Senior Managing Editor

Job title: Senior Managing Editor

About the Role The Senior Managing Editor will oversee the peer review and editorial operations for a high-volume medical journal published by the American Cancer Society. This leadership role partners with the Editor-in-Chief to shape journal strategy, ensure adherence to scholarly publishing guidelines, and manage editorial teams and a contracted services provider.

What You'll Do

• Manage peer review and editorial operations for a high-volume medical journal; oversee production, supplements, and the Editors/Editorial Board; supervise the Assistant Managing Editor.
• Partner with the Editor-in-Chief to develop growth strategies and ensure compliance with scholarly publishing guidelines.
• Manage relationships with contracted editorial services provider, monitor time per task, evaluate hours, and set annual budget; facilitate digital tools for peer review and production; provide data-driven analysis.
• Plan and lead annual Section Editor meeting and Editorial Board meetings; refresh and train editors; monitor workloads; foster diversity.
• Oversee editorial policies and issues including research misconduct; investigate and resolve misconduct with Publisher; ensure policy alignment.
• Lead social media, promotion, and marketing efforts for the journal, increasing visibility and engagement in collaboration with internal teams and publisher.
• Provide operational management and budgetary support; oversee revenue-generating supplements and special issues; review competing journals and participate in publisher sales calls.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree required; 5 years in scientific/academic publishing; 5 years peer review management experience, working with physicians/scientists.
• 4 years of people leadership experience.
• Self-starter with excellent judgement, problem-solving skills, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Excellent writing and communication skills including writing executive summaries; customer-oriented and tactful; ability to present data to various audiences.
• Advanced analytic and computer skills including compiling complex reports and using advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
• Highly organized with a keen understanding of strict deadlines and deliverables; willingness to be flexible with schedule (occasional international calls across time zones).

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $95,000 - $100,000 USD per year.
• Benefits: generous paid time off, medical, dental, retirement, wellness programs, and professional development; more details at jobs.cancer.org/benefits.