Senior Scientific Editor, Cell Reports Medicine

Senior Scientific Editor, Cell Reports Medicine

Do you have a PhD, MD, or equivalent in a relevant scientific or clinical discipline? Do you have previous editorial experience?

Location: London or Oxford (UK), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), or Shanghai, Beijing or Shenzhen (China).

About Our Team

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic scientist, physician-scientist, or clinician to join the editorial team of Cell Reports Medicine. Cell Reports Medicine is a premium open access journal at Cell Press, publishing impactful research across the full spectrum of translational and clinical science.

Our mission is to advance discoveries that bridge fundamental biology and clinical application, with the potential to directly influence patient care and global health.

We welcome applications from candidates with expertise across clinical and biomedical disciplines, with particular interest in immunology, metabolism or AI. We are open to candidates at different career stages and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive editorial team. Previous editorial experience is advantageous but not required.

About The Role

As a Senior Scientific Editor, you will play a central role in shaping the journal's scientific direction and content. You will oversee the peer review process, engage closely with authors and reviewers, and contribute to defining and advancing the journal's editorial strategy.

Responsibilities

• Identify, recruit, and develop high-impact content across translational and clinical research
• Evaluate submitted manuscripts and manage the peer review process to ensure rigor, fairness, and efficiency
• Select and collaborate with expert reviewers
• Engage closely with authors, providing thoughtful guidance and an excellent author experience
• Commission and edit Reviews, Perspectives, and other front matter content
• Contribute to the journal's editorial strategy and its positioning within the Cell Press portfolio
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the global scientific and clinical community
• Represent the journal at conferences and through institutional visits
• Contribute to digital content, including the journal homepage and social media

Requirements

• A PhD, MD, or equivalent in a relevant scientific or clinical discipline
• Previous editorial experience is required
• Broad interest across translational and clinical research
• Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to evaluate diverse areas of science and medicine
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in an international team
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills
• Established research networks (preferred, particularly for more senior candidates)
• Interest in scientific publishing, communication, and emerging digital trends

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long term goals.

• Working in a hybrid way from both the office and at home
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day
• Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RE CARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future.

We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world. We know your well being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

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