Senior Editor, The Lancet Regional Health

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa RELX Full time

Do you enjoy using science to drive change in the world?

Would you like to be part of the launch team for the Lancet's new online-only gold open access journal?

About our Team

The Lancet Regional Health - Africa will be the latest addition to The Lancet's suite of open access general medical journals focusing on publishing high quality, evidence-based research. The team will handle high quality research, reviews, and commentaries with the goal to improve health outcomes by advancing the research agenda, advocating for equal access to quality healthcare for all, and fostering the advancement of clinical practice and health policy.

About the Role

As an in-house Senior Editor, you will oversee the creation and publication of original material for our online journal. You will take ownership of overseeing submissions and performing quality peer review to ensure we publish high-quality content. You will build global relationships with experts in the community to disseminate and discuss practice-changing results from the field.

At the Lancet, we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. In our pursuit of excellence, we recognize the strength in varied perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the diversity of our editorial team, we encourage applications from individuals who bring unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives to the role.

Responsibilities

  • Managing peer review of high-quality research papers, and commissioning authors to ensure the successful production of new and engaging articles.
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with the regional health community to attract high-quality research for the journal.
  • Attending conferences and events to represent the journal, keeping up to date with current developments in regional health and identifying potential topics of interest.
  • Writing editorials and other content for the journal as required.
  • Helping develop new initiatives for future development of the journal.

Requirements

  • A Medical Degree in a relevant discipline or a PhD in a related subject field with postdoctoral research experience.
  • Extensive editorial experience at Editor or other senior level, with a good understanding of all aspects of the editorial process, journal production, and of running an editorial team.
  • Demonstrated thorough knowledge of biological and medical sciences, and broader social issues pertaining to regional health.
  • The ability to engage, influence and build relationships with external stakeholders, including medical and research professionals, a range of internal teams, and members of the media.
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work efficiently to demanding press deadlines.
  • Excellent command of the English language and the ability to write in an engaging and interesting manner.
  • Proficient with IT systems including MS Office.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. 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 for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Medical Aid
- Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
- Study Leave

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About the Business

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.

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