Are you passionate about advancing scientific research and working with global research communities to shape the future of scholarly publishing?

Do you enjoy building strategic relationships, identifying new opportunities, and driving the growth and impact of high-quality journals?

About Our Team

Elsevier is seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking individual to join our growing China-based publishing team, managing an international portfolio of journals in the field of Computer Science.

About the Role

This new Publisher role sits within the Physical Sciences team, part of Elsevier’s Science, Technology & Medical Journals (STMJ) Publishing Organisation. You will take full publishing responsibility for a defined portfolio of journals, working with editors, authors, and stakeholders around the world, while collaborating closely with colleagues in China and across Elsevier’s global publishing network.

Alongside day-to-day portfolio management, you will contribute to wider projects and initiatives that help shape and strengthen the portfolio. You will combine scientific understanding with an entrepreneurial mindset, bringing curiosity, commercial awareness, and a keen interest in developments across the scholarly publishing landscape.

What you’ll do:

Shape and grow the portfolio

• Set and deliver the strategic direction for a portfolio of journals in Computer Science.
• Partner with Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Boards to drive journal performance, relevance, and impact.
• Ensure a strong flow of high-quality submissions by engaging actively with editors, authors, reviewers, and the wider research community.
• Evolve the portfolio in line with market trends, including Open Access developments.
• Own key performance outcomes, including content growth, editorial speed, market position, and author and editor satisfaction.

• Oversee the portfolio’s editorial budget, managing it in line with strategic priorities and evolving portfolio needs.

Build strong relationships

• Develop trusted relationships with external stakeholders, including editors, societies, academics, and industry partners.
• Work closely with internal teams across editorial, production, marketing, publishing, and technology to deliver on portfolio priorities.

Spot what’s next

• Identify emerging market needs and commercial opportunities.
• Contribute to the development and, where appropriate, acquisition of new journals, products, and services, including society journals and conferences.

What you’ll bring:

• A proactive, curious, and solutions-focused mindset.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to influence and collaborate.
• Commercial awareness and comfort working with data to inform decisions.
• The ability to work independently while being a supportive, engaged team member.
• An understanding of the research and scholarly publishing ecosystem and its evolving needs.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Education and experience:

• A university degree (essential).
• At least two years’ experience in journal publishing, or equivalent relevant industry or postdoctoral experience (desirable).
• Fluency in English (essential).

Location: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen

How to Apply

Please attach a copy of your English CV and an English cover letter outlining your reasons for interest in the position. We will consider applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. We will not consider candidates that do not have the right to work in China.

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for You

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Medical and Life Insurance: Coverage for Medical and life risk
• Long-Service Award: Recognition for loyalty and dedication
• Marriage and New Baby Gifts: Celebratory tokens for special life events
• Festivals and Birthday Gifts: Spreading joy on occasions that matter
• Annual Medical Check-up: Prioritizing employee well-being through regular health check-ups
• Flexible Benefits via CIIC Platform: Personalized benefits accessible through a user-friendly platform
• Paid Time Off: Annual Leave, Flex Family Care Leave, Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave, Medical and Hospitalization Leave, Examination Leave Gazetted Public Holiday
• Family Care leave (Maternity/Paternity Leave and Adoption Leave)

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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