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 Jobs at BioMed Central
BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed scientific, technical and medical research. We're looking for creative, motivated, highly talented individuals to join our challenging, fast-moving, unique, working environment in London and Liverpool.
We are always interested in hearing from individuals who have proven skills and experience that would suit them to a position at BioMed Central, and have many work placements available for students, graduates and those looking to gain experience in this exciting industry (further information) in either our London or Liverpool locations. Any enquiries will be treated in confidence.
Current vacancies
Editorial Assistant - Case Reports
Reference: CR/EA
Location: London
Posted: October 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
Case Reports Ltd, a member of the Science Navigation Group, specialises in publishing innovative online journals that publish medical case reports form all areas of medicine. We are seeking a proactive individual with good English language skills, attention to detail, computer literacy and strong organisational skills. The successful candidate will have a biomedical degree and be confident communicating with clinicians and academics both verbally and in writing. This is a good opportunity for someone looking to begin a career in medical publishing; editorial experience is not essential, and training will be given.
Main duties:
- Checking submitted manuscripts meet the journals' requirements
- Communicating with a prestigious Editorial Board to take manuscripts through peer review
- Monitoring and reporting on the peer review process, and solving any problems
- Communicating with authors and reviewers, and answering their queries
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Assistant Editor, Journal of Biology - BioMed Central
Reference: JB/AE
Location: London
Posted: October 2008
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BioMed Central, the Open Access Publisher, is looking for a life sciences graduate to support the expansion and help with the editorial development of its flagship biology journal, Journal of Biology.
Applicants should have a broad knowledge of and strong interest in biological research: the successful candidate is likely to have a PhD, although this is not a requirement. An ability to write well and clearly is essential. The responsibilities of the Assistant Editor include the assessment of research papers for publication, in consultation with the Editorial Board and outside peer reviewers, and helping to commission review and comment articles. This will involve liaison with Editorial Board members and members of the scientific community, and attendance at occasional conferences.
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Marketing Administrator - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/MA
Location: London
Posted: September 2008
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BioMed Central is a leading international publisher of more than 180 biology and medical online journals, pioneering the open access business model. We are seeking a reliable, proactive and well-organized applicant with an interest in marketing to join the Marketing division as a Marketing Administrator.
The Marketing Administrator will assist the team on email, online and print marketing campaigns across a portfolio of journals. They will also help to co-ordinate our attendance at conferences, from booking exhibition stands and producing materials to arranging shipping and assistance with general administrative tasks.
The role offers a good introduction to marketing within a busy team.
Main Duties:
- Educated to degree level
- Some professional experience, preferably in an office environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential
- Computer literacy and ability to learn new packages essential
- Ability to prioritize, and work under pressure
- Excellent attention to detail
- Good project management skills desirable
- Must be able to work to tight deadlines and react quickly to changing priorities
- Should be a self-starter and highly self-motivated
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Supplements Sales Executive - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/SSE
Location: London
Posted: September 2008
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BioMed Central is the leading open access publisher in scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishing market. We are seeking a self-motivated individual whose strength is to establish, develop and maintain long-term relationships with existing and potential customers. It is a busy role for which you will have the ability to conduct yourself in a highly professional manner over the phone and in person in order to discuss publishing projects and establish interest in the development of specially-commissioned collections of educational review articles to be published as special issues (supplements) to our various journal titles.
Job Description
Working to secure funding from industry for supplements across BioMed Central's online journals, your clients will include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, device manufacturing companies and medical communications agencies.
You will be responsible for managing new business, including growing and managing a database of prospective and existing customers, developing client relationships through telephone calls and face to face meetings, taking leads through the sales process, maintaining knowledge of the customer's market-offering, building and developing the sales pipeline and reporting business activities to the Supplements Project Director.
Supplement sales can be a long-term process and involve close liaison with the client and an understanding of their needs in reaching their market audience.
