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Vice President, Publishing - Health Research

Vice President, Publishing - Health Research

Wolters KluwerPhiladelphia, PA, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Vice President, Publishing

This is a hybrid role, requiring two days a week in a Wolters Kluwer office location.

About this role :

The Vice President, Publishing is responsible for the performance of over 350 proprietary and society journal titles. This executive role plays a critical leadership function in expanding our reach in Open Access (OA), deepening relationships with academic societies, and strengthening our proprietary journal portfolio through new journal launches and strategic acquisitions.

The ideal candidate brings a strong track record in STM publishing leadership, with demonstrated success in growing portfolios through new journal launches, innovation, partnership, and business acumen in a fast-evolving scholarly communications environment.

This position oversees approximately 90 FTEs in the US, UK, and India and reports to the SVP, GM of Health Research.

This role will oversee the overall journal product portfolio, focusing on strategies for content growth and quality. Responsible for expanding content organically and through title acquisitions, as well as driving innovation in content formats and distribution channels.

Success in this role requires innovative vision and leadership with a keen understanding of the market, as well as strong collaboration with key organizational partners in content operations, sales, product, technology, etc., to deliver against key strategic initiatives.

This role will be instrumental in shaping a strategy to further solidify Wolters Kluwer's position as a leading publisher, while driving growth, profitability, and innovation in the medical publishing field.

Key Responsibilities :

Strategic Portfolio Leadership :

  • Set and execute a growth strategy for the medical and health journals portfolio across hybrid and full Open Access publishing models.
  • Shape the long-term vision for the division, aligned with global trends in medical research, clinical practice, funder mandates and GenAI.
  • Lead the portfolio through digital transformation, data-driven decision-making, and author researcher-centric service design.
  • Set and execute strategy to grow submission and research article output at market level

Open Access Development :

  • Without compromising quality standards of our product portfolio. drive sustainable growth in Open Access through journal flipping, new OA journal launches, and transparent author services.
  • Monitor market trends and emerging OA competitors; identify whitespace opportunities for differentiation.
  • Society Publishing Partnerships :

  • Build and nurture long-term strategic partnerships with leading medical and clinical societies.
  • Identify, pitch, and secure new society publishing contracts, offering tailored publishing solutions and value-added analytics.
  • Oversee society contract renewals, ensuring retention, revenue growth, and society, its authors and editors' satisfaction
  • Proprietary Portfolio Growth :

  • Develop and implement a plan to expand the proprietary journal portfolio through :
  • New journal launches in high-impact or emerging areas
  • Acquisitions of established titles or entire journal families, where aligned with strategic priorities.
  • Build strong editorial boards and recruit top-tier editors to raise the profile and impact of the proprietary portfolio.
  • Leadership & Team Development :

  • Lead a high-performing global team of Publishing Directors, Publishers and Editors,
  • Lead and develop strong and sustainable talent globally in the publishing organization and build a cross functionally collaborative culture focused on solutions and innovation.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and diversity within the team.
  • Align publishing and operational KPIs with broader organizational goals.
  • Build deep partnerships with product, technology, marketing and sales leaders as a key stakeholder on product development, GTM plans, pricing strategies, etc.
  • Provide strategic direction to teams on 3rd party partnerships and CME / CE accreditation
  • Represents Wolters Kluwer as an industry expert on societies, journal publishing and open access
  • Financial & Operational Management :

  • Deliver against financials and achieve budgeted revenue and cost targets while optimizing operations to drive efficiency and cost savings.
  • Set and manage multi-million-dollar P&Ls for the journal portfolio, driving revenue growth and margin improvement.
  • Partner with editorial production, marketing, and technology teams to ensure operational excellence and author satisfaction.
  • Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Certifications :

  • Bachelor's degree, MBA preferred
  • 10+ years in managing publishing programs of scale and editorial management
  • Deep and broad knowledge of proprietary medical and nursing information and society journals and relationships
  • Strong knowledge of global scientific markets and the Open Access market, trends and operational management
  • Excellent reputation with thought leaders and researchers in medicine and nursing
  • An experienced leader in driving teams to the right outcomes while building strong talent and healthy team cultures.
  • Strong analytic mindset with experience leveraging data to drive the right decisions
  • Ability to build strong collaborative partnerships with peer organizations and clients
  • Excellent communication & presentation skills for client, executive, and employee audiences delivering the right messages at the right times with tact.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a global organization with distinct divisions and shared services requiring both independent and collaborative work
  • Up to 30% travel with a strong focus on Society acquisitions and relationships
  • Compensation : Target salary range CA, CT, CO, HI, NY, WA : $203,900 - $262,150

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