Publisher (Medicine & Health)

Location: Hybrid, with three days per week at either the Milton Park, Oxfordshire office or London Blackfriars; candidates must live within commuting distance and have the right to reside and work in the United Kingdom. Remaining time can be worked from home or remotely.

Salary: From £39,380 per annum, dependent on experience.

Company

Informa is a listed academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events group; Taylor & Francis publishes peer-reviewed journals, books, e-books, and reference works.

What you will do

• Create and deliver strategic development plans for the Disability & Rehabilitation journal portfolio, supporting quality, growth, profitability, revenue, and article-volume targets.
• Oversee portfolio P&Ls, financial performance, market needs, competitor activity, and journal development proposals.
• Manage the transition of acquired titles and onboarding of newly launched journals.
• Build relationships with academic societies, editors, editorial boards, and wider academic communities.
• Commission and acquire new content, represent the journals at conferences and editorial meetings, and support negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with journal policies, publication ethics, funder mandates, and publishing best practices while improving operational efficiency and publication quality.

Requirements

• Proven experience in scholarly publishing.
• Knowledge of publishing policies and best practices, including publication ethics, funder mandates, and industry trends.
• Subject expertise or strong interest in a relevant medicine, health, disability, or rehabilitation field.
• Experience working with editors, editorial boards, academic societies, and other external partners, including recruiting and engaging academic editors.
• Understanding of financial reporting and analysis for academic journals, with previous P&L responsibility.
• Experience in competitive intelligence, market analysis, communication, and presentations.

Culture & Benefits

• Balanced hybrid working model combining office collaboration and home or remote work.
• 25 days of annual leave, birthday leave, and three additional discretionary days at Christmas.
• Four paid volunteering days per year and 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme support.
• ShareMatch plan, pension scheme, life assurance, and optical and medical care.
• Flexible working culture with wellbeing support, training, coaching, and a tailored professional development plan.