Science Publishing Leader

5 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia beBeeLeadership Full time $230,000 - $290,000
Job Title

Acknowledging the importance of cultural diversity and reconciliation, we strive to build a workplace that values and respects people from all backgrounds. Our commitment is reflected in our vision for reconciliation and our continuing efforts to address systemic disadvantage.

Closer look at the role:

  • Lead science publishing with an international reputation for quality.
  • Drive strategic growth and transformation in a changing publishing landscape.
  • Champion financial and operational excellence while leading a high-performing team.

About Us:

We are an editorially independent, not-for-profit business unit within Australia's national science agency. Our portfolio spans agriculture, plant and animal sciences, chemistry, health, and environmental science. We publish scholarly journals, trade books, and children's titles, committed to excellence and integrity in science communication.

Your key duties will include:

  • Strategic leadership: Set and deliver the business strategy, aligning publishing activity with organisational direction.
  • Business transformation: Lead the transition of the scholarly journals program to a sustainable open access model and implement a financially viable commissioning strategy for the books program.
  • Commercial management: Drive commercial success, managing a multi-million-dollar budget and identifying new market opportunities.
  • Team and operations leadership: Lead and develop a customer-focused team, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Stakeholder engagement: Build relationships across the publishing ecosystem and position us as leaders in science communication.
  • Organisational contribution: Participate in the Science Connect Leadership Team and contribute to broader organisational strategy and policy development.

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