Acquisitions Editor

Springer Healthcare is a leading medical communications and education provider.

• Pursues an active and efficient acquisitions policy for cancer research series through correspondence, meetings/trips, telephone, consultations with advisors, etc. Approximately 20%-30% travel required as well as strong initiative and independent functioning.
• Prepares and executes publishing contracts in regard to US product.
• Maintains and develops a circle of reviewers and advisors and evaluates their judgments.
• Maintains continuous cooperation and dialogues with marketing, promotion and production concerning individual projects as well as general questions of mutual interest.
• Maintains communication with US and European editorial counterparts about specific immediate questions as well as long term strategy questions. Works with various branches in coordination of the international program.
• Supervises final editorial preparation of manuscripts for production.
• Discusses, assumes and proposes financial and budgetary plans for program. Ensures that financial reports, status reports, budget forecasts, etc., can be made on the basis of readily available material.
• Develops guidelines, plans, reporting systems, etc., to implement publishing plans. Maintains current status of all projects in the program via reporting system.
• Reviews and discusses new projects and plans with editorial colleagues particularly in overlapping areas.
• Monitors staffing requirements and trains and develops staff.
• Performs related duties as required.

• College degree with advanced degree in the specific subject area.
• Experience as an editor or related editorial/publishing experience highly desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills required.
• Must be willing and able to travel.