Locum Executive Publisher, OA Journals

Job Title: Locum Executive Publisher, Open Access Journals

Location: New York or London - Hybrid working model

Application deadline: February 21, 2025

About Springer Nature Group

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About the brand

BMC has more than 20 years of experience in developing open access and provides high-quality, impactful research and a supportive publishing experience for authors. We are committed to publishing the best open access journals in our portfolio of over 250 titles and we strive to drive progress in biology, health sciences and medicine. Visit and

About the Role

We are looking for a talented individual with experience in journal publishing to be accountable for the commercial success and strategic development of a portfolio of journals in the BMC Academic Journals (BMC AJs) team. The BMC AJs are a fully open access journals portfolio covering a wide range of topics in the life and health sciences.

In this role you will be responsible for maximizing the efficiency and profitability of the portfolio, building new business through identifying new and changing subject areas, driving content development, and championing the needs of the journals, Editors-in-Chief and sponsoring societies within the portfolio. Using your leadership and influencing skills you will coach and manage the portfolio team to achieve business goals.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a role with varied responsibility in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.

This is a locum position with a 1-year fixed term with an anticipated start of April 2025.

Role Responsibilities:

• Maximize the efficiency and profitability of a large portfolio of journals within the BMC Academic Journals.
  
• Set annual journal-level budgets, in cooperation with the Publishing Director, and monitor performance to ensure targets are met, taking corrective action where necessary. Monitor business performance of journals in the portfolio through regular reporting and forecasting.
  
• Drive and monitor team performance against the journal development plans.
  
• Contribute to the strategic development of the BMC AJs portfolio and lead projects and workstreams in support of meeting objectives and delivering key results.
  
• Collaborate with other departments including editorial operations, publishing performance, technology, marketing, and production, to ensure initiatives and activities are aligned with shared goals and objectives for the journals.
  
• Provide oversight and support for timely development of proposals for new partner journals and renewal of existing arrangements, as needed. Support building and evaluating financial projections and developing business offers. Advise and act as a senior contact on business and contract negotiations.
  
• Understand business opportunities and requirements in the key global regions in which Springer Nature operate (including competitors in the region and growth trends)
  
• Provide line management, coaching and support to a global team of Publishers, while demonstrating leadership and influence across the team and throughout the business.
  
• Communicate regularly with the Publishers to review progress against objectives and carry out annual performance and development reviews
  

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong demonstrable experience in STM publishing
  
• Strong understanding of the STM and Open Access market
  
• Line management experience or other supervisory responsibility
  
• Experience engaging with Societies, Partners and effective client relationship management
  
• Excellent communication skills, including oral and written presentation skills
  
• Customer-focused
  
• Strong prioritization and time management skills
  
• Strong financial skills, including experience with budgeting and P&L oversight
  
• Strong negotiation skills
  
• Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
  
• Enthusiastic and committed
  
• Ability to travel internationally
  

Application deadline: February 21, 2025

US Annualized Base Salary Range: $104,000 - $120,000 . The salary offer may vary based on work experience, education, skill level and equity. The US salary range does not align with the salary ranges in other countries when converted to the currency of that country.

Springer Nature is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following poster.

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Job Posting End Date:
22-02-2025