Job Overview

The BMJ is seeking a dynamic, efficient, and organised Senior Editorial Assistant to join the team. This is a key role in The BMJ’s Publishing Services team, primarily supporting the work of the Education section, but also across the wider department when needed.

In this role, you would be the key point of contact for the Education team, and work with the editors, authors, and reviewers on papers at all stages of the publication process. This is a rewarding and varied role with scope to innovate and improve processes. You will also be involved in more general support for the journal’s other editorial teams, and would have the opportunity to be involved in different projects across the journal.

Responsibilities

• Being the key point of contact for all queries related to the Education team.
• Handling a range of queries from editors, authors, and reviewers, and escalating them as appropriate.
• Overseeing and tracking manuscripts from submission to publication. 
• Handling pre-submission enquiries and article proposals.
• Managing the conflicts of interest process.
• Dealing with technical issues related to our submission and production systems.
• Contributing to the improvement and implementation of systems and processes.
• Assisting in the development and monitoring of performance metrics, producing reports, and collating data routinely.
• Providing general administrative support to the other editorial teams and working with other members of the Publishing Services team, as required.
• Willingness to get involved in additional projects outside of day-to-day tasks.

Essential requirements and qualifications

• A degree level qualification (preferably in a scientific subject).
• Experience in an STM publishing environment.
• Experience using the Scholar One submission system, Google Workspace, and Trello would be beneficial, but not essential.

Why work for us

Help us create a healthier world. We are a global healthcare knowledge provider. We publish The BMJ, one of the world’s most impactful medical journals and over 70 influential speciality journals. We offer digital tools to help health professionals worldwide tackle critical healthcare challenges. Find out more about us here.

Flexible Work and Workplace Perks

• Flexible work available to all employees: Remote first; Core hours; 9-day fortnight

• Discounted onsite gym and fitness classes 

Generous benefits

• Generous double-matching employer pension contribution, up to 12%

• Discounted dental and travel insurance

• Seven x salary life assurance cover and a generous income protection package

• Discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work and season ticket loan

• Discounts for retail and leisure products through yourReward 

Work-life balance and wellbeing

• Twenty-five days holiday + bank holidays + a BMJ Day off.

• Additional holiday through long service; buy up to 5 additional days 

• Leave for moving house, volunteering or getting married

• Concierge service Seniorcare by Lottie

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are not buzzwords to us, but fundamental company priorities

• We believe that a diverse workforce brings unique strengths and insights, enabling us to better serve our customers and drive positive change in our industry. 

• If you are from an under-represented or historically marginalised community, we are particularly interested in hearing from you. 

• Join our employee-led networks focusing on Gender, Race and Cultural Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and Well-being, Parents and Carers and Age.

• Disability Confident Committed employer

Learning & Development

• Personal development plan 

• Mentoring scheme

• Career Coaching

• Opportunities to pursue professional development