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Senior Editor

Senior Editor

CompanyElsevier
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Salary$80800 – $134700
TypeFull-Time
DegreesPharmD, MD
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Have a PH.D in an area relevant to health or an M.D.
  • Able to think critically about a wide range of scientific and health-related issues.
  • Display exceptional oral and written communication skills.
  • Have interest in engaging with the scientific, clinical health and public health communities.
  • Have talent for distilling complex concepts and communicating them.
  • Able to work well in diverse team settings.
  • Have excellent time management and organizational skills.
  • Able to work in office 1-2 times per month.

Responsibilities

  • Liaising with the Lancet specialty journals to help communicate content and promoting special projects in the US.
  • Conducting peer reviews, clinical trials and acquisitions, negotiate revisions.
  • Evaluating papers, team presentations, peer reviews for those with the highest potential clinical impact and participate in team decision making.
  • Promoting special projects (e.g., Series, Commissions, etc.) in the US. In addition, to managing the Preprints with The Lancet in partnership with the SSRN team.
  • Contributing to the commissioning of Comments, Perspectives, Seminars, Reviews, and Clinical, Global Health, and other Series and Commissions.
  • Reviewing editorial writing and outreach and working with other Lancet branded programs.

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.