Overview
As an In-House Senior Editor for eBioMedicine, you will oversee the peer-review and publication of original content. You will identify experts to act as peer reviewers to ensure we publish high-quality content. Your attention to detail and ability to prioritise tasks will be critical in maintaining our standards. You will build global relationships with people and institutes in the translational research community to identify new material, authors, subject experts, and content opportunities.
eBioMedicine is The Lancet’s translational medicine journal and a leading open-access forum for basic and clinical biomedical research. We are a collaborative, international team, handling high-quality research, review, and perspective submissions with a focus on rigorous peer review, ethics, and reproducibility. We seek to drive thought leadership in translational research by building solid relationships with research communities and ensuring we offer exciting, thought-provoking content. At eBioMedicine, 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
- Arranging peer-review and commissioning content to ensure the successful and timely publication of high-quality translational research.
- Staying up to date with the latest literature and research developments.
- Engaging in conferences and academic meetings, along with site visits to develop and maintain links with the international research community.
- Writing editorials, commissioning reviews and commentaries and publishing correspondence to build the journal’s profile among the communities we serve.
- Subediting material from all sections of the journal to improve clarity of expression and to conform to journal style.
- Ability to communicate fairly and constructively with members of the translational research community.
- Demonstrate broad knowledge of biological and medical sciences.
- Have an exceptional command of the English language and the ability to write in an engaging manner.
Qualifications
- Higher degree in a relevant discipline with postdoctoral research experience or previous editorial experience.
- Be able to travel internationally for meetings and conferences.
Benefits
- 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.
- Save As You Earn share option scheme.
- Travel Season ticket loan.
- Electric Vehicle Scheme.
- Optional Dental Insurance.
- Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- 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 scheme via Perks at Work.
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