Job Role/Responsibilities
- Representing BioMed Central and developing key accounts in the global commercial market
- Working with commercial companies to develop new supplement publications
- Contacting potential clients by telephone and email to create interest in the product
- Building long-term relationships with key buyers and decision makers throughout the world
- Identifying and communicating relevant content, drafting proposals and offering creative packages to meet customers needs
- After-sales care and reporting to customers
- Reporting on business activities
- Meeting quarterly and annual sales targets
- Attending international conferences and networking events to develop and maintain customer base
- Liaising with BioMed Central's advertising and sponsorship sales team to share information and maximise sales potential across the company's product ranges
- Occasional sales of other types of product relevant to the supplement client base
Experience/Qualifications required
- Degree or equivalent level of education necessary
- Knowledge of the STM market or previous publishing or sales experience an advantage
- Understanding and interest in science/medicine or a related degree
- Personable candidate who demonstrates outstanding relationship-building skills
Personal specification/skills required
- Excellent verbal communication skills with good telephone manner and face-to-face presentation skills
- A good team player
- Self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent organisational skills are required with ability to prioritise, and work under pressure
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks
- Willing and able to travel to conferences in the UK and abroad
- Computer literacy with experience of Microsoft Office packages including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word
- Attention to detail
- Numerate
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Editorial Production Assistant - Liverpool - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/EPAL
Location: Liverpool
Posted: September 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
Based in Liverpool.
We are the World's largest open access publisher with journals covering biology, medicine, chemistry and physics. We are seeking proactive individuals with good English language skills, attention to detail, computer literacy and strong organisational skills to work on our scientific journals as Editorial Administrators in our office in Liverpool. A background in science, publishing or other relevant experience would be advantageous, but not essential. Training will be provided.
You will liaise with authors and editors to ensure that the published versions of manuscripts are produced to a high standard and in appropriate time frames.
Main Duties:
- Check that formatting of manuscripts conform to BMC standards
- Correct the formatting of manuscripts to conform to BMC standards where feasible
- Liaise with authors where changes need to be made to manuscripts
- Check copyedited manuscripts conform to our house style
- Some light editing of text and figures to ensure correct formatting
- Liaise with external editors and internal assistant editors where clarification is required
- Respond to external editors and internal assistant editors questions on the processing of manuscripts
- Correspond with authors to resolve any difficulties they might have in carrying out any formatting changes requested and responding to general enquiries about the final publication process
Requirements:
- Excellent English language skills
- Highly organised
- A science and/or publishing background an advantage
- Computer literate
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Assistant Journal Development Editor - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/AJDE
Location: London
Posted: September 2008
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BioMed Central, the world's largest open access publisher, has a vacancy for an Assistant Journal Development Editor to join its editorial team. The successful candidate will be involved with the development and marketing of an exciting portfolio of top-tier biology titles that well become flagships for BioMed Central's Independent Journals Programme. The position will also include liaising with academic editors and editorial board members.
We are seeking a computer literate Biomedical graduate with outstanding organisational and communication skills. If you have experience of communicating effectively with senior scientists and the ability to prioritise whilst working to deadlines then you are our ideal candidate.
Start date: As soon as possible.
Informal enquiries may be made to the Managing Editor, Ruth Rowland: ruth@genomebiology.com
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Deputy Editorial Administration Manager - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/DAM
Location: London/Liverpool
Posted: September 2008
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Based in London or Liverpool.
BioMed Central Ltd is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. All research articles published within our 180 journals are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. As deputy Editorial Administration Manager you will take responsibility for a subset of the work of the Editorial Assistance team. You will monitor and train staff in carrying out in-house tasks on manuscripts handled by our external Associate Editors. Some line management will be involved. You will be based in London, with frequent visits to Liverpool. In the longer term, relocation to Liverpool would be desirable.
You will be a proactive, organised individual with excellent English language and communication skills. Computer literacy is essential. A background in science and in publishing is strongly desirable.
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Editorial Administrators - Liverpool - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/EAL
Location: Liverpool
Posted: September 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
Based in Liverpool.
We are the World's largest open access publisher with journals covering biology, medicine, chemistry and physics. We are seeking proactive individuals with good English language skills, attention to detail, computer literacy and strong organisational skills to work on our scientific journals as Editorial Administrators in our office in Liverpool. A background in science, publishing or other relevant experience would be advantageous, but not essential. Training will be provided.
You will focus on support to the editors, authors and reviewers during peer review. You will triage all incoming communications and follow up delayed external contacts.
Main Duties:
- Administrative contact for all Referees
- Support referees in the use of our online forms
- Telephone referees to remind them of deadlines
- Administrative contact for Authors
- Support authors in the use of our online forms
- Respond to general enquiries
- Logging of communications
Requirements:
- Should be degree level educated or equivalent
- Excellent English language skills
- Highly organised
- Publishing and/or science background an advantage
- Computer literate
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Database Editorial Assistant - Liverpool - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/DEA
Location: London
Posted: September 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
BioMed Central Ltd is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. All research articles published within our 180 journals are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication.
