Chief Editor (Public & Global Health)

Job Title: Chief Editor (Public & Global Health), Nature Communications

Organisation: Nature Portfolio 

Locations: Berlin, London, Madrid, Milan or New York - hybrid working model 
Closing date: 2nd June 2025

About Springer Nature Group
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About The Brand

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About the Role

Nature Communications is the leading multidisciplinary Open Access journal, publishing high-quality scientific research.

As a Chief Editor at Nature Communications, you will be responsible for the quality, growth and development of the journal, and for leading a team of professional Editors. You will oversee a core portion of the journal’s scope, building a strong editorial team that is focused on attracting and publishing high quality content and providing excellent service to the research community. Alongside other Chief Editors you will collectively drive the evolution of the journal by developing and delivering initiatives that address the needs of researchers and reinforce the value of Nature Communications as a premier publishing destination.

This role can be located in our Berlin, London, Madrid, Milan or New York offices on a hybrid working model. The position is offered on a full-time, permanent basis.

Role responsibilities:  

• Develop and deliver content strategies, identifying growth opportunities and building business cases based on market opportunities
• Understand business objectives and translate these into journal goals, priorities and actions, reporting on targets
• Manage a team of Editors, including training and development, workload monitoring
• Ensure that direct reports embrace the journal’s values of high quality but accessible content, supporting them and holding them accountable
• Champion initiatives and projects that make Nature Communications a truly innovative publication and a force for good in the research community
• Represent Nature Communications internally and Nature Open Access externally
• Take responsibility for collective development of relevant Nature Communications in this field.
• Develop productive relationships and collaborations with the other journals within the Nature Portfolio.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:  

• Solid editorial experience is required, with demonstrated knowledge of processes and ethics in academic publishing
• A PhD (or equivalent) in any area of public and/or global health, or epidemiology.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Effective people management skills with the ability to lead, inspire, challenge and build a team
• A creative approach to strategic planning and problem-solving
• The ability to read and assess the novelty, context and implications of research submitted to the journal from different areas of these disciplines.
• Positive ability to develop long-term professional relationships with key members of the scientific community.

 To apply, you should include:

• A CV
• A cover letter explaining your interest in the post
• A statement (1,500 words) that encapsulates your vision for the public and global health ’s content at the journal

US employees are eligible for benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, life and AD&D insurance, tuition assistance, employee assistance program, paid vacation and sick time, flexible spending accounts, and a 401k retirement savings plan.

In order to comply with various pay transparency laws and legislations in the United States, the salary range and benefits for this position are included. This information is only applicable to US-based candidates and the actual salary offer may vary based on work experience, education, skill level and equity. Salary ranges differ by country due to various local market considerations. The US salary range does not align with the salary ranges in other countries when converted to the currency of that country.

US Annualized Base Salary Range: $130,000 - $145,000

At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent.

Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here: https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion

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