Division Vice President, Scientific Publications & Guidelines

About Us

At the American College of Cardiology, we bring our hearts to work. We are a 500-person organization dedicated and committed to our mission to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health for all for more than 75 years. When you join our team, you become part of a culture that envisions a world where science, innovation, and knowledge optimize cardiovascular care and outcomes. Every day, we are committed to supporting our more than 60,000 members and their patients around the globe and, in doing so, ensure our staff have a positive environment of teamwork, collaboration, professionalism, and excellence.

About the Role

The DVP, Scientific Publications & Guidelines will provide strategic oversight and direction for the scientific content development and production activities of the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) premier suite of medical journals as well as its joint Guidelines, developed in partnership with the American Heart Association (AHA), and the ACC’s Scientific Statements and Competency & Advanced Training Statements. Responsibilities include:

• Optimizing impact and revenues across digital and traditional publishing products
• Developing next-generation knowledge products across print, digital, mobile, and social media-based channels
• Enhancing the quality and prestige of ACC content and its international dissemination
• Overseeing ACC’s peer-reviewed Editorial Publishing Department
• Driving the strategic direction of ACC’s joint clinical policy efforts
• Directing advertising across print and online platforms
• Collaborating on industry training, content commercialization, and sponsored content on ACC.org and JACC.org
• Managing operational considerations of selected product lines, seeking production efficiencies and synergies
• Expanding reach and developing new products and delivery methods to meet evolving institutional needs
• Collaborating with key opinion leaders to align editorial strategy with business goals
• Pursuing partnerships across multiple platforms both in the United States and globally

The DVP works in close collaboration with several member committees: ACC’s Scientific Publications Committee, the ACC/AHA Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines, and the ACC’s Competency Management Committee.

Responsibilities

• Assume primary P&L responsibility for developing, implementing, and evaluating the Division budget and meeting or exceeding performance goals
• Lead the Division in a “Digital First” approach to content creation and distribution, integrating ACC’s publications into the overarching digital strategy
• Provide thought leadership in the expansion of online and mobile content distribution
• Drive strategy for ACC’s clinical policy, including scientific statements and clinical Guideline modernization and optimization efforts
• Manage the strategic business partnership with commercial publisher Elsevier, maintaining accountability to contractually obligated deliverables, performance metrics, and financial considerations
• Cultivate a proactive, ownership-driven team culture, empowering staff and cross-functional partners to anticipate emerging opportunities
• Identify, structure, and lead novel strategic partnerships with data, technology, and AI-enabled platforms to extend the reach, relevance, and commercial value of ACC's scientific content
• Represent the ACC in the national and international scholarly publishing community
• Actively monitor and anticipate changing usage models in medical content dissemination and consumption
• Lead utilization of an agile, iterative Product Management framework in digital product and platform development for the JACC Journals and ACC clinical policy documents
• Provide guidance to the publishing team to develop a multi-channel approach, creating and marketing an integrated suite of offerings (self-learning courses, webinars, journal subscriptions, and other products) to target customer interests
• Stay abreast of changes in market and industry trends, especially within AI
• Ensure excellence in publishing functions across multiple platforms and forms
• Develop and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders and leaders
• Coach and mentor a high-performing team while establishing clear direction of responsibilities, objectives, and goals
• Set and monitor financial performance goals and targets for product lines relative to budgeting, expenses, and forecasting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; graduate degree preferred
• 10+ years of progressive publishing experience, including peer-reviewed medical or scientific publishing experience
• 10+ years of demonstrated leadership and management experience, including experience managing budgets and finances
• Experience with print and digital publishing
• Experience with successfully launching digital knowledge products
• Experience with mobile platforms and social media
• Experience in coaching and mentoring staff
• Experience building effective teams and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and effectively manage member relationships
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Strong business acumen and strategic planning experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and environments
• Demonstrated track record of originating and executing innovative strategic partnerships, including with technology and AI-enabled platforms, that expand organizational reach and impact
• Proven ability to build and empower a proactive, accountable team culture that anticipates opportunities and executes with a strong work ethic
• Experience working with highly motivated member volunteers and leaders (preferred)

Benefits

ACC values all members of our College family, including staff. Benefits include:

• Insurance (medical, dental, vision, basic life, short- and long-term disability, and supplemental options)
• Generous paid time off (pre-loaded vacation and sick leave, 12 holidays, an organizational shut-down during the last week of the year, parental leave, 2 community service days, and half-day summer Fridays)
• Tuition assistance
• A very competitive 10% retirement contribution after a year of service
• Additional benefits that may change over time

ACC believes in fair and equitable pay. Multiple factors are taken into consideration when determining salary, including scope and responsibilities of the role, work experience, education, training, internal equity, market, and business considerations. Salary ranges differ based on the cost of labor in the local market where the job will be performed.