Job Overview
Job Title: Partnerships Editor
Contract: 2 days per week on a 12 month fixed term contract
Salary: £62,919 pro-rated
Location: London/Hybrid
Application Closing Date: 23rd July 2026
Job Purpose
Our central mission at BMJ is to create a healthier world by sharing knowledge and expertise to improve health outcomes. We bring over 180 years of experience in communicating evidence and shaping global healthcare policy, backed by our strong reputation for independence and trustworthiness.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Partnerships Editor to join the BMJ Events and Partnerships team, to support the delivery of funded editorial projects across BMJ’s portfolio of journals.
Responsibilities
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Commissioning, assessment, managing peer-review, providing feedback and editing manuscripts that form part of funded editorial collections.
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Work with the publishing and editorial production teams to move content smoothly through the editorial process
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Approving roundtable topics, curating discussion points and identifying participants.
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Hosting roundtable discussion, reviewing and approving output reports.
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Working with the partnerships team to approve proposals for new projects, incorporating editorial collections, roundtable discussions, webinars etc
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Leading stakeholder meetings with internal and external teams related to partnerships projects.
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Act as the editorial point person with external partners for projects, and work with stakeholders to deliver projects to agreed deadlines.
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Maintain and ensure the integrity of the review process and publishing ethics, providing guidance to authors, reviewers and editors as appropriate
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Be an ambassador for the partnerships team, taking part in external outreach, conferences and meetings to promote the BMJ’s work and develop relationships
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Contribute to the development of the policies and processes of the partnerships editorial team as well as new editorial products.
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Oversee the work of freelance editors and mentor internal editorial staff in training.
Experience (essential)
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Clinical and/or research experience to inform editorial decision-making and ensure relevance of articles.
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Experience in critical appraisal of evidence to inform decision-making.
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Experience in writing for a clinical audience
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Experience of peer review process in publishing.
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Experience designing content for a live audience e.g. events and webinars
Experience (desirable)
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Editorial experience on a medical journal including commissioning, editing, and writing content.
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Experience of writing and editing content for healthcare professionals.
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Experience of working in a matrix, hybrid environment.
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Experience of working with ScholarOne (or other online content management systems).
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Experience of working with international editorial teams.
Qualification (essential)
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Degree in Medicine or Bachelor of Science
Why work for us?
Help us create a healthier world. We are a global healthcare knowledge provider. We publish The BMJ, one of the world’s most impactful medical journals and over 70 influential speciality journals. We offer digital tools to help health professionals worldwide tackle critical healthcare challenges. Find out more about us here.
Flexible Work and Workplace Perks
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We’re committed to flexible working that supports both your needs and the requirements of the role.
Generous benefits
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Generous double-matching employer pension contribution, up to 12%
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Discounted dental and travel insurance
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Seven x salary life assurance cover and a generous income protection package
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Discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work and season ticket loan
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Discounts for retail and leisure products through yourReward
Work-life balance and wellbeing
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Twenty-five days holiday + bank holidays + a BMJ Day off.
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Additional holiday through long service; buy up to 5 additional days
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Leave for moving house, volunteering or getting married
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Concierge service Seniorcare by Lottie
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are not buzzwords to us, but fundamental company priorities
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We believe that a diverse workforce brings unique strengths and insights, enabling us to better serve our customers and drive positive change in our industry.
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If you are from an under-represented or historically marginalised community, we are particularly interested in hearing from you.
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Join our employee-led networks focusing on Gender, Race and Cultural Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and Well-being, Parents and Carers and Age.
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Disability Confident Committed employer
Learning & Development
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Personal development plan
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Mentoring scheme
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Career Coaching
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Opportunities to pursue professional development
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Strengths-based development
