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Chief Editor, Genome Medicine (Open Access)

Employer
BioMed Central
Location
New York City, New York (US)
Salary
Annual salary + benefits
Closing date
Sep 5, 2016

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Sector
Science
Contract Type
Employee
Hours
Full Time
Organization Type
Corporate
Jobseeker Type
Professional

BioMed Central, a part of Springer Nature, is the leading open access publisher of STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) research. Springer Nature is one of the world’s leading global research, educational and professional publishers, home to an array of respected and trusted brands providing quality content through a range of innovative products and services. Unlike traditional publishers, BioMed Central believes research should be free to access for anyone. Since it was founded in 2000, BioMed Central has successfully pioneered the open access publishing model and brought open access to the mainstream. Our primary offices are in London, New York and Shanghai.

Job Duties
The role of Chief Editor, Genome Medicine, provides a wonderful opportunity to take this flagship title on to the next level. The journal publishes high quality original research and review articles describing the use of cutting edge genomic and high-throughput technologies in medical discovery and clinical applications. The aim of the journal is to inform researchers studying human disease, support clinicians using ‘omic’ data, and facilitate dialogue and collaboration with a commitment to rigorous, reproducible, openly available science.

The position is based at our office in New York. As Chief Editor, you will be the ambassador for the journal and BioMed Central through your active engagement with the community globally. You will be responsible for peer review and selection of content for publication, for steering the journal’s strategy, and for leadership of the in-house editorial team and external editorial board.

Specific responsibilities include:

  • Proactively engage with the scientific community as an ambassador for the journal and the company, advocating for the journal and company at academic institutions and conferences, and through social media and other communication channels
  • Lead the in-house team of manuscript handling editors, ensuring that they achieve the right balance of time between efficient service to authors and outreach in the community, including lab visits and conference attendance, to attract the best authors and high-quality content
  • Have overall responsibility for all aspects of manuscript selection, including peer review, commissioning, and creating editorial material, with final say on decisions to accept or reject material and accountability for published content
  • Foster excellent service to authors, including courteous, constructive decisions and an efficient peer review process
  • Implement policies that assure the integrity of the scientific record
  • Use your knowledge of the subject and your personal network to understand developments in genome medicine in order to identify editorial opportunities and inform journal strategy
  • Work with the Publisher to drive the strategy for Genome Medicine in an evolving research and publishing landscape, to attract top-quality authors and content, and to develop the journal’s reputation as an outstanding forum in the field
  • Work with other departments and in-house systems and processes to ensure that the journal is published and promoted efficiently and effectively
  • Agree with the Publisher editorial targets, team cost budgets, and other KPIs, and ensure that they are met or improved on
  • Other duties as required

Essential

  • PhD, MD or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline
  • Broad scientific interests and knowledge
  • Extensive experience in peer review and decision-making
  • Extensive experience in journal development within academic and scholarly publishing 
  • Experience in line management and training of editors
  • Excellent level of knowledge of current challenges and opportunities in scientific publishing
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills
  • Willing to travel internationally

Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher, home to an array of respected and trusted brands providing quality content through a range of innovative products and services.

Springer Nature is the world’s largest academic book publisher, publisher of the world’s highest impact journals and a pioneer in the field of open research. The company numbers almost 13,000 staff in over 50 countries and has a turnover of approximately EUR 1.5 billion. Springer Nature was formed in 2015 through the merger of Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, Macmillan Education and Springer Science+Business Media.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Life and AD&D
- 401(k)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit Accounts
- Tuition Assistance
- Summer Hours

Springer Nature is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO Is The Law Poster:

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.

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