Executive Editor - Annals of Medicine

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Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.

We are currently seeking an Executive Editor to join our team within the Medicine and Health Journals sector. This role will be responsible for strategic development and management of the multi-section journal, Annals of Medicine, in collaboration with the journal’s Portfolio Manager.

Annals of Medicine is an open access, MEDLINE-indexed, peer-reviewed Journal publishing original research and review material across the major medical disciplines. The Journal promotes collaboration across therapy areas and the open sharing of research. Combined with its scope covering translational medicine to clinical practice, Annals of Medicine is the home for researchers dedicated to supporting medical professionals in advancing practice for patients worldwide.

Annals of Medicine comprises 31 sections, each covering a different medical specialty led by a Section Editor and including its own Board of Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members. This position is ideal for an individual looking for a varied role, guiding the growth of these 31 sections and meeting the distinct needs of their related communities.

We are looking for a candidate who is creative, adaptable, and able to harmonize different requirements into a cohesive publishing strategy, allowing the Journal to deliver to Authors the outcomes and benefits they want.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provides a point of contact for queries from Authors, Editors, and internal teams.
• Supports Section Editors to maintain and develop Section Editorial Boards, helping with recruitment if needed and ensuring all Editorial Board members are appropriately onboarded and receive necessary training and information
• Works with Section Editors to ensure consistency across Sections with regard to peer review and decision criteria.
• Builds author, society, and industry relationships through Section Editor and Editorial Board member interaction, including leading Section Editorial Board meetings, conference attendance, and delivery of publishing workshops and presentations that educate the research community about the Journal and about the editorial and commercial services and resources available at Taylor & Francis
• Ensures the highest levels of publication ethics and integrity are maintained on the Journal
• Drives new, high-quality original research submissions by supporting and collaborating with the Content Acquisition team and Section Editors to develop Article Collections
• Commissions articles that represent the latest medical research
• Works with T&F’s Marketing and Press and Media teams to develop campaigns that highlight the Journal’s content and the unique benefits of the Journal
• Develops a social media presence to interact with Authors, Researchers, and other industry representatives through sharing Journal content and information on best practices in publishing
• In collaboration with the Portfolio Manager, develops journal development plans that evaluate industry trends, competitors, and journal content to identify both short- and long-term objectives and opportunities both at the journal and section level
• Works with the Portfolio Manager to evaluate Section performance and strategy
• Ensures continuing journal and product development by monitoring and improving journal metrics and online content usage
• Champions the Journal with internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborates on internal projects to develop subject expertise, accelerate open access growth, improve processes, implement new technology, and increase industry outreach
• Keeps abreast of industry news and trends and uses that information to inform Journal objectives and strategic decisions

More about you:

• Relevant scientific or medical knowledge
• Substantial medical publishing experience, including a thorough understanding of the peer review process as it relates to medical research content
• A strong understanding of best practice in medical research and publication ethics and integrity
• A strong familiarity with the medical research community and relevant organizations
• Excellent commitment to outstanding customer service
• A self-starter with a proven track record of delivering results
• Delivers a creative approach to problem solving and to ensuring that new initiatives are explored and implemented as appropriate
• Outstanding Time Management, Prioritization, and Organization skills
• A high level of attention to detail
• A positive approach to change
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A comfortableness with both task- and deadline-driven work

What we offer in return:

• A competitive salary
• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture.
• 25 days annual leave per year (insert appropriate number for your region) plus an extra day off for your birthday
• 3 additional discretionary days for Christmas each year
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support
• Bonus
• Share Match – Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK

T&F has multiple options for how employees can work based on their role – be that in the office, at home or somewhere in between.

Closing date for applications: Friday 06th January 2023

Additional information:

Training And Professional Development:

We’re passionate about ensuring you have all the tools and resources at your fingertips to reach your short and long-term career goals. We’ll support you in your journey by working together on your own bespoke Taylor & Francis Development Plan, ensuring you have the resources, tools, support and coaching that will get you where you want to be.

Interview process:

Once you have submitted your application, we may get in touch with you for an initial screening conversation or ask you to complete a short video interview to enable us to better understand your skills, experience, and motivation. Following this, you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, either virtually or in person. Typically, we’d then finish the interview process with a final, 2nd stage interview before extending an offer to the successful applicant.

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, more time for questions, or anything else – please ask us, we are happy to be flexible! Please contact recruitment@tandf.co.uk

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis:

If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life.

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit based factor.

We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site: http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/careers

Or better yet check out our LinkedIn ‘Life’ Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It’s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/taylor-&-francis-group/life/79e0c27c-afdf-4bbb-84e6-5f8ed5e10bb8/