Director, Publishing Development, Life Sciences
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Location
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/13/2025
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Job Description
Director, Publishing Development, Life Sciences
Location:
Oxford, GBR
Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it’s in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.
About The Role
In this role, you’ll lead a global team responsible for delivering innovative journal and article growth strategies for Wiley’s Life Sciences journals. You’ll lead teams working across society and proprietary journals as well as a team of in house editors. You’ll take the helm of strategically important subject areas, including Cell & Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Food Science, ensuring we continue to grow, evolve, and deliver on our publishing goals.
You’ll translate high-level strategy into actionable plans with measurable outcomes. These will balance the immediate needs of the business with long-term ambitions. You’ll ensure that the team’s priorities are clear and will manage resourcing to deliver on Research Publishing targets. By combining a deep understanding of the publishing landscape and strong analytic skills with stakeholder insights, you’ll guide your team to develop, implement, and measure impactful journal and subject strategies that include expectations on strategic and geographic diversity in editorial appointments, author retention and editor succession-planning. With a large proportion of your portfolio being society owned, you and your team will also be involved in society contract bids, renewals and pitches.
How You Will Make An Impact
Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the world's most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement, empowering knowledge-seekers to transform today's biggest obstacles into tomorrow's brightest opportunities.
With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers' steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.
Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.
We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.
We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the United Kingdom, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.
When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.
Salary Range
59,800 GBP to 87,667 GBP
Director, Publishing Development, Life Sciences
Location:
Oxford, GBR
Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it’s in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.
About The Role
In this role, you’ll lead a global team responsible for delivering innovative journal and article growth strategies for Wiley’s Life Sciences journals. You’ll lead teams working across society and proprietary journals as well as a team of in house editors. You’ll take the helm of strategically important subject areas, including Cell & Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Food Science, ensuring we continue to grow, evolve, and deliver on our publishing goals.
You’ll translate high-level strategy into actionable plans with measurable outcomes. These will balance the immediate needs of the business with long-term ambitions. You’ll ensure that the team’s priorities are clear and will manage resourcing to deliver on Research Publishing targets. By combining a deep understanding of the publishing landscape and strong analytic skills with stakeholder insights, you’ll guide your team to develop, implement, and measure impactful journal and subject strategies that include expectations on strategic and geographic diversity in editorial appointments, author retention and editor succession-planning. With a large proportion of your portfolio being society owned, you and your team will also be involved in society contract bids, renewals and pitches.
How You Will Make An Impact
- Grow submissions and output in key subject areas by identifying opportunities, closing performance gaps, and developing short- and long-term plans for priority journals.
- Deliver on publishing and revenue goals by ensuring output, acceptance rates, and author retention meet or exceed targets, while contributing to the success of transformative agreements.
- Drive Open Access publishing at scale by embedding a performance-based editorial culture, setting clear expectations for article targets, board appointments, author engagement, and editor succession planning.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Partner Publishing, Marketing, and other Research Publishing teams to implement initiatives that drive efficiency, productivity, and consistent author experience.
- Build and nurture relationships with authors, editors, and partners through regular communication, meetings, and conference participation, strengthening Wiley’s reputation as a trusted partner and thought leader in scholarly publishing.
- Lead and develop a high-performing global team by fostering a culture of accountability, empowerment, and professional growth, ensuring team members are equipped to meet current and future organisational needs.
- Significant experience in journal publishing with a proven track record of developing and growing journals.
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships both internally and externally.
- Exceptional communication and problem-solving abilities, with a creative approach to developing and proposing solutions.
- Experience leading teams through change, creating a positive and motivating environment.
- Ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term strategic planning, even in resource-constrained environments.
Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the world's most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement, empowering knowledge-seekers to transform today's biggest obstacles into tomorrow's brightest opportunities.
With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers' steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.
Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.
We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.
We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the United Kingdom, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.
When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.
Salary Range
59,800 GBP to 87,667 GBP
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