Journal Development Editor (m/f/o) with focus on international medical journals

Job ID: 1426

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Journal Development Editor to join the global Thieme Science business unit. You are eager to support shaping our journal portfolios and grow our journal business strategically. You want to play an active role facilitating our ‘Commit to Open Access’ strategy, supporting our journal portfolios together with great colleagues.

You have an innovative mindset and describe yourself as a team player and problem solver with strong interpersonal skills and experience in scientific publishing and open access ecosystem. This is a great opportunity for a dedicated individual to be part of a strategically relevant team and contribute to the development of best-in-class and scalable workflows in a rapidly evolving scientific publishing landscape.

Thieme is a leading supplier of information and services contributing to the improvement of healthcare and health. Employing more than 1,000 staff, the family-owned company develops products and services in digital and other media for the medical and chemistry sectors. Operating internationally with offices in 11 cities worldwide, the Thieme Group works closely with a strong network of experts and partners. The products and services are based on the high-quality content of Thieme's 200 journals and 4,400 books.

Department: Thieme Science
Start: for the next possible date
Contract duration: limited to 12 months
Work hours: full time

Your new passion

• Supporting the Executive Editor in developing and managing the existing journals’ portfolio, and in new launches or in the acquisition of new international, medical sciences journals.
• Implementation of journal development plans aligned with our Thieme Science strategy and the journal portfolio strategy.
• Acquisition of high-quality content via the implementation of journal commissioning plans.
• Ensuring the journal’s performance along defined targets and KPIs.
• Organizing, preparing and supporting Editorial Board Meetings.
• Managing some administrative tasks, e.g. invitations and contracts.
• Maintain publishing quality, ethics and standards including but not limited to research integrity and policies.
• Main contact person for our editors and authors when it comes to managing themed issues and timelines and supporting and steering the editorial office.
• Conducting market observations and support the Executive Editor in data analysis and reports to secure a data driven approach relevant for managing journals.
• Enforcing set strategies, setting-up activities and prioritize accordingly with external (Ed Boards) and internal stakeholders (e.g. peer review support, JEO, production and marketing, finance, customer support, sales, P2E2, OA support…).
• Representing the journal and the Thieme group (after alignment) in an official environment (conferences, meetings, awards, receptions, panel discussions).
• Supporting social media activities e.g. managing different media channels, setting up newsletters or updating websites.
• Working with society partners and supporting their needs and workflows as required.

You inspire us with this

• PhD or master’s degree preferably in life sciences or medicine.
• 1-2 years’ experience in the international academic publishing industry, ideally in an open access environment, would be desirable.
• Excellent communications skills in English and German language, written and spoken.
• You have an above-average degree of self-organization as well as sovereign time and schedule management skills.
• Strongly collaborative team worker, comfortable with co-ownership of shared goals and with a high level of personal accountability.
• You have excellent Microsoft Office and other relevant software skills.
• You are highly motivated and willing and able to travel.

What we offer you

• We provide a collaborative and empowering work environment.
• We value winning ideas and a proactive attitude.
• You will work in a reputable and employee-friendly family business that encourages open communication.
• We operate a hybrid work setup at our Stuttgart office; we are open to other arrangements as well.