The Biology Image Library is a service from BioMed Central to provide a collection of high quality, well annotated images, movies and animations and illustrations of use to a wide range of researchers and we are looking for a Database Editorial Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a life science degree (biological or biomedical subject), have the confidence and ability to communicate with scientists, have some experience of databases and be very organised and methodical. Previous editorial experience, knowledge of existing image sources and an interest in biomedical publishing would be an advantage.
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Sales Executive - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/SEF
Location: London
Posted: September 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
BioMed Central is the leading open access publisher in scientific, technical and medical publishing market. Due to the popularity of our services, we are seeking a bi-lingual, self-motivated individual whose strength is to establish, develop and maintain long-term relationships with existing and potential customers. It is a busy role for which you will have the ability to conduct yourself in a highly professional manner over the phone in order to generate interest and to develop sales opportunities as well as being committed to the provision of excellent service.
Job Description
Selling institutional subscriptions and membership for BioMed Central products to librarians in academia and corporate markets. You will be responsible for managing new business in your allocated territory, including creating and managing a database of prospective and existing customers, running and managing telesales, managing the transition of leads through the pitch process, tracking industry issues that are relevant to customers, managing the sales pipeline and setting and reporting on new business targets to the Sales Manager.
Job Role/Responsibilities
- Representing BioMed Central to the worldwide library community
- Contacting librarians by telephone and email to set up free institutional trials for the range of BioMed Central online products
- Building relationships with librarians in academia and in pharmaceutical companies throughout the world
- Selling institutional subscription, product site licences and memberships to institutions
- Coordinating regional sales activity and consortia sales activities
- After sales care to institutional customers
- Reporting on sales activities and sales made
- Reaching monthly sales targets
- Attending conferences
Experience/Qualifications required
Degree or equivalent level of education. Additional language/s required (French and/or Russian). Sales experience necessary, knowledge of the STM market a strong advantage.
Personal specification/skills required
- Computer literacy with experience of Microsoft Office packages including excel, PowerPoint, outlook and word
- Excellent organisational skills are required with ability to prioritise, and work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- A good team player
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks
- Numerate
- Excellent verbal communication skills with good telephone manner and face to face presentation skills
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Advertising & Sponsorship Sales Manager - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/ASM
Location: London
Posted: August 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
BioMed Central is the leading open access publisher in the field of scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishing. Our advertising and sponsored sales team offers a variety of marketing opportunities to our clients (primarily companies in the Life Science, Biotech, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industries). These include: web and email advertising; sponsorship of supplements, special issues and other special projects; and article reprints.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Advertising & Sponsorship Sales Manager who will be responsible for advertising and sponsorship revenue streams across our large portfolio of journals and products. You must be a self-motivated individual whose strength is to establish, develop and maintain long-term relationships with existing and potential customers. This is a hands-on role with the potential to build up a new team and also develop sales for an exciting range of products primarily via the phone but also in person.
Job Role/Responsibilities
- Identify new services and products targeted at key clients
- Ensure that the Advertising & Sponsorship Sales team members hit monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets
- Keep up-to-date with industry standards, trends and develop market-knowledge
- Represent BioMed Central and develop key accounts on a global level
- Sell online advertising, sponsored supplements and reprints to commercial companies in the Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical sector
- Contact prospects by telephone and email to present BioMed Central's suite of products and services
- Build long-term relationships with key buyers and decision makers
- After-sales support and account management provided to existing and new customers
- Work with the Advertising Account Manager to ensure the smooth running of all ongoing campaigns and high quality of service to clients
- Work with the Advertising Account Manager to maximize revenue from advertising partner networks (e.g. Google AdSense)
- Report on sales activities and sales to Senior management and the Director of Sales and Marketing
- Attend international conferences and networking events to develop BioMed Central’s Advertising and Sponsorship Sales customer base
Experience/Qualifications required
- Degree or equivalent level of education necessary
- Knowledge of the STM market and online advertising
- Consultative sales experience
- Personable candidate who demonstrates outstanding enthusiasm and relationship- building skills
- Management experience a distinct advantage
- Knowledge of trafficking systems and Google AdSense a strong advantage
Personal specification/skills required
- Excellent verbal communication skills with good telephone manner and face-to-face presentation skills
- A good team player
- Dynamic problem solver
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, and work under pressure
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks
- Strong focus on customer service
- Computer literacy with experience of Microsoft Office packages including Excel, PowerPoint, outlook and word
- Attention to detail
- Tenaciousness
- Numeracy
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Sales Executive - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/SES
Location: London
Posted: August 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
BioMed Central is the leading open access publisher in scientific, technical and medical publishing market. Due to the popularity of our services, we are seeking a bi-lingual, self-motivated individual whose strength is to establish, develop and maintain long-term relationships with existing and potential customers. It is a busy role for which you will have the ability to conduct yourself in a highly professional manner over the phone in order to generate interest and to develop sales opportunities as well as being committed to the provision of excellent service.
