About the Role
SSRN is a dynamic, collaborative, and mission-driven team focused on accelerating the dissemination of early-stage research and supporting scholars globally. As part of Elsevier and STMJ, we are transforming SSRN into a trusted, world-class preprint server, combining innovation, research integrity, and a strong commitment to author experience. Our team values curiosity, continuous improvement, and partnership, encouraging new ideas and empowering individuals to make a meaningful impact on scholarly communication.
Responsibilities
- Support the Director in developing and executing strategies to increase SSRN's visibility, recognition, and influence.
- Build, manage, and grow strategic partnerships with funders, industry bodies, and key organisations including society publishers.
- Contribute to SSRN's positioning as a trusted and recommended preprint server.
- Contribute to internal strategic projects to improve workflows, standards, and best practices.
- Support high-impact initiatives, including AI-led projects and policy implementation.
- Work cross-functionally to improve discoverability and indexing (e.g. PubMed, Web of Science).
- Support the Director in identifying and progressing opportunities for global expansion, particularly in China and India.
- Liaise with analytics and processing teams to inform strategic decisions and progress.
Requirements
- Experience in scholarly publishing or preprints.
- Strong understanding of policy, funder requirements, and the research ecosystem.
- Ability to build partnerships and influence external stakeholders.
- Experience contributing to strategic and cross-functional projects.
- Highly organised, analytical, and comfortable driving initiatives independently.
Work Type
- Flexible Working
Benefits
- Appealing working prospect
- Numerous wellbeing initiatives
- Shared parental leave
- Study assistance
- Sabbaticals
- Country specific benefits
About the Company
- A global leader in information and analytics, helping researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society.
- At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future.
- Harnessing innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.
- LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world.
- Helping lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices.
- Assisting corporations in better understanding their markets and preventing bribery and corruption within their supply chains.
- Partnering with leading global associations and customers to help collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking.
- Advancing the rule of law across the world.
- Combining unparalleled legal and business information with analytics and technology to advance what’s possible for the way our customers work and to advance what’s possible in the world by strengthening the rule of law.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120.
- We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- USA Job Seekers: EEO Know Your Rights.
