Senior Publisher

3M HEALTHCARE; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer is seeking a Senior Publisher in Philadelphia to oversee and enhance the publishing program. The role involves managing financial performance, editorial operations, and stakeholder engagement, while driving initiatives to improve journal quality and visibility. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree or significant publishing experience, and at least 5 years in STM publishing, with strong project management and financial analysis skills. Hybrid work model: 8 days a month in the office.

Qualifications

• 5 years of STM publishing experience.
• Demonstrated organizational and planning skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute publishing strategy for Wolters Kluwer Health.
• Manage journal/portfolio P&Ls to achieve financial targets.
• Analyze performance data for reporting.

Skills

STM publishing experience

Financial analysis

Project management

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 8 years of publishing experience

Job description

LOCATION

Hybrid - 8 days a month in the office (see locations on the posting)

OVERVIEW

As a Senior Publisher, you will play a key role in ensuring the successful publication and market penetration of our health content. Engaging in advanced editorial and publication tasks, you will contribute significantly to the quality and effectiveness of our content. Your expertise will help refine our products and enhance their value to our audience, ultimately supporting better health outcomes through trusted information.

Our Senior Publisher is a strategic and results-driven publishing professional to manage and grow a dynamic portfolio of scholarly journals. In this role, you will oversee financial performance, editorial operations, stakeholder engagement, and portfolio development while driving initiatives that enhance journal quality, visibility, and long‑term success. You will lead acquisition and growth efforts by building target pipelines, responding to proposals and expressions of interest, and identifying opportunities within the evolving scholarly publishing landscape. Collaborating across cross‑functional teams, you will contribute to department‑wide initiatives and continuous improvement efforts, leveraging your expertise in scholarly publishing to solve complex challenges with confidence, independence, and sound judgment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with the Associate Director, Medical Journals, to develop and execute the strategy of the Wolters Kluwer Health publishing program.
• Identifies strategic priorities based on industry/competitive analysis and market trends. Identifies areas for differentiation and improvement.
• Manages journal/portfolio P&Ls to meet or exceed ROI/profitability targets. Participates in regular budgeting and forecasting process and proactively adjusts product plans to improve/achieve financial performance.
• Gathers and analyzes performance data and KPIs to prepare publishing reports for professional associations and editorial boards. Provides reports on product updates, web metrics, and other key indicators as required.
• Applies AI-enabled tools thoughtfully to support publishing strategy, enhance decision‑making, and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Actively develops and pursues new publishing opportunities based on assigned acquisitions targets. Acquires and/or responds to new product or new partnership proposals (i.e. new society journals, proprietary affiliations, portals, CE/CME expansion).
• Launches journals with new and existing customers.
• Negotiates sound editor, society, and sponsorship contracts (new and renewal), including preparing and analyzing financial data.
• Manages the editorial development of journals within assigned portfolio through liaison and regular communication with authors, editors, medical societies and internal and external teams.
• Maintains and enhances the value proposition to authors, editors and societies to increase submissions and impact.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to develop journal processes, features, and services.
• Promotes and raises awareness and visibility of assigned journal portfolio to the wider market via email, in‑person meetings, and at appropriate conferences.
• Collaborates with marketing to drive website usage.
• Effectively manages internal/external editorial resources and relationships to ensure operational efficiency.
• Ensure timely and accurate digital content uploads and updates.
• Synthesize customer feedback to inform content updates and improvements.
• Provides project management support, tracking milestones, and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Other duties as assigned by the Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s degree, or if not a degree, 8 years of publishing experience.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 5 years of STM (Science, Technology, & Medical) publishing experience.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• 3 years of print and online product development and management experience preferred.
• 5 years of journal publishing experience preferred.
• Strong financial analysis and financial modeling skills.
• Experienced at defining product requirements for high traffic media websites.
• Experience in management and execution of major projects with strong problem‑solving skills.
• Demonstrate proven organizational and planning skills while exhibiting detail‑oriented behavior.
• Excellent writing, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

TRAVEL

• 15% – 20% between Wolters Kluwer Health office locations (Philadelphia and New York). Domestic travel to conferences, strategic planning meetings, etc. International travel may be required.