Editor-in-Chief, Lancet Digital Health

Position: Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet Digital Health
Location: Greater London

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** Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet Digital Health (In-house)
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* Location:

London
**** About our Team
** The Lancet Digital Health is part of The Lancet’s family of world-renowned medical journals committed to publishing the best science for better lives. We are an international team, handling important, innovative, and practice-changing research on any topic connected with digital technology in clinical medicine, public health, and global health. We serve the digital health, clinical, and wider health communities by promoting high-quality science and supporting the ethical use of technologies and data in practice.
** About The role
** As an in-house Editor-in-Chief, you will oversee the creation and publication of original material for our gold open access journal. You will take ownership of submissions and performing quality peer review to ensure we publish high-quality content. You will build global relationships with experts in the community to disseminate and discuss practice-changing results from the field. You will be able to demonstrate awareness of the breadth of research in this multidisciplinary field.

At The Lancet Digital Health, we are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment. In our pursuit of excellence, we recognise the strength in varied perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the diversity of our editorial team, we welcome applications from individuals who bring unique skills and perspectives to the role.
** Responsibilities
* ** Managing the day-to-day editorial handling of papers and peer-review and drive the editorial strategy of The Lancet Digital Health
* Direct line management of Deputy and Senior Editor
* Developing and maintaining relationships with digital health, clinical, and wider health communities to attract high-quality research for the journal
* Attending conferences and events to represent the journal, keeping up to date with current developments and identifying potential topics of interest
* Writing editorials and other content for the journal as required
* Helping develop new initiatives for future development of the journal
* Participate in projects across The Lancet Group and, on occasion, with Elsevier and RELX
** Requirements
* ** A Medical Degree in a relevant discipline or a PhD in a related subject field with postdoctoral research experience
* Extensive editorial experience, at Editor or other senior level, with a good understanding of all aspects of the editorial process, journal production, and of running an editorial team
* Be able to demonstrate thorough knowledge of biological and medical sciences
* Be able to communicate and negotiate constructively with clinical researchers, members of the medical profession, the media, and colleagues
* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work efficiently to demanding press deadlines
* Excellent command of the English language and the ability to write in an engaging and interesting manner
* Proficient with IT systems including MS Office
** Work in a way that works for you
** We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, family leave, and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet both your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.
* Working remotely from home and at our office in a hybrid working style
* Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day
** Working with us
** We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative, and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do and how they do it.
** Working for you
** At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
* Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
* Health screening,…