Publisher / Senior Publisher, Springer Journals

Job Title: Publisher / Senior Publisher, Springer Journals

Location: Washington DC, New York, Jersey City or Philadelphia (Hybrid working model)

Application deadline: September 8, 2025

About Springer Nature

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About The Role 

The Springer Nature Journals group aims to support researchers in communicating and advancing discovery for a better world. We do this by providing a trusted environment in which researchers can quickly, easily and transparently share their discoveries, data and research stories.

We’re excited to offer an opportunity to join the dynamic Springer Journals publishing team at Springer Nature, focusing on a portfolio of oncology journals. As part of one of the world’s leading scientific and medical publishers—with teams across Europe, Asia, and the Americas—you’ll help advance scientific knowledge and collaborate with top researchers in the field.

We’re looking for a Publisher/Senior Publisher to join our Medicine group, taking responsibility for a portfolio of oncology journals. The list includes hybrid and fully Open Access titles, established and newly launched journals, and those affiliated with professional societies. Success in this role requires strong collaboration with both immediate team members and departments across Springer Nature.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary publishing contact and spearhead the growth of an exciting oncology journal portfolio

• Work with your Executive Publisher to prioritize journals for development, then set and execute strategic journal plans

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with Editors-in-Chief, editorial boards, authors, reviewers, and societies to enhance the reputation of your journals and drive submission growth

• Collaborate across departments and apply project-management skills to achieve objectives, and convert Springer Nature goals into journal-level strategies

• Monitor the peer-review metrics and workflows across your portfolio, identifying areas for efficiency improvements; answer author queries and resolve problem manuscripts

• Work with Editors to create commissioning plans, and oversee their implementation and completion

• Oversee editorial operations, including editor/society contract renewals, editor and board member recruitment, and organizing editorial board meetings

• Represent Springer Nature at scientific conferences to network with key opinion leaders, gather community feedback, and promote your journals to the research community

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

• Educated to bachelor’s degree level

• Proven experience in Journal editorial management 

• Demonstrated knowledge of STM journal publishing, including peer review, publication ethics, citation metrics, business models, and current developments in the market 

• Excellent communication and influencing skills in person, by virtual call, and via email, including the ability to compose sensitive correspondence requiring tact, accuracy, and confidentiality

• Strong organizational and administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail 

• Proven ability to manage time and projects successfully to meet deadlines, achieve agreed goals, and deal with a wide variety of tasks, prioritising appropriately 

• Experience in commissioning (or supporting Editors to commission) editorial content, for example, special issues, topical collections, invited review articles, etc.

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

• Highly customer-focused 

• Takes ownership to drive and complete tasks

• Ability to adapt quickly to change 

• A high level of computer literacy 

• Willing to travel occasionally and represent Springer Nature at external events

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