Locum/Acting Editor Genome Medicine
Location: London, England
Description: BioMed Central Ltd (BMC) is employing Locum/Acting Editor Genome Medicine right now, this career will be reside in England. For complete informations about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. BioMed Central is the leading open access publisher of STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) research. Since it was founded in 2000, BioMed Central has successfu! lly pioneered the open access publishing model and brought open access to the mainstream. With offices in London, North America and Asia, the company employs over 270 people across a range of operations including editorial, production, IT and business. BioMed Central is a vibrant and innovative company. It operates in a fast-paced and high-energy environment, hiring talented people who are passionate about science, technology, medicine and open access.
Genome Medicine is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Locum Editor, educated to MD or PhD level, to lead the journal’s in-house editorial team and take editorial oversight of the journal’s content. Genome Medicine publishes peer-reviewed open access research articles, as well as reviews and commentaries, which are available only to subscribers, in all areas of medicine studied from a post-genomic perspective.
Main Duties
The role of Locum Editor provides an exciting and rare opportunity for! an experienced editor to shape and develop a broad-interest m! edical journal by driving a commissioning program to obtain reviews and commentaries and by ensuring that the journal publishes high-quality research papers.
Duties include:
- Manage the team of in-house Assistant and Senior Editors, who conduct the peer review and commission value-added content
- Maintain clear editorial policies and strategies
- Maintain overall oversight of decision-making on manuscripts submitted to Genome Medicine and the commissioning program of high-quality reviews and commentaries
- Drive an advocacy program to ensure that high-quality research papers are actively solicited
- Liaise closely with Editorial Board Members and other key members of the scientific/medical community and develop and maintain contact through conference attendance and institute visits
Essential
- Qualification as an MD, or a PhD in a relevant discipline or equivalent exp! erience
- Extensive previous editorial experience with a biomedical journal, including manuscript decision-making, contact with editors, authors and reviewers.
- Deep knowledge of the publishing process, publishing ethics and medical journal publishing
- Ability to work in a team and to work cooperatively with colleagues at all levels
- Excellent oral and written communication and influencing skills
- Excellent critical appraisal and analytical skills
- Strong organisational skills, and attention to detail
- A positive, can-do approach to problem-solving in both daily tasks and more complex troubleshooting
- Experience of managing a team
BioMed Central offers a competitive salary and benefits package including 25 days holiday plus bank holidays , contributory pension scheme , life assurance , discounted gym membership , cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers, Give As You Earn Scheme, Volunteering scheme and an employee support programme.
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If you were eligible to this career, please give us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to BioMed Central Ltd (BMC).
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This career will be opened on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 04:17:09 GMT
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