Managing Editor, Peer Review Job at HMP Global, Malvern, PA

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  • HMP Global
  • Malvern, PA

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Hybrid: East Windsor, NJ, or Malvern, PA (3 days in-office/2 days work-from-home)

Bonus: Discretionary end-of-year bonus

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, Life, 401k (with discretionary match)

Travel: Twice a year to our SAWC Spring and SAWC Fall conferences and as needed (minimal travel)

Reports to: Associate Editorial Director, Wound Care

HMP is a leading healthcare event and education company, with a dominant position in several therapeutic areas including Oncology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Cardiovascular, Wound Care and Public Safety. With a mission to improve patient care, we deliver information and education to healthcare professionals through 400+ global, regional, and local events and reach over 4 million users monthly through digital networks and social channels.

We are currently seeking a Managing Editor with experience managing a peer-reviewed medical journal. You will own the end-to-end journal operations for a high-impact, multidisciplinary publication and ensure editorial excellence, ethical rigor, and on-time publication.

Key responsibilities

  • Run day-to-day peer review in an editorial management system: triage, assign reviewers, decision letters, revisions, and acceptance workflow.
  • Maintain reviewer/editor databases; recruit, onboard, and retain diverse reviewers and guest editors; monitor performance and load balance.
  • Drive timeliness and quality KPIs: time-to-first-decision, acceptance-to-publication, reviewer turnaround, and issue delivery.
  • Implement and enforce authorship and reporting standards (eg, ICMJE Recommendations; COPE flowcharts/guidance ; CRediT taxonomy; trial registration; CONSORT/PRISMA/STROBE as applicable).
  • Oversee ethical screening: plagiarism (eg, iThenticate), COI/IRB/animal welfare compliance, corrections/retractions, and appeals.
  • Manage manuscript-to-publication workflow: copyediting (AMA style), figure/table QA, permissions, layout/typesetting, proofs, final sign-off, and online publication.
  • Oversee metadata and indexing (eg, CrossRef, PubMed, WoS).
  • Serve as primary staff liaison to the Editorial Board: recruit members, set expectations, support peer-review quality initiatives, and drive strategic content plans.
  • Plan and deliver conference coverage (eg, SAWC Spring & Fall).
  • Develop author and reviewer resources (submission checklists, reporting templates, ethics FAQs, reviewer training).
  • Partner with Sales/Marketing to understand advertiser goals and timelines; operationalize sponsored content and compliant formats with strict guardrails (labels, firewalls, peer-review standards, disclosure).
  • Forecast content inventory that supports—but is never dictated by—commercial needs.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • 5+ years’ experience in peer-reviewed medical/scientific journal publishing, including hands-on peer-review management and issue production.
  • Deep working knowledge of ICMJE Recommendations and COPE Guidelines ; fluent with authorship/COI, clinical-trial registration, IRB/ethics, corrections/retractions.
  • Proficiency with editorial management systems and digital publishing workflows (XML/JATS, Crossref/DOIs, PubMed/PMC).
  • Strong command of AMA style and scientific communication fundamentals.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex schedules, multiple stakeholders (EIC, editorial board, reviewers, vendors), and firm deadlines.
  • Excellent judgment, diplomacy, and confidentiality in handling sensitive ethics cases.
  • Able to handle multiple projects at the same time with tight deadlines.
  • Familiarity with analytics (eg, Google Analytics, publisher dashboards), discoverability/SEO for scholarly content, and accessibility standards.
  • Experience with multimedia/web content.
  • Familiarity with the use of AI.
  • Comfortable handling administrative duties related to project management.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in life sciences, communications, or related field a plus.
  • Travel by air, approximately 3-6 trips per year.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • Verifiable and consistent work history.

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