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About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented Deputy Editor with a PhD and research expertise in medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, or biocatalysis to join our in-house editorial team. This position is a fixed-term parental leave cover, with an anticipated end date of 25 January 2028.
Responsibilities
- Identify emerging research trends in medicinal chemistry, chemical biology and biocatalysis, and commission high-impact content.
- Collaborate with the Editor-in-Chief and editorial board to shape journal strategy, scope and development.
- Represent Chemistry – A European Journal and ChemBioChem at scientific conferences and within the international research community.
- Contribute to initiatives that promote sound science, transparency and ethical publishing practices.
- Manage the peer review process for submitted manuscripts, ensuring timely and rigorous evaluation.
- Make editorial decisions and provide constructive feedback to authors.
Requirements
- A PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Biocatalysis or a closely related discipline, with a research focus in one or more of these areas, is a strict requirement.
- A strong publication record and understanding of the research landscape in medicinal chemistry, chemical biology or biocatalysis.
- Prior editorial experience (e.g. as a reviewer, guest editor or editorial board member) and an understanding of Open Access workflows and Open Research is highly desirable, but not essential.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills, with an interest in scientific publishing and a commitment to editorial excellence.
Education Level
- PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Biocatalysis or a closely related discipline
Benefits
- Continual learning and internal mobility
- Meeting-free Friday afternoons
- Robust body of employee programming
- Comprehensive benefits package
About the Company
- We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact.
- For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world.
- Today, our global team of innovators, creators, and experts is driving what's next in science, education, and publishing—creating impact that reaches everywhere.
- We're not just observers of progress. We're the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs, advancing learning, and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives.
- Here, your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything.
Equal Opportunity
- Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
- We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
- Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities.
- Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.