Associate Editor

Scientific Editor, Cell

Cell has an opening for a full-time scientific editor. If you are a passionate, mission-driven team player who loves thinking broadly about science and wants to have a positive impact, we invite you to apply to join our editorial team. Candidates with research experience in tumor immunology or cancer more broadly are encouraged to apply, but strong candidates from all disciplines will be considered. This position is open to editors at entry (where no editorial experience is needed) as well as more senior levels.

Launched in 1974, Cell is the founding journal of Cell Press. It publishes exciting advances in the biomedical sciences. Cell editors engage with the scientific community to catalyze scientific discovery and promote discourse. We provide scientists with valuable perspectives and candid feedback to help make their work clear, rigorous, and transparent so that readers can understand, trust, and build upon that work. We believe that science can have powerful and positive impacts on human health and society, so we aim to enable science and scientists, whoever and wherever they are.

In this role, you will:

• Editorially evaluate and make decisions on research papers submitted to Cell
• Work with authors and reviewers to publish exciting science across a range of topic areas
• Engage the scientific community in their labs and at conferences to learn about scientific developments, recruit papers and establish relationships
• Work with the Cell team on editorial processes, decision making and collaborative projects
• Advocate for science, provide thought leadership, and influence the practice and direction of science and scientific communication.
• Build strong relationships with Cell Press journals on content and collaborative projects
• Contribute to broader Cell Press and Elsevier initiatives

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. or M.D. with research experience in an area relevant to the journal
• Broad interests, love of science, and desire to learn. As an editor, you will need to understand the diverse science covered by Cell, and you will need to appreciate the issues and questions that drive different fields.
• A talent for clear communication. Good editors help authors make their message clear, concise, and compelling, so readers know why the science is important and how it will impact their work.
• Great interpersonal skills. Collaboration and networking are core aspects of the job
• Interest in digital communication and publishing trends.
• Creativity, willingness to experiment, and desire to improve.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and focus.

Cell Press is an international organization with primary offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts; London; Amsterdam; and Beijing. Our offices are currently open, based on local safety guidelines. We also support flexible working, and we are open to considering flexible work arrangements for this position.

Elsevier is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. If a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran needs a reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, that individual should please contact [email protected] or if you are based in the US you may also contact us on 1.855.833.5120.

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