wellbeing programs

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline plus editorial experience on a peer reviewed STM journal.
• Thorough knowledge of biological and medical sciences.
• Ability to build relationships with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating peer review of high-quality research papers.
• Commissioning engaging state-of-the-art reviews and commentaries.
• Writing editorials that define the journals’ identities.

Skills

Editorial experience

Excellent command of English

Organisational skills

Knowledge of biological and medical sciences

Education

Postgraduate degree in relevant discipline

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Senior Editor, Agile role (cross-journal)

Do you enjoy using science to drive change in the world?

Would you like to work on journals across The Lancet group?

Location: London

About our Team

The Lancet Group is a diverse, inclusive, and international team, keen to develop talent and welcoming of new ideas and creativity.

About the Role

As a full-time Senior Editor, you will support the Lancet group Gold Open Access editorial teams in a cross-journal role. You should be able to work in a team-based and fast-paced environment with international reach. You will contribute to the publication of original material for our online, Gold Open Access journals. You will take ownership of individual submissions at multiple journals at the same time, working with Editors-in-Chief to meet each journal’s publication objectives. Through organisation of quality peer review and developmental editing you will ensure we publish high-quality content. You will also have opportunities to commission content and write.

At the Lancet we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. In our pursuit of excellence, we recognise the strength in varied perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the diversity of our editorial team, we encourage applications from individuals who bring unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives to the role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating peer review of high-quality research papers
• Commissioning engaging state-of-the-art reviews and commentaries
• Taking ownership of individual journal sections or projects as required
• Developing and maintaining relationships with our global communities to attract high-quality research for the journal
• Writing editorials that define the journals’ identities
• Contributing to written content
• Helping develop new initiatives for future growth of the journals
• Attending scientific conferences and events as required occasionally
• Participating on Group-wide projects and meetings as required

Requirements

• A postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline plus editorial experience on a peer reviewed STM journal
• Ability to demonstrate thorough knowledge of biological and medical sciences
• Ability to build relationships with external stakeholders, including medical and research professionals, a range of internal teams, and members of the media
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work efficiently to demanding press deadlines
• Excellent command of the English language and the ability to write in an engaging and interesting manner
• Proficiency with MS Office and ability to pick up IT systems rapidly

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work–life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, family leave, and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet both your immediate responsibilities and long‑term goals.

• Working remotely from home and at our office in a hybrid working style
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative, and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co‑workers who are passionate about what they do and how they do it.

Working for you

At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work

This role is included in the pay bargaining unit represented by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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