Journal Manager--0522-PH-112

• Purpose of the Job
• A Senior Journal Manager (JM) is responsible for independently managing the end-to-end operational process of journal publication. You will delight authors and reviewers on your journal portfolio, optimizing journal system configurations and workflows to maximize customer satisfaction. You will build and maintain excellent relationships with journal contacts, and actively contribute to a collaborative, dynamic Journal Operations team. You will ensure that journals operate and progress in the most effective and efficient way, and to the right quality and publication speed standards, in line with Journal Operations strategy. You will also support the Journal Management team beyond your own portfolio, through sharing expertise, supporting the knowledge and development of other JMs, and advanced workflow optimization to support Journal Operations targets.

Customer Journey Management

• •Be accountable for author and reviewer journeys across your journal portfolio, monitoring journal trends, bottlenecks and anomalies in Researcher Support work and outsourced production work. Lead discussions with publishers on trends and recommend actions where needed.
• •Troubleshoot publication-related problems using relevant tools and established procedures, ensuring effective resolution of standard and complex problems. Where relevant, hold the right people accountable for solving these issues.
• •Deliver a high standard of customer support to researchers to maximize their satisfaction and minimize their effort in the publication journey.
• •Develop strong relationships and work collaboratively with editors, publishers, societies and researchers to meet shared objectives, as a journal publication process expert.

Workflow Optimization

• •Adopt an innovative, continuous-improvement mindset; analyze data, reports and workflows to identify opportunities to improve speed and efficiency, and optimize quality, across standard and non-standard workflows.
• •Be accountable for optimizing journal configuration and workflows in line with Journal Operations strategy, working in tandem with the Publisher to drive improvements and taking wider journal context into account (e.g. society renewals).
• •Lead discussion with internal and external contacts to provide guidance on workflows and changes that will strategically benefit journals.
• •Champion change; progress your portfolio and participate in projects that drive change, balancing customer and business interests.
• •Support initiatives that drive innovative approaches to optimization and keep up to date with wider innovation projects.
• •Be an active, collaborative and constructive representative of the JM group in support of projects and initiatives facilitated by other operational departments.

Content Delivery

• •Plan issue publication schedules and ensure articles and issues are published accordingly, flexing to support Journal Operations content growth and issue realization targets when required.
• •Monitor journal performance in content delivery and quality and proactively optimize workflows to support content delivery strategy.
• •Support and take an active role in initiatives to drive content growth and publication speed.



U.S. National Base Pay Range: $53,900 - $89,800. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.





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