Job Description
Selling online advertising, article reprints and supplements across BioMed Centrals online journals to commercial bodies such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, device manufacturing companies and medical communication/advertising agencies.
You will be responsible for managing new business within your allocated accounts, including growing and managing a database of prospective and existing customers, take responsibility for developing client relationships through telephone calls and face to face meetings, taking leads through the sales process, maintaining knowledge of customers market-offering, build and develop sales pipeline and reporting business activities to the Sales Manager.
Job Role/Responsibilities
- Representing BioMed Central and developing key accounts in the global commercial market
- Selling online advertising, article reprints and supplements to commercial companies
- Contacting prospects by telephone and email to present the products and services of BioMed Central
- Building long-term relationships with key buyers and decision makers throughout the world
- Indentify and communicate relevant content, draft proposals and offer creative packages to meet customers needs
- After-sales care and reporting to customers on success of their campaign
- Reporting on sales activities and sales made to management
- Reaching monthly sales targets
- Attending international conferences and networking events to develop customer base
Experience/Qualifications required
- Degree or equivalent level of education necessary
- Knowledge of the STM market an advantage
- Consultative sales experience
OR
Personable candidate who demonstrates outstanding relationship-building skills
Personal specification/skills required
- Excellent verbal communication skills with good telephone manner and face-to-face presentation skills
- A good team player
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent organisational skills are required with ability to prioritise, and work under pressure
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks
- Computer literacy with experience of Microsoft Office packages including excel, PowerPoint, outlook and word
- Attention to detail
- Numerate
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Sales Executive - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/SEI
Location: London
Posted: August 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
BioMed Central is the leading open access publisher in scientific, technical and medical publishing market. Due to the popularity of our services, we are seeking a bi-lingual, self-motivated individual whose strength is to establish, develop and maintain long-term relationships with existing and potential customers. It is a busy role for which you will have the ability to conduct yourself in a highly professional manner over the phone in order to generate interest and to develop sales opportunities as well as being committed to the provision of excellent service.
Job Description
Selling institutional subscriptions and membership for BioMed Central products to librarians in academia and corporate markets. You will be responsible for managing new business in your allocated territory, including creating and managing a database of prospective and existing customers, running and managing telesales, managing the transition of leads through the pitch process, tracking industry issues that are relevant to customers, managing the sales pipeline and setting and reporting on new business targets to the Sales Manager.
Job Role/Responsibilities
- Representing BioMed Central to the worldwide library community
- Contacting librarians by telephone and email to set up free institutional trials for the range of BioMed Central online products
- Building relationships with librarians in academia and in pharmaceutical companies throughout the world
- Selling institutional subscription, product site licences and memberships to institutions
- Coordinating regional sales activity and consortia sales activities
- After sales care to institutional customers
- Reporting on sales activities and sales made
- Reaching monthly sales targets
- Attending conferences
Experience/Qualifications required
Degree or equivalent level of education. Additional language/s required (German and/or Russian). Sales experience necessary, knowledge of the STM market a strong advantage.
Personal specification/skills required
- Computer literacy with experience of Microsoft Office packages including excel, PowerPoint, outlook and word
- Excellent organisational skills are required with ability to prioritise, and work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- A good team player
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks
- Numerate
- Excellent verbal communication skills with good telephone manner and face to face presentation skills
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Assistant Editor - BioMed Central
Reference: GM/AE
Location: London
Posted: August 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
Genome Medicine, a new online journal being developed by the open access publisher BioMed Central, is seeking an enthusiastic, well-organised, literate PhD or MD (or equivalent post-graduate) to join its expanding editorial team as an Assistant Editor.
