Associate Scientific Editor – Life or Food Science

Overview

Associate Scientific Editor – Author Heroes team. You will use your PhD and author experience to support researchers in scholarly publication, advancing science, improving health outcomes, and fostering equitable participation in publishing.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate content in partnership with external editors.
• Improve the editorial process for editors and reviewers iteratively.
• Engage closely with authors to help them improve manuscripts.
• Manage the editorial process from submission through peer review to the final decision.
• Help authors increase their odds of success in being published in another journal if rejected from their first choice.
• Recruit and manage external editors, holding them to the same standard.

Qualifications

• PhD in Life or Food Science.
• Doctoral or post‑doctoral experience in chemistry or health (cancer).
• Professional level of written and spoken English.
• Results‑driven, enthusiastic work attitude.
• Record of publishing papers in scientific journals.
• Technology‑savvy and familiar with online platforms, social media, and digital content.
• Excellent communication skills and written and spoken English.
• Self‑starter who builds relationships across the scientific community and Elsevier.
• Broad scientific interest and a desire to serve authors, editors, and reviewers.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Enhanced health insurance options.
• Group life insurance.
• Group accident insurance.
• Flexible working arrangement.
• Employee assistance program.
• Medical screening.
• Modern family benefits (maternity, paternity, adoption support).
• Long‑service awards.
• New baby gift.
• Subsidized meals in Chennai.
• Various paid time off (casual, sick, privilege, compassionate, special sick, Gazetted Public Holidays).
• Free transport pickup and drop from home – office – home (applies in Chennai).

Location: New York City, base pay range $103,900 – $173,300 U.S.; U.S. National Base Pay Range $86,600 – $144,400. Geographic differentials may apply.

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