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ABOUT THE ROLE

OUP is a mission-led organization delivering excellence in education around the globe through publishing. This Publisher will focus primarily on title management of society-owned Medicine titles, the biggest journal group at OUP, with additional opportunities to develop and grow OUP's portfolio through acquisitions and new launches. This role focuses on relationship management, business renewal and business development as we continue to implement best practices and be a leader in Open Access for our journals. This role is perfect for someone who is a good communicator, looking to make an impact in the academic journals landscape, who loves building relationships and enjoys presenting and negotiating in a think on your feet environment. This role is able to be hybrid out of our New York City, NY or Cary, NC offices or remote in the United States.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES/KEY RESULT AREAS

• Manage and develop a portfolio of medical society contracts to a degree of excellence that enhances OUP’s standing in the learned society and publishing landscape.

• Renew medical society contracts. Lead renewals and responses to RFPs for society-owned journals including developing the business plans for approval and writing and presenting detailed proposals, in liaison with the Publishing Director.

• Lead or contribute to the response to RFPs for new potential high value society business in subject areas identified for content growth.
- With data driven analysis
- High quality written proposals
- Persuasive presentations
- Commercially intelligent financial arrangements
- In full agreement with OUP legal and compliance requirements
- In accordance with OUPs risk appetite and strategic priorities

• Work with the Publishing Director to negotiate successful, consistent contractual terms with society partners that align with OUP strategic priorities and risk appetite, ensuring full compliance with approval processes.

• Ensure adherence to contractual terms for all journals in your portfolio.
• Present for approval, and launch new open access journals with society partners, after undertaking necessary qualitative research and detailed financial modelling.
• Work collaboratively and productively with other functional groups (especially production, marketing, digital) to deliver an excellent service for society partners.

• Manage a list of journals to ensure journal, departmental, and divisional targets (including revenue, quality, and profitability) are achieved. Collaborate with Editors and journal owners to publish high quality content in maximum suitable volume to increase market share of articles.

• Work with finance and operations colleagues to ensure maximum long and short term profitability of the journal list, including management of costs. Initiate remedial actions where necessary.

• Lead the transition process for newly acquired titles in your area of expertise ensuring a methodological approach, coordination with other departments, including the transitions team, and keeping society clients fully informed on what to expect at each stage.

• Create and present Editorial Development plans to societies and editorial boards as appropriate. Provide relevant data to inform editorial decision making

• Roll out OUP journal policies across the portfolio

• Assist with implementation of projects that scale across the journals program.

ABOUT YOU

• At least 3 years managing a journals portfolio or transferable professional experience

• Understanding of academic publishing, including editorial processes, production processes, marketing, industry trends, systems, competitors, and technology.
• Outstanding communication skills and the ability to influence, persuade, and negotiate with both internal and external parties.

• Strong presentation skills

• Analytical and forecasting ability to review trends and align development appropriately.
• Entrepreneurial skills

BENEFITS

We care about work/life balance at OUP. We offer 15 days of vacation time that rises with service, 10 sick days, plus floating holidays, personal days, company holidays, and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect of working hours and the use of technology to support regular remote working, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We care for you and your dependents by offering health, dental, and vision insurance plans to our full-time employees. Each plan has multiple levels of coverage to fit your needs and has a high level of contribution made by OUP. In addition, we offer Employee Assistant Programs for all full-time employees, regardless of whether you elect in health insurance. We also offer life insurance and disability insurance.

We help make your money go further by providing a non-elective contribution on your behalf to your retirement plan of 7% of your salary and a matching contribution to the retirement plan of 50% on the first 6% of employee contributions on based earnings.

Position Location: This role can be hybrid, based out of Cary, NC (2 times a week in office) or New York City, NY. This role can also be remote in the United States

GJC Level: I6 (for internal purposes only)

Salary: $65,800-$+4,000 dependent on skills and experience

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.

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