Clinical Editor - London, United Kingdom - BMJ

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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; 9day fortnight
  • Discounted onsite gym and fitness classes
  • Subsidised canteen

Generous benefits

  • Generous doublematching 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, cycletowork and season ticket loan
  • Discounts for retail and leisure products through MyReward

Work-life balance and wellbeing

  • Twentyfive 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 underrepresented or historically marginalised community, we are particularly interested in hearing from you.
  • Join our employeeled networks focusing on Gender, Race and Cultural Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Parents and Carers and Age.
  • Disability Confident Committed employer

Learning & Development

  • Personal development plan
  • Mentoring scheme
  • Career Coaching
  • Opportunities to pursue professional development
Job Overview


Job Title:
Clinical Editor


Contract:
Permanent (Full time)


Salary:
£65,476 - £72,752 per annum


Location:
BMA House, London - UK (Hybrid)


Application Closing Date:11th Sept 2023


Responsibilities

  • Work on clinical or academic sections of The BMJ, and work with other journals within the BMJ group (BMJJs)
  • Develop and implement the editorial strategy for these workstreams
  • Manage staff within the relevant workstream and to matrix manage and work with other teams such as BMJJ editors and publishers, multimedia, the technical editors and production
  • Participate in The BMJ's duty editor rota attending The BMJ's relevant editorial management meetings
  • Participate in project and collection teams to ensure joinedup working within the department
  • Contribute to execution of The BMJ's international strategy and digital transformation strategy
  • Provide clinical input to editorial teams
  • Act as an ambassador for The BMJ and the BMJJs and their values, including in external outreach to promote journals and develop relationships
  • Deliver high quality editorial, clinical content in a timely manner for digital and print mainly articles but also audio and video content where appropriate
  • Train and mentor other staff to develop key editorial skills
  • Participate in, and lead when required, cross portfolio communications and collaboration
  • Use and report data and analytics to inform decisions about different content types.

Experience


We would like the post holder to possess experience in all listed areas, but the relative experience in each will vary by individual.


  • Essential_
  • Clinical experience to inform editorial decisionmaking and ensure relevance of articles.
  • Experience in critical appraisal of evidence to inform decisionmaking.
  • Experience writing for a clinical and/or public health audience.
  • Desirable_
  • Editorial experience on a general medical journal at assistant editor or senior editor level, including in commissioning, editing, and writing content for an international audience.
  • Experience of critical appraisal, peer review, and editing of research, opinion, scholarly comment, and/or education articles.
  • Experience managing teams and working in a matrix, hybrid environment.

Qualification

  • Medical degree
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