Publisher - Medicine & Health (UK) in Abingdon

We are recruiting for a Publisher to join the Medicine & Health journals team. The Publisher will be responsible for our portfolio of Disability & Rehabilitation Journals.

The successful candidate will be a part of our highly motivated Medicine & Health team, supporting Taylor & Francis' wider success through the management and development of academic journals. Our Disability & Rehabilitation high value portfolio publishes at the cutting edge of the field, working with leaders in academia, healthcare and industry.

As part of our global cross-functional publishing team, this role will work closely with colleagues and partners worldwide.

This role is offered on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week to be worked from our office in either Milton Park, Oxfordshire (OX14) or London Blackfriars. The remaining time can be worked from home.

What you'll be doing:

Portfolio Management and Growth

• Creating and delivering strategic development plans that drive quality, growth, and profitability for the Disability & Rehabilitation portfolio
• Overseeing and managing P&Ls under the direction of the Executive Publisher
• Meeting and exceeding where possible revenue and article volume targets
• Building, maintaining and sharing a thorough knowledge of market need and competitor activity to inform decisions on journal development
• Contributing to new and existing journal proposals, managing the successful transition of acquired titles to Taylor & Francis and onboarding newly launched journals
• Working with external Editors, Editorial teams and internal colleagues to commission and acquire new content

Relationship Management

• Building and maintaining strategic partnerships with academic societies
• Building and maintaining strategic partnerships with journal editors and potential editors from relevant academic communities
• Developing networks within academic communities to position T&F as a subject leader
• Representing T&F Journals at conferences and editorial board meetings
• Championing portfolio initiatives with internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborating effectively with immediate team members and the wider business to exchange ideas, share best practices, and offer necessary support
• Supporting the best interests of the business during negotiations, collaborating with their manager to ensure a positive outcome for all parties involved

Operational Excellence

• Ensuring compliance with T&F Journal policies and best practices
• Optimizing publishing processes for efficiency and quality
• Collaborating with and supporting the work of the Editor Services team
• Collaborating across departments to ensure publication quality and timeliness
• Assuming accountability for managing your own learning, taking responsibility to identify and develop skills gaps

What we're looking for:

• Proven track record of working in scholarly publications
• Knowledge of publishing best practice and policies, including an interest in publication ethics, funder mandates and industry trends
• Strong subject matter expertise or interest in a relevant field
• Experience working with external partners, including editors, editorial boards, and Society leadership
• Experience with recruitment and engagement of external Academic Editors
• An understanding of financial reporting and analysis as they relate to academic journals and previous P&L responsibility
• Experience gathering competitive intelligence and performing market analysis
• Communication and presentation skills

What you should know:

Applications will close on Wednesday 23rd September 2026.

Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis.

You must have the right to reside and work in the United Kingdom

Location:

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you're not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces - like at conference - you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely. The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of either the Milton Park Abingdon office or the London Blackfriars office to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office location 3 days per week.

What we're offering in return:

• Salary from £39,380 per annum dependent on experience
• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture and hybrid working from home and office
• 25 days annual leave per year plus an extra day of birthday leave each year
• 3 additional discretionary days for Christmas
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Employee Assistance Programme - offering 24/7 well-being support
• Informa ShareMatch plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care
• Work/life balance: At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, pro