Publisher - Medicine & Health Journals (12 Month Fixed Term Maternity Cover)

Location: Hybrid working in the UK, with a requirement to live within commuting distance of either the London Blackfriars or Milton Park office and work in person three days per week or more. Applicants must have the right to work and live in the UK. Flexible hours are required to accommodate meetings with colleagues in the USA, Europe, and Asia.

Company

hirify.global is part of Informa, a global academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events group; Taylor & Francis produces peer-reviewed books and journals.

What you will do

• Create and deliver strategic development plans for an oncology journal portfolio, supporting quality, growth, profitability, revenue, and article-volume targets.
• Manage journal P&Ls, financial reporting, market analysis, competitive intelligence, and portfolio performance.
• Oversee the transition of acquired titles and commission or acquire new content with editors, editorial teams, and internal colleagues.
• Build strategic partnerships with academic societies, journal editors, potential editors, and wider academic communities.
• Represent the journals at conferences and editorial board meetings while championing portfolio initiatives with stakeholders.
• Improve publishing processes, ensure policy compliance and publication quality, and collaborate across departments.

Requirements

• Proven experience in scholarly publishing and knowledge of publishing best practices, policies, publication ethics, funder mandates, and industry trends.
• Strong subject-matter expertise or interest in a relevant field, particularly oncology, medicine, or health.
• Experience working with editors, editorial boards, academic societies, and other external partners.
• Experience recruiting and engaging external academic editors.
• Understanding of financial reporting and analysis for academic journals, including previous P&L responsibility.
• Market analysis, competitive intelligence, communication, and presentation skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible balanced working model combining office, customer or partner meetings, conferences, and remote work.
• 25 days of annual leave, a birthday day off, and three additional discretionary days during the holiday season.
• Four paid volunteering days per year.
• Company-funded single-cover private medical insurance, life assurance, optical and medical care, and a pension scheme.
• Employee assistance programme with 24/7 wellbeing support and a Share Match plan.
• Inclusive, supportive environment focused on professional development, wellbeing, and work-life balance.

Hiring process

• Initial screening conversation or short video interview.
• Competency-based interview, followed typically by a final second-stage interview.