Publisher (Medicine & Health Journals)

Location: Hybrid work with attendance at the London Blackfriars or Milton Park office three days per week or more; candidates must live within commutable distance and have the right to work and live in the UK.

Company

Informa and Taylor & Francis operate globally in academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events, producing 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 performance, competitor intelligence, market needs, and portfolio development.
• Oversee the transition of acquired titles and commission or acquire new content with editors, editorial teams, and internal colleagues.
• Build partnerships with academic societies, journal editors, and relevant academic communities.
• Represent the journals at conferences and editorial board meetings while championing portfolio initiatives with stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with publishing policies, improve processes, and collaborate across departments to maintain publication quality and timeliness.

Requirements

• Proven experience in scholarly publishing and knowledge of publishing best practices and policies.
• Interest in publication ethics, funder mandates, and industry trends, with relevant subject-matter expertise or interest.
• Experience working with editors, editorial boards, society leadership, 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.
• Strong competitive intelligence, market analysis, communication, and presentation skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible balanced working model combining office, customer, conference, and home or remote work.
• 25 days of annual leave, a birthday day off, and three additional discretionary holiday-season days.
• Four paid volunteering days per year and company-funded private medical insurance.
• Employee assistance programme with 24/7 wellbeing support, pension scheme, life assurance, and optical and medical care.
• Share Match plan providing two free shares for every share purchased.
• International, cross-functional collaboration with colleagues and partners across the USA, Europe, and Asia.

Hiring process

• Initial screening conversation or short video interview.
• Competency-based interview, followed by a final second-stage interview.
• Interviews may be held virtually or in person, with reasonable adjustments available on request.