Genome Medicine, the premier medical journal of BioMed Central and the sister journal to Genome Biology, will publish reviews, commentaries and original research articles of outstanding quality aimed at keeping physicians, clinical researchers and basic scientists informed of advances in medicine, as influenced by genomics and other large-scale or high-throughput approaches.
The successful candidate will, together with other members of the editorial team, identify research articles suitable for Genome Medicine’s scope and interest level and make decisions on publication on the basis of referees' advice. Additional responsibilities of the team include the commissioning of reviews, meeting reports and comments, advocacy to authors, scientific conference attendance, as well as liaising with the editorial team that is responsible for peer-review of manuscripts for a wide range of biological and clinical research journals, including BMC Medical Genomics and BMC Cancer. Computer literacy and a keen eye for detail are essential; editorial experience would be an advantage but is not essential for candidates who have editorial aptitude and a relevant science or medical background.
Informal enquiries may be made to Nicole Nogoy, Managing Editor of Genome Medicine (nicole.nogoy@genomemedicine.com)
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Editorial Assistant - Medicine Reports Ltd
Reference: MR/EA
Location: London
Posted: August 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
Medicine Reports Ltd is looking for an Editorial Assistant to join a friendly team working on an award winning on-line literature review service - Faculty of 1000 (www.f1000.com). The successful candidate should be a well-organised, literate life sciences graduate who wishes to pursue a career in editing and commissioning. Positions involve editing text in Biology and/or Medicine for online publication and/or liaising with top level authors. Aptitude is more important than experience as full training will be given. Start date September 2008 (negotiable).
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Junior Production Assistants - Liverpool (Ref: BMC/JPAL) - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/JPAL
Location: Liverpool
Posted: July 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
BioMed Central Ltd (www.biomedcentral.com), the pioneering open access publisher, is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. We are seeking Junior Production Assistants to join our Production team in Liverpool. The Junior Production Assistant has a wide-ranging role covering all aspects of the electronic production process. Main duties include the running of BioMed Central's semi-automatic article PDF layout system, loading and correcting article XML, performing formatting checks and corrections on articles, and liaising with authors and editors to ensure that the published articles match the submitted manuscript.
Full training will be given; we are looking for organised, accurate, and keen team-workers, rather than for experience.
This position would suit graduates, interns, or gap year students looking to gain experience within Publishing. This entry-level role offers the opportunity to work within a friendly and focused team in a company at the forefront of Scientific Open Access Publishing.
Main duties:
- Operating our FrameMaker desktop publishing system to lay-out article PDFs, and make corrections to PDFs
- Performing checks on full text versions of articles, to ensure they match the journal's format
- Corresponding with authors to resolve any difficulties they might have in carrying out formatting changes requested, and responding to general enquiries about the final publication process
- Making corrections to XML and figure files where they deviate from the journal's format
- Editing equations in GIF, EPS and MathML format
- Sending articles to our XML markup company in India
- Loading of article XML to our database, including troubleshooting where there are problems
- Posting new articles onto the websites
- Processing XML markup invoices and liaising with the Accounts Department to ensure payment
- Producing daily reports on performance to the Production Controller
- Providing holiday/sickness cover and supporting the team in their duties
Requirements:
- Good organisation and time management skills.
- Attention to detail essential.
- Proven teamworking skills.
- Willingness to take-on new tasks.
- Can learn new tasks quickly.
- Follows documented processes accurately.
- Computer literate (eg Outlook, MS Word, Windows etc).
- Excellent English language skills.
- A background or interest in science, publishing or other relevant experience would be advantageous.
- No experience is required, as full training will be given.
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Assistant Editors (Ref: BMC/AE) - BioMed Central
Reference: BMC/AE
Location: London
Posted: January 2008
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BioMed Central Ltd, the open access publisher, is expanding the team responsible for the manuscript peer review process on the BMC-series journals, which cover a wide range of life science and clinical research areas. The key task is to provide a high quality and objective peer review service through liaison with reviewers, editorial boards and authors. Staff also represent the journals at conferences and editorial board meetings. A life science or clinical research degree and postgraduate experience in a relevant subject are both required. A background in clinical medicine, epidemiology, public health, cancer, bioinformatics, genomics or evolutionary biology would be a strong advantage. Excellent English language, computer literacy, analytical and organizational skills are essential.
