Editorial Section Manager

Editorial Section Manager (Part Time 2 days per week)

Are you looking to start your career in Scientific Publishing? Do you have a degree (or equivalent) in the life, medical, social, or physical sciences?

About our Team

At STM Journals, we collaborate with researchers to facilitate the publication of their impactful scientific discoveries, with a focus on rigorous peer review, ethics, and reproducibility. In support of our portfolio of 2700+ hybrid and open access scientific journals, you will actively contribute to advancing science, improving health outcomes, and fostering equitable participation in publishing.

About the Role

We are seeking an Editorial Section Manager for Heliyon, an all-science, open-access journal by Cell Press. This role is ideal for university graduates starting a career in scientific publishing. Reporting to a Deputy Editorial Team Leader, you'll work in our editorial support teams in the UK/China/India, or Spain.

Responsibilities

• Guiding manuscripts through an online database from initial submission to final editorial decision.
• Performing technical and administrative checks on manuscripts for compliance with the journal’s standard.
• Monitoring the peer review process with a goal of obtaining timely feedback from editors and reviewers.
• Managing a high volume of internal and external e-mail correspondence.
• Providing exceptional customer service to authors, reviewers, and both internal and external team members.

Requirements

• Have a degree (or equivalent) in the life, medical, social, or physical sciences. Medical and life background preferred.
• Possess an enthusiastic attitude, great analytical skill, and the ability to pay close attention to detail.
• Be able to adapt to change, handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously, and prioritize individually.
• Have great interpersonal skills within an international team.
• Be able to work equally well collaboratively or individually without continuous supervision in an ever-changing environment.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• 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

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support, and professional education; including ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, 38,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray’s Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX Group.