Senior Editor, The Lancet Regional Health

Do you enjoy using science to drive change in the world?_
- Do you have an exceptional eye for accuracy and detail?_

About our Team

The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is an open access journal, part of the Lancet's global initiative to advocate for health-care quality and access in all regions of the world. We are an international team, handling high-quality research, reviews, commissions and commentaries to drive thought leadership across all areas of clinical and global public health pertaining to the WHO Americas region. We build close relationships with clinical and research communities to ensure we offer a personalised service to authors while publishing exciting, interesting, and thought-provoking content. We also undertake considerable community engagement and political activities to leverage change.

About the Role

As a Senior Editor, you will work alongside other Senior Editors, a Deputy Editor, and the Editor-in-Chief in all aspects of the organisation and preparation of the journal. You will take ownership of overseeing submissions and performing quality peer review to ensure we publish high-quality content. You will build international relationships with experts in the community to disseminate and discuss practice-changing results from the field.

This is a full-time, fixed term position.

Responsibilities
- Identifying experts to act as peer reviewers on selected submissions
- Commissioning and handling special project content
- Write editorials, organise peer review of research articles and reviews, and conduct webinars and podcasts with authors and key opinion leaders.
- Develop and maintain relationships with medical research communities to solicit high-quality research, particularly clinical trials, for the journal.
- Attending conferences and other events, to represent the journal, to identify suitable topics and authors, and to keep up-to-date with current developments in medical research
- Collaborating with colleagues to improve internal policies and processes
- Liaising with other editors, authors, and production teams to perfect papers for publication

Requirements
- A medical degree in a relevant discipline or a higher degree (PhD) in a relevant discipline (eg, biomedical science, public health, global health)
- Have experience in a relevant field or experience in the wider development community
- Demonstrate editorial experience, with a good understanding of all aspects of the journal publishing process
- Outstanding critical analysis and editorial judgment.
- Exceptional organizational skills, capable of managing multiple projects and strict deadlines efficiently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; public engagement and outreach experience is highly desirable.
- Have a genuine commitment to advancing equity in health and healthcare, with a thorough understanding of social and clinical issues relevant to the Americas.
- Ability to build relationships across diverse communities and to communicate complex scientific concepts to varied audiences.

Work life

We promote a healthy work-life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

For this particular role, we do not expect daily attendance in the office but believe that regular in-person team meetings can be beneficial for us all. You will have a clearly defined schedule of work, and the way you use your weekly hours to complete it will be up to you.

Work in a way that works for you
- Working remotely from home and at our office in a hybrid working style
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

- Health care plans and benefits
- Modern Family Benefits, including maternity, paternity, and adoption
- Wellbeing programs
- Life assurance and accident policies
- Comprehensive pension and retirement
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
- RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
- Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
- Access to extensive learning and development resources
- Your recruiter will advise you on the benefits package for your location._

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