Research Community Engagement Associate

About the role

This role is responsible for supporting the recruitment and engagement of editors and editorial boards, contributing to long-term journal growth and stability across the Gold Open Access journal portfolio. The role involves extensive collaboration with Journal Managers as well as in-depth research in order to align on journal needs, map journals out into sections, and research and recruit new Associate Editors, Section Editors, Editorial Board Members and Editorial Review Board Members.

Responsibilities

• Work with Journal Managers across a diverse portfolio of journals to map out journal sections and identify journal recruitment needs, ensuring editorial board recruitment plans align with broader journal strategy.
• Research potential new Associate Editors (AEs) and Section Editors (SEs), provide Journal Managers with vetted candidate profiles for consideration, and invite suitable candidates. Set up and coordinate meetings between new recruits and Journal Managers to support successful Editor onboarding. Maintain clear workflows to support seamless collaboration with Journal Managers for candidate vetting.
• Research, profile, and compile lists of potential new Editorial Board Members (EBMs) and Editorial Review Board Members (ERBs). Provide Journal Managers with lists of vetted candidates for consideration and arrange for invitations to be sent through the Assistant Editor.
• Track recruitment progress and developing board composition across assigned journals.
• Work closely with the Commissioning Team to ensure leads are effectively funnelled into editorial board recruitment efforts and that new board members support Commissioning Team efforts for article and special collection development.
• Create and test engagement outreach to increase board members' understanding of and commitment to their roles.
• Support Sage's strategic growth plans in China.

Requirements

• Graduate in a biomedical discipline or engineering discipline.
• Experience in journals publishing, ideally in an Open Access environment, with good understanding of editorial board recruitment and engagement strategies.
• Excellent Communication, organization and prioritization skills and a high level of adaptability.
• Project management skills with ability to quickly understand new scientific concepts and fields of research, for working across multiple journals.
• Good problem-solving skills, preferably with experience in process improvement and workflow optimization.
• Proficiency in standard IT packages, including Microsoft Office, CRM & scholarly databases and a willingness to learn and adapt to new systems and technologies.
• Strong proficiency in English (both written and spoken).

Qualifications

• Graduate in a biomedical discipline or engineering discipline.
• Experience in journals publishing, ideally in an Open Access environment, with good understanding of editorial board recruitment and engagement strategies.
• Excellent Communication, organization and prioritization skills and a high level of adaptability.
• Project management skills with ability to quickly understand new scientific concepts and fields of research, for working across multiple journals.
• Good problem-solving skills, preferably with experience in process improvement and workflow optimization.
• Proficiency in standard IT packages, including Microsoft Office, CRM & scholarly databases and a willingness to learn and adapt to new systems and technologies.
• Strong proficiency in English (both written and spoken).

Skills

• Excellent Communication, organization and prioritization skills.
• Project management skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in standard IT packages.
• Strong proficiency in English.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangement.
• Hybrid remote status.
• Full-time employment.
• Entry-level employment.

Pay

• Salary details are confidential and will be discussed during the interview process.

Schedule

• Hybrid remote status.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that is representative of all sections of society and to sustaining a culture that celebrates difference, encourages authenticity, and creates a deep sense of belonging. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief as creating value through diversity is what makes us strong.