Associate Publisher / Publisher

Overview

In this role you will help drive the curation and development of high-quality oncology journals within Springer's Journals group. You will act as the main publishing contact for Editors-in-Chief, Society partners, and Editorial Boards, coordinating meetings and strategic journal plans. You'll identify opportunities to refresh boards, optimize manuscript flows, and ensure ethical compliance. You join a global, research-focused publisher and contribute to advancing discovery through rigorous, accessible publishing.

Responsabilità

• Build and maintain relationships with Editors-in-Chief, Society contacts, Editorial Board Members and stakeholders; coordinate Editorial Board meetings
• Develop and refresh Editorial Boards; support recruitment of diverse, high-quality members
• Resolve queries via email/phone/in person; ensure timely responses and escalate when needed
• Collaborate across teams to deliver on journal plans and strategic development
• Prioritize journals for development and execute strategic plans with line manager
• Develop market intelligence on fields and hot topics to identify journal opportunities
• Represent journals to ensure indexing and open access targets are met
• Monitor open access levels and implement related development strategies
• Oversee peer review data to optimize manuscript flow and address delays with Editorial Office and editors
• Maintain journal records and oversee editor/society contracts, renewals, and honoraria
• Engage in business development by representing Springer Nature at conferences

Requisiti fondamentali

• Bachelor level education
• Interest and understanding of publishing business
• Highly customer focused
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Takes ownership to drive and complete tasks
• Proven ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to adapt quickly to change
• High level of computer literacy
• Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues at all levels
• communication
• influencing stakeholders
• collaboration
• data analytics / quantitative skills
• familiarity with COPE Guidelines
• open access strategy development