Senior Manager, Comprehensive Editorial Evaluation

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About the Role:

Work Model: Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)

About the Role:

The Senior Manager leads a team of 5–12 direct reports, including Managers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who serve as in-house handling editors for various journals. This role is central to ensuring high-quality editorial evaluation and peer review processes, from manuscript assignment to the final decision. The Senior Manager also serves as a senior SME and experienced editor, acting as a point of escalation and contributing to strategic initiatives and cross-functional collaborations.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Team Leadership & Development: Foster a motivating environment, coach team members, and build a high-performing editorial team to drive article output growth, enhance author experience, and support journal quality and retention.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Align CEET performance with Subject Team goals and collaborate with peers/colleagues/management within and beyond CEET to ensure operational and strategic alignment.
• Training & Mentorship: Coordinate and manage onboarding and training across the team, ensuring consistent editorial standards and driving operational excellence.
• Innovation & Systems Improvement: Personally handle submitted manuscripts to a final editorial decision to remain up to date with research trends and to contribute to editorial workflow enhancements.

What We Are Looking For:

• Proven experience as a handling editor with deep subject matter expertise in one of the Life Sciences (MD/PhD or equivalent).
• Strong team management skills, including performance reviews, coaching, and recruitment.
• Ability to analyze performance data, identify trends, and report risks or blockers.
• Excellent collaboration and relationship-building skills across departments.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to align team goals with broader publishing objectives.

About Wiley:

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 tasupport@wiley.com 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. 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. Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for United Kingdom, Canada and USA based roles. When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.