Senior Editorial Operations Associate

Are you interested in pursuing a career in scientific publishing?

Are you a problem solver who enjoys working collaboratively to achieve business goals?

About our Team

Cell Press publishes over 50 scientific journals across life, physical, earth and health sciences. We bring editorial excellence, commitment to innovation, unparalleled reach, visibility and passion for advocacy to all areas of scientific exploration. You will be part of a global team in an exciting, detail-oriented environment where effective communication and collaboration are key.

About the Role

You will oversee critical cross-publication processes or initiatives, including coordinating acceptance technical checks. You will be in regular contact with publishing operations, editorial, and marketing stakeholders, using high-level systems expertise to devise solutions and enable business goals to be met. You will develop comprehensive written resources and protocols related to your areas of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Completing detailed technical checks with a high degree of accuracy. You will ensure that all submitted materials are in compliance with journal requirements

• Participating in a collaborative pre-acceptance process to ensure a consistent author experience and rapid turnaround times across all journals

• Engaging directly with authors and suppliers to ensure that all scientific materials are available and ready for editorial consideration and timely delivery to production

• Managing communications for designated journal or set of journals, applying Cell Press principles of hospitality and transparency in all interactions

• Providing a high level of technical support to scientific editors, authors and editorial referees through all stages of the process

• Establishing and upholding journal workflows and deadlines, document journal policies and protocols. Managing journal resources, including comprehensive letter inventories and detailed instructions for authors and reviewers

• Leveraging knowledge gained from close interactions with authors, reviewers, and editors to develop and implement new ideas

Requirements

• Have previous experience in a similar operational role/industry

• Have previous exposure or experience in managing projects

• Be interested to learn and develop a deep understanding of technical publishing processes and policies

• Be passionate about delivering great service to stakeholders and clients as part of a collaborative team

• Be able to work comfortably with Microsoft Office software, specifically Excel and Outlook

• Have fantastic administrative, organization, and attention to detail skills, in addition to proven verbal communication skills and a customer focus

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:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits

• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan

• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs

• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity

• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits

• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts

• Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

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.