Senior Executive Publisher - PeerJ & F1000

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100. Taylor & Francis is one of the world’s largest publishers of high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly journals, books, e-books and reference works. Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge.

The Senior Executive Publisher, PeerJ and F1000, is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving the growth and innovation of these distinctive open access publishing platforms and for leading a team in achieving these objectives. This position requires a creative and analytical thinker with strong leadership and communication skills who will work closely with the VP, STM Journals Publishing, to identify opportunities and develop strategies that optimize the performance of PeerJ's two peer-reviewed journals, PeerJ and PeerJ Computer Science, and F1000's open research publishing platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership for PeerJ and F1000: In consultation with the VP, STM Journals Publishing, establish overall strategic objectives for PeerJ and F1000 that align with organizational goals; develop and implement effective strategies to meet those objectives; and agree methods for measuring their success.
• Drive innovation: Leverage the unique features of PeerJ and F1000 to fully align with T&F’s open research vision and to expand market reach and impact within the scientific community.
• Optimize business models: Evolve the distinctive business models of PeerJ and F1000Research to maximize author satisfaction, institutional partnerships, and revenue growth.
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead a team of editorial staff focused on PeerJ and F1000 portfolios, ensuring objectives are clear and team members are empowered to develop and deliver strategic objectives.
• Market Intelligence and Product Development: Establish systems to build and maintain topical knowledge of the open access publishing landscape, researcher needs, and competitor activity.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships: Foster relationships with the scientific research community to build the profile of PeerJ and F1000 as centres of excellence in open access publishing.
• Operational Excellence: Work with Operational Excellence colleagues to set and maintain operational protocols specific to PeerJ and F1000's unique workflows.

Qualifications Requirements and Qualifications

• Essential: Strong experience in academic publishing with proven longevity and increasing levels of responsibility, including at least 3 years in a leadership role, preferably with direct experience in open access publishing models.
• Deep understanding of the open access publishing landscape.
• Proven track record of success in developing and executing strategic plans that drive revenue growth.
• Demonstrated financial acumen with experience managing P&L responsibilities.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience managing and developing high-performing teams.

Desirable: Knowledge of open peer review, established network within the scientific research community, understanding of emerging technologies in scholarly publishing.

Additional Information

At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable.

What we offer in return:

• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture.
• 25 days annual leave per year plus a day off for your birthday.
• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season.
• 4 paid volunteering days each year.
• Company funded single cover private medical insurance.
• Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support.
• Share Match – Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
• Pension scheme and life assurance.

This role is based in the UK and you must have the right to work and live in the UK. The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance to our Milton Park office to ensure that they can make it to our office location 3 days per week.

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves.