We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Journal Development Editor with a focus on international medical scientific journals to join the Thieme Science in India team. You are eager to support shaping our journal portfolios and grow our journal business strategically. You want to play an active role in facilitating our Thieme Science strategy, supporting our journal portfolios together with colleagues based in Germany, the UK, and the US. You have an innovative mindset and describe yourself as a team player and problem solver with strong interpersonal skills and experience in scientific publishing and open access ecosystems. This is a great opportunity for a dedicated individual to be part of a strategically relevant team and contribute to the development of our Science journal product portfolio in India in a rapidly evolving scientific publishing landscape.
Job Responsibilities:
- Supporting the Senior Publisher in developing and managing the existing journals’ portfolio, and in new launches or the acquisition of new international, medical sciences journals
- Implementation of journal development plans aligned with our Thieme India and Thieme Science strategy and the journal portfolio strategy.
- Acquisition of high-quality content via the implementation of journal commissioning plans
- Ensuring the journal’s performance along defined targets and KPIs
- Organizing, preparing, and supporting Editorial Board Meetings
- Managing administrative tasks, e.g., invoices, meeting invitations, and contracts
- Maintain publishing quality, ethics, and standards, including but not limited to research integrity and policies
- Main contact person for our editors and authors when it comes to managing themed issues and timelines and supporting and steering the editorial office
- Conducting market observations and supporting the (Senior) Publisher in data analysis and reports to secure a data-driven approach relevant for managing journals
- Enforcing set strategies, setting up activities, and prioritizing accordingly with external (Ed Boards) and internal stakeholders (e.g., peer review support, JEO, production and marketing, finance, customer support, sales, P2E2, OA support…)
- Representing the journal and the Thieme group (after alignment) in an official environment (conferences, meetings, awards, receptions, panel discussions)
- Supporting social media activities, e.g., managing different media channels, setting up newsletters, or updating websites
- Working with society partners and supporting their needs and workflows as required
Skills and Qualifications:
- PhD or master’s degree, preferably in life sciences or medicine, with at least 2-3 years of experience in journal publishing
- Proven track record and experience in the area of journal development in the international academic publishing industry, ideally in an open access environment
- Excellent communication skills in the English language, written and spoken.
- You have an above-average degree of self-organization as well as sovereign time and schedule management skills
- Strongly collaborative team worker, comfortable with co-ownership of shared goals and with a high level of personal accountability
- You have excellent Microsoft Office and other relevant software skills
- You are highly motivated, willing and able to travel
We offer the following benefits to our employees:
- Hybrid Working Model
- Gratuity
- Mediclaim for the self, spouse, and up to three children
- Accidental insurance
- Term Life Insurance
- Five-day working week
- Performance-based Bonus
- Paid parental leave