Publisher - Medicine & Health Journals (12 month Fixed Term Maternity Cover) in Milton

We are recruiting for a Publisher to join the Medicine & Health journals team for a fixed-term maternity contract. The Publisher will be responsible for a portfolio of Oncology Journals. The successful candidate will be a part of our highly motivated team, supporting T&Fs wider success through the management and development of academic journals. Our Oncology 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 around the world.

What you'll be doing:

Portfolio Management and Growth

• Creating and delivering strategic development plans that drive quality, growth, and profitability for our Oncology portfolio.
• Overseeing and managing P&Ls under the direction of you manager.
• Meeting and wherever possible exceeding revenue and article volume targets.
• Building, maintaining and sharing a thorough knowledge of market need and competitor activity to inform decisions on journal development
• Managing the successful transition to T&F of acquired titles
• 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 the team 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 outcomes for all parties involved

Operational Excellence

• Ensuring compliance with T&F Journals policies and best practices
• Optimizing publishing processes for efficiency and quality
• Collaborating with and supporting the work of the Editorial 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 publication
• 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 relates to academic journals and previous P&L responsibility
• Experience gathering competitive intelligence and performing market analysis
• Communication and presentation skills

What we offer in return:

• Competitive salary
• 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 at the end of the year
• 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
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care

What you should know:

• This is a 12-month fixed term maternity cover with a target start date of late November/early December
• Closing date for applications: 30 September 2026
• You must have the right to work and live in the UK
• You must be open to flexible working hours to accommodate meetings with colleagues in USA, Europe, and Asia
• 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 London Blackfriars or the Milton Park office to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations 3 days per week.

Interview process:

Once you have submitted your application, we may get in touch with you for an initial screening conversation or ask you to complete a short video interview to enable us to better understand your skills, experience, and motivation. Following this, you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, either virtually or in person. Typically, we'd then finish the interview process with