Manager, Indexing
Posted 14 days 20 hours ago by MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS
Permanent
Full Time
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Job Title: Indexing Manager
Location(s): Pune
About Springer Nature
Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians, and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms, and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood, and used by our communities - enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow.
The role holder and team's work enhances trust in Springer Nature processes, products, and content among researchers and colleagues, enables growth, and drives the Springer Nature mission.
About the Brand
Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions is the technology and publishing solutions arm of the Springer Nature Group. We leverage our insight in the publishing domain and acquire, produce, and deliver content across media and markets using our Technology and Publishing Solutions. With a focus on technology-driven solutions and deep insight into the publishing domain, Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions offers a range of services that help our Group brand acquire, produce, and deliver content in the most efficient ways possible. We are driven by over 1000 professionals in Technology, Research & Analysis and Marketing shared services.
About the role
The Indexing Manager (for Indexing Relationship Management) will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the strategic relationships with key indexing services such as Medline, PubMed Central, and numerous ranking lists. The Indexing Manager will also be responsible for partnering with external indexing services to monitor and track their changing requirements, working with internal Springer Nature teams to communicate the changes to reflect in Springer Nature workflows, for maximum indexing success.
Role Responsibilities:
Strategy
Management
Operations
Experience, Skills, and Qualifications
Experience: 4+ years
Skills
Qualifications
Job Posting End Date:
27-12-2024
Location(s): Pune
About Springer Nature
Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians, and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms, and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood, and used by our communities - enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow.
The role holder and team's work enhances trust in Springer Nature processes, products, and content among researchers and colleagues, enables growth, and drives the Springer Nature mission.
About the Brand
Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions is the technology and publishing solutions arm of the Springer Nature Group. We leverage our insight in the publishing domain and acquire, produce, and deliver content across media and markets using our Technology and Publishing Solutions. With a focus on technology-driven solutions and deep insight into the publishing domain, Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions offers a range of services that help our Group brand acquire, produce, and deliver content in the most efficient ways possible. We are driven by over 1000 professionals in Technology, Research & Analysis and Marketing shared services.
About the role
The Indexing Manager (for Indexing Relationship Management) will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the strategic relationships with key indexing services such as Medline, PubMed Central, and numerous ranking lists. The Indexing Manager will also be responsible for partnering with external indexing services to monitor and track their changing requirements, working with internal Springer Nature teams to communicate the changes to reflect in Springer Nature workflows, for maximum indexing success.
Role Responsibilities:
Strategy
- Contributes to a shared vision and strategy for Indexing Services at Springer Nature with closely associated teams (e.g., the Publishing teams, Production teams, DDS, QA, Third Party Licensing, Rights, and Permissions, PP&I, and Research Integrity) as well as teams across Springer Nature.
- Serves as primary contact and subject matter expert and represents the interests of Springer Nature through regular, in-depth meetings with external indexing services, while at the same time helping to grow and sustain strong business relationships.
- Keeps track of the changing indexing requirements and landscape with the latest developments in indexing services.
- Understands various indexing systems/tools developed internally to further enhance those systems for better performance by suggesting improvements and working closely with the Manager, Indexing Data Management, and the SN Emerging Technology and Data Technology teams.
Management
- Organizes work effectively within a clear management structure, works collaboratively with colleagues, and fosters a culture of diversity and teamwork.
- Works collaboratively with the Indexing team on KPIs, tracking, and reporting on progress every month.
Operations
- Manages workflows, meetings, and creates documentation, and communications to ensure the indexing processes are sufficiently well-organized, understood, transparent, and open.
- Works with internal teams (such as the SN Technology, PP&I, Publishing Solutions team, Publishing, and Production Teams) to help conceptualize, maintain, and enhance indexing-related tools and projects.
- Identifies changing as well as emerging trends of the indexing ecosystems specifically and research publishing generally, in collaboration with internal and external teams.
Experience, Skills, and Qualifications
Experience: 4+ years
- Demonstrated success in building consensus from colleagues, stakeholders, and external partners.
- Experience working in a multicultural environment, collaborating with diverse teams, and establishing connections with stakeholders from different backgrounds and regions.
- In-depth experience in research and scholarly publishing, indexing services, and business issues related to research integrity and publishing ethics.
- Broad knowledge of related functions and disciplines within research publishing and their contributions to strategy, particularly but not limited to editorial, publishing, and operations teams.
- Evidence of effectiveness in identifying risks, and root causes of problems, solving complex problems, and using knowledge and data to make informed recommendations.
Skills
- Identifies and solves complex problems
- Communicates and negotiates concepts and issues
- Collaborates effectively
- Uses knowledge and data to make informed recommendations
- Demonstrated enthusiasm in achieving the vision and mission of the indexing services for the maximum indexing success of SN journals and book portfolios
- Evidence of familiarity with searching various databases such as Web of Science, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and how they are structured.
Qualifications
- PhD or equivalent experience.
Job Posting End Date:
27-12-2024