Scholarly Communications Manager – Open Science

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🕒 June 30

☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $78k - $121k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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American Psychological Association

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1892

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🤝 Non-profit

Healthcare • Consulting • Non-profit

American Psychological Association is a leading nonprofit professional organization that advances psychological science, practice, education, and public understanding to benefit society and improve lives. It publishes scholarly journals and APA Style resources, maintains extensive research databases, offers continuing education and accreditation, provides member services and networking, and advocates for psychology-informed policy and practice. APA also hosts conferences, issues standards and guidelines, and produces public-facing content on mental health, research, and professional development.

📋 Description

• Promote APA Journals’ open science initiatives in collaboration with the APA Open Science and Methodology Expert Panel and Journals editorial leadership • Participate in OSM meetings and translate priorities into communication and outreach plans • Develop and execute strategic plans promoting transparency, reproducibility, open data/materials, and related open science policies • Create librarian-, consortia-, and researcher-facing communications about APA’s open science initiatives, participation pathways, and value • Develop FAQs, toolkits, templates, presentations, and other practical resources • Support APA Read & Publish and other Open Access agreements with Sales/Business Development • Strengthen relationships with libraries and consortia through outreach and regular reporting • Collaborate with Author Marketing on institution- and community-based outreach • Collaborate with Library Marketing and Product Development on webinars, listserv/communication plans, and campaigns • Monitor and synthesize Open Access and open science standards, funder policies, and competitor practices • Capture stakeholder feedback and reflect it in communications, resources, and program development • Analyze market and customer data, agreement performance indicators, and engagement metrics • Develop annual communication and engagement plans for library and consortia relationships • Provide guidance and user materials for Open Access agreements and open science participation • Track and report KPIs including awareness, engagement, resource usage, agreement activity, and community feedback • Support outcomes sharing and performance reporting for Open Access and Read & Publish agreements • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science, Psychology, Business Administration, or related disciplines • 5 years of academic library, academic library consortia, or publishing marketing experience, preferably with a scholarly journal publisher • Working knowledge of the Open Science movement in research and Open Access journal publication environment required • Strategic understanding of issues impacting scholarly publishing and scholarly communication, including changing business models for scholarly content, Open Access, and Open Science preferred • Excellent organizational skills required • Relationship management skills preferred • Demonstrated background in developing promotional campaigns and copywriting preferred • Proficient analytical and mathematical skills • Ability to effectively make presentations to internal/external groups • Understanding of the needs of authors, librarians, university faculty, and the scholarly community • Intermediate MS Office skills required, including strong, practical Excel proficiency • Qualified candidates must submit a resume and cover letter specifying salary expectations • Must be eligible for remote work under APA’s Flexible Work Policy; remote work is unavailable from Alaska, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington, and Wyoming

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote Work/Flexible Scheduling • 401(k) option with employer match of up to 4% • Medical, dental, and vision insurance options • Outpatient mental health benefit • Paid personal/vacation time • 12 paid holidays • Family/Medical Leave • Tuition assistance • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Short- and long-term disability insurance