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Associate Editorial Director

  • Remote, United States
  • Lead
  • Posted 6 days ago
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In one line

Two year fixed term, fully remote, running a group of biology and health journals and line managing their editors in chief.

About the role

Editorial strategy for a set of journals sits with this person, alongside budgets, quality standards and cross journal projects. Leading a small editorial team through change is part of the job.

At a glance

Pay
Not stated in the posting
Remote scope
Remote, United States
Seniority
Lead
Skills
Open science publishing, Editorial strategy, People management, Workflow optimization
Posted
23 Oct 2026
Last checked
28 Oct 2026

What you will do

  • Set editorial strategy for a journal portfolio with publishing, marketing and development leads
  • Manage up to four direct reports and keep the team working well together
  • Own cross journal projects on quality control, workflow and cost efficiency
  • Agree multi term performance targets for each journal and track progress
  • Work with operations and vendors to improve editorial systems and reporting

What they look for

  • Experience running journals or a comparable editorial portfolio
  • Line management of senior editorial staff
  • Strong ties to the scientific community and international networks
  • Comfort with budgets, performance metrics and open science policy

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Can I do this job remotely, and from which countries?

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What does this job pay?

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What experience is needed?

It is a lead role. The posting asks for: experience running journals or a comparable editorial portfolio; line management of senior editorial staff; strong ties to the scientific community and international networks. Skills it names include Open science publishing, Editorial strategy, People management, Workflow optimization.

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