Senior Executive Publisher - PeerJ & F1000

## Company Description Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100. Taylor & Francis Group operates globally and produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realize their individual potential. Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you. ## Job Description The Senior Executive Publisher, PeerJ and F1000, is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving the growth and innovation of these distinctive open access publishing platforms and for leading a team in achieving these objectives. This position requires a creative and analytical thinker with strong leadership and communication skills who will work closely with the VP, STM Journals Publishing, to identify opportunities and develop strategies that optimize the performance of PeerJ's two peer-reviewed journals, PeerJ and PeerJ Computer Science, and F1000's open research publishing platform. The Senior Executive Publisher is responsible for setting the strategic direction, business planning requirements, and growth targets for these innovative portfolios. **Key Responsibilities** *Strategic Leadership for PeerJ and F1000* - In consultation with the VP, STM Journals Publishing, establish overall strategic objectives for PeerJ and F1000 that align with organizational goals and the unique positioning of these open access platforms; develop and implement effective strategies to meet those objectives; and agree methods for measuring their success. - Drive innovation in open access publishing models, leveraging the unique features of PeerJ and F1000 to fully align with T&F’s open research vision and to expand market reach and impact within the scientific community. - Optimize and evolve the distinctive business models of PeerJ (including lifetime membership and per-article options) and F1000Research (article processing charges with transparent peer review) to maximize author satisfaction, institutional partnerships, and revenue growth. *Team Leadership and Development* - Lead a team of editorial staff focused on PeerJ and F1000 portfolios, ensuring objectives are clear, relevant decision-making is devolved, and team members are empowered and incentivized to develop and deliver strategic objectives for their respective areas and for achieving related objectives and goals. - Design and deliver annual workforce plans to monitor resources, maximize efficiency and growth, and ensure talent attraction, development, and retention in appropriate geographic locations to support PeerJ and F1000's global operations. *Market Intelligence and Product Development* - Establish systems and processes to build and maintain topical knowledge of the open access publishing landscape, researcher needs, and competitor activity to inform decisions on development activities for PeerJ and F1000. - Monitor emerging trends in open research, open peer review, and transparent publishing practices to ensure PeerJ and F1000 remain at the forefront of innovation. *Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships* - Foster in-…