Senior Editor, The Lancet

Senior Editor, The Lancet
Would you like to join The Lancet's journal's editorial team?
Would you like to help ensure the best science for better lives?

About our Team

The Lancet is part of our family of world-renowned medical journals committed to publishing leading science for better lives. We are a small, collaborative team handling a large volume of high-quality research submissions and thought leadership for our journals. We build solid relationships with our researchers to ensure we offer a personalized and exceptional publishing service.

About the Role

You will be a Senior Editor with The Lancet family of journals in North America. Working closely with the North American Executive Editor. The Senior Editor role is a hybrid based out of the New York office.

Responsibilities• Liaising with the Lancet specialty journals to help communicate content. Promoting special projects in the US• Conducting peer reviews, clinical trials and acquisitions, negotiate revisions• Evaluating papers, team presentations, peer reviews for those with the highest potential clinical impact and participate in team decision making.• Promoting special projects (e.g., Series, Commissions, etc.) in the US. In addition, to managing the Preprints with The Lancet in partnership with the SSRN team.• Contribute to the commissioning of Comments, Perspectives, Seminars, Reviews, and Clinical, Global Health, and other Series and Commissions• Reviewing editorial writing and outreach and working with other Lancet branded programs

Requirements• Have a PhD in a relevant scientific discipline of molecular biology• Be able to be a problem solver regarding a wide range of scientific issues• Able to engage with the scientific community

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. 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, family leave and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.

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

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:• Group Health Insurance Policy (covering self and family)• Group Life insurance/accident policy• Generous long-service awards

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.

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