Associate Editorial Director – 2 Year FTC

🔥 14 hours ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

💵 £90k - £104k / year

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PLOS

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51 - 200 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🔬 Science

Education • Non-profit • Science

PLOS is a non-profit organization on a mission to drive open science forward with measurable, meaningful change in research publishing, policy, and practice. Building on a strong legacy of pioneering innovation, PLOS continues to be a catalyst, reimagining models to meet open science principles, removing barriers and promoting inclusion in knowledge creation and sharing. They cover all scientific disciplines with a focus on fundamental and applied research across life, health, sustainability, engineering, and technology, ensuring that research outputs are rigorous, reliable, and accessible to all.

📋 Description

• Oversee PLOS Biology and PLOS Medicine and manage their professional Editors-in-Chief • Provide editorial oversight for journals led by academic volunteers across biology, human health and environmental health • Develop and execute editorial strategies aligned with PLOS commitments to Open Science, DEI, community engagement, trusted content and customer service • Identify opportunities to expand the journal portfolio • Develop and oversee multi-term journal performance metrics • Develop and manage annual budgets with the Publishing Director • Optimize editorial workflows, systems and reporting with Operations colleagues and vendors • Promote journal content and PLOS’s mission and drive journal submissions and uptake of Open Science practices • Ensure cohesive editorial policies and quality standards across the portfolio • Lead cross-journal initiatives and oversee systems and workflow development • Oversee participation in community initiatives, conferences and events • Lead a team of Editorial staff with up to 4 direct reports • Translate strategy into tactics and monitor progress against goals • Build relationships with Editorial Boards • Address underperformance in collaboration with the Line Manager and People & Culture team • Act as thought-partner to and deputize for the Editorial Director • Improve diversity among staff, Editorial Boards, peer-reviewers and authors • Help eliminate bias in manuscript processing and editorial decision-making • Maintain industry knowledge and represent PLOS at approximately 1–2 industry events per year

🎯 Requirements

• PhD and post-doctoral experience (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area • Substantial editorial experience (5+ years) with progressively increased managerial responsibility in STM publishing required • Track record in managing a group of successful journals and teams distributed internationally • Passionate interest in science and scientists • Proven commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in science and scholarly publication • Strong business acumen • Wide network of contacts within global scientific communities • Demonstrated ability to think strategically, to innovate and to implement creative solutions • Experienced people manager with a track record of managing high-performing teams through change • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

🏖️ Benefits

• Private medical insurance • Life assurance • Income protection • Personal accident insurance • Pension with up to 10% employer match • 25 days holidays • Market competitive Maternity and Paternity leave • Birthday and three winter holidays days off • 2 days paid time off for volunteering per year • Fully remote work environment with stipend on joining for home office