Elsevier
Scientific Editor, Life Sciences for New Reviews Journal
🇺🇸 Remote - US
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Other
🗓️ June 4th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Collaborate with editorial teams to recruit authors and topics for reviews.
- Oversee editorial processes and manage article pipelines.
- Edit manuscripts for scientific messaging and clarity.
- Execute AI- and data-driven innovations to enhance the journal's approach.
- PhD in life sciences required; post-doctoral training is a plus.
- Comprehensive health and retirement benefits, including a 401(k) match.
- Flexible working hours to support work/life balance.
- Opportunities for personal development, including study assistance and wellness initiatives.
Scientific Editor, Life Sciences for New Reviews Journal Full Description
About Our Team
About the Role
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with the Cell Press editorial family and advisory board members to identify key authors and research topics for impactful reviews, ensuring alignment with the journal’s focus and objectives.
- Manage a pipeline of high-quality articles that cover the breadth of the field.
- Prioritize operational excellence focusing on article retention and editorial efficiency, while working with the Publisher and Journal Managers to innovate workflows and create strategic roadmaps.
- Edit manuscripts to enhance scientific messaging and clarity.
- Work alongside the Cell Press editorial family, production and operations team, business development, and marketing team to successfully launch and grow the journal.
- Represent the journal at conferences and public forums, promoting its impact and engaging with the wider scientific community.
- Execute AI- and data-driven innovations and experiments to meet the evolving needs of the journal community.
Requirements
- Have a PhD with a focus on research in life sciences; post-doctoral training is a plus.
- Display genuine passion for science and scientific communication.
- Have exceptional interpersonal skills with an enthusiastic approach to time management and organization.
- Able to work both in a team dynamic and independently, impartially, and proactively.
- Display a can-do attitude accompanied by a strategic mindset and solution-oriented approach.
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 and study assistance, 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
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