Regional Director, Publishing Development

Regional Director, Publishing Development (Europe)

PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. We’ve been breaking boundaries since our founding in 2001. PLOS journals propelled the movement for OA alternatives to subscription journals. We established the first multi-disciplinary publication inclusive of all excellent research regardless of novelty or impact and demonstrated the importance of open data availability. As Open Science advances, we continue to experiment to provide more opportunities, choice, and context for readers and researchers.
As Regional Director, Publishing Development, you will be responsible for growing PLOS’ profile and influence in Europe through developing and implementing a regional business strategy in line with PLOS’ strategy.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Global Publishing Development, you will be responsible for driving initiatives to engage communities in developing an equitable open research future, while ensuring effective knowledge transfer with functional teams across PLOS. This will include identifying potential partnerships and developing networks with the research, funder and publisher communities.
You will work closely with senior managers to instil a culture of transparency, collaboration and dynamic leadership across the organization. You will leverage collaboration as a key strategy in accelerating our momentum while contributing to growing the portfolio’s top and bottom line and furthering PLOS’s catalytic mission in scientific communication.
**_Strategy_**
- Developing a strategic implementation plan for PLOS’ activities in Europe, including contributing to portfolio planning and product strategy in collaboration with the Publisher, Portfolio Development and colleagues in Strategic Partnerships
- Ensuring effective knowledge transfer between Publishing Development Team and colleagues across PLOS
- Identify current and future market trends and maintain a knowledge of the scholarly publishing, open science and competitor landscape, using this knowledge to inform the regional strategic plan
- Provide insight and thought leadership on opportunities and developments in European markets, including in relation to policy, product development and the adoption of open research practices
- Advocate for the benefits of greater openness in research to scientists, university and academy leaders, and policy makers

**_Financial and Business Leadership_**
- Propose and develop partnership opportunities to support the needs and capabilities of regional partners and affiliates and support development of local economies, while contributing to PLOS’ growth
- Develop business models in collaboration with Strategic Partnerships and Publishing colleagues which meet community needs and fulfil portfolio and organisational objectives.
- Set and manage budgets/expenditure for regional activities
- Keep abreast of regional publishing trends and work collaboratively with colleagues in Editorial, Open Research, Outreach, Publishing and Strategic Partnerships to drive authorship, readership and institutional engagement

**_Leadership & Collaboration_**
- Work with Publishing Development team members and partners across regions to leverage wider strategic opportunities
- Contribute to the development and growth of global cross
- and trans-disciplinary networks to grow PLOS’ profile and reputation
- Build collaborative cross-functional relationships to effect knowledge transfer and ensure strategic plans meet the needs of internal stakeholders
- Build collaborative relationships with European research communities, policy-makers, funders and institutions representing PLOS at a senior level
- Promote a culture built on teamwork, engagement and the highest level of personal ethics and cross-functional collaboration
- Actively represent and promote PLOS as a thought leader across the scientific, scholarly communication, and higher education sectors through attendance and speaking at key meetings and events, and through leadership activities with like-minded organizations

**_Qualification and experience: _**
- Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of colleagues, in peer-to-peer and management relationships
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to successfully implement new strategies and business plans, and the flexibility to adapt quickly to change
- Organizational skill to plan and manage resource allocation and budgets to agreed plans, reporting and acting according to changing circumstances
- Business problem solver - operates with curiosity to get to the root of the business problem to ensure the ultimate solution is grounded in PLOS’ strategy and mission.
- Proven track record in an academic/scholarly publishing environment at a senior level with demonstrable success; detailed knowledge and understanding of scholarly publish