Job description
Assistant Editors are responsible for the peer review process on the journals they work on, assessing the manuscript upon submission, selecting and inviting peer reviewers, corresponding with the authors and reviewers, and making decisions on manuscripts on the basis of the peer reviewers' reports. Assistant Editors also suggest manuscripts to be highlighted as Research Highlights and to be press released.
Manuscripts
- Process approximately as many manuscripts as you receive over each two-week period.
- Assess each manuscript on receipt, and chose and invite experts to peer review.
- Answer author queries in a timely fashion, using standard letters where possible.
- Make decisions on manuscripts, seeking further advice when required.
- Fast track manuscripts as required.
- Suggest articles for press release based on reviewers' reports and co-ordinate timely press releases as required.
- Suggest and write blurbs as required.
- Suggest improvements to systems, websites, and to the manuscript process.
Additional tasks
- Carry out agreed additional tasks and responsibilities - e.g. journal policies, updating instructions for authors, marketing, attending conferences - and provide feedback on projects to the Senior Editor
To apply for this position please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, Science Navigation Group, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Associate Editors (Ref: CBD/ASE) - Current BioData
Reference: CBD/ASE
Location: Swansea
Posted: May 2008
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Current BioData Ltd is a joint venture between the Science Navigation Group and Swiss-Prot to develop the Targeted Proteins database (TPdb), part of a new set of resources for scientists and others involved in drug discovery.
We are looking for Associate Editors to join the Conference Reporting Group who will be responsible for commissioning conference reports in the field of biochemistry with relevance to disease and drug discovery. The role will then involve editing these manuscripts to conform with our strict structure as well as checking for scientific accuracy and sense. You may also be involved in writing up reports of conference slides in conjunction with the speakers. These roles will involve close liaison with editorial colleagues as well as with scientific experts across a wide breadth of protein fields. You will need to have a postgraduate qualification (MSc or equivalent) in either biochemistry or molecular biology and will need to show an ability to apply your scientific knowledge and understanding to areas outside of your areas of expertise.
Candidates need to have strong communication and organisation skills and enjoy interacting with people. Computer literacy, excellent English language skills and attention to detail are also essential.
Informal enquiries can be made to the Editorial Director, Dr Rebecca Lawrence: rebecca.lawrence@currentbiodata.com
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Closing date 13/06/08.
Editorial Administrator (Ref: CBD/EA) - Current BioData
Reference: CBD/EA
Location: Swansea
Posted: May 2008
Apply: Jobs@sciencenow.com
Current BioData Ltd is a joint venture between the Science Navigation Group and Swiss-Prot to develop the Targeted Proteins database (TPdb), part of a new set of resources for scientists and others involved in drug discovery.
We are looking for someone to join our Conference Reporting Team as Editorial Administrator. This may be your first job in a publishing environment or you may be looking to build on your already established administration career. You will provide support for authors, reviewers and editors alike in a role that will give you exceptional involvement in a variety of different publishing styles. The role will require the ability to coordinate the output of multiple teams at the same time, as you will be working closely with other members of the editorial team, other internal team members, and external members of the scientific community.
Candidates need to have strong communication and organisation skills and enjoy interacting with people. Computer literacy, excellent English language skills and attention to detail are also essential.
Informal enquiries can be made to the Editorial Director, Dr Rebecca Lawrence: rebecca.lawrence@currentbiodata.com
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
Closing date 13/06/08.
Editorial Assistants (Ref: BR/EA) - Biology Reports Ltd. & Medicine Reports Ltd
Reference: BR/EA
Location: London
Posted: May 2008
Apply: jobs@sciencenow.com
Join a friendly team working on an award winning on-line literature review service - Faculty of 1000 (www.f1000.com). The successful candidates should be a well-organised, literate life sciences graduates who wish to pursue a career in editing and/or commissioning. Positions involve editing text in Biology and/or Medicine for online publication and/or liaising with top level authors. Aptitude is more important than experience as full training will be given.
Start date July/August 2008 (negotiable).
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and quoting job reference to: Recruitment, SNG, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4LB, or by email to: jobs@sciencenow.com.
If you are interested in any of these jobs, please send your CV and covering letter by post or email. Please specify your starting salary expectations and quote the job reference. Send your applications to:
Rhys Howells
Group Human Resources Officer
BioMed Central
34-42 Cleveland Street
London
W1T 4LB.
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020 7323 0323 |
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020 7580 1938 |
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