Research Integrity Manager

Description

At Frontiers, our purpose is simple yet ambitious: to make science open. We believe open science empowers the global scientific community to accelerate discovery and develop the solutions needed for healthy lives on a healthy planet.

We are one of the world’s largest and most influential open-access research publishers. Every article we publish is peer-reviewed and quality-certified, ensuring research is accessible to everyone, everywhere. To date, Frontiers research has been viewed over 4 billion times, demonstrating the real-world impact of science without barriers.

Joining Frontiers means being part of a global, mission-driven organization at the intersection of science, technology, and innovation — working alongside passionate colleagues who care deeply about advancing knowledge for the benefit of society. To learn more about our impact and culture, please watch this video:

We are seeking a Research Integrity Manager to use their advanced expertise in ethics and quality standards in research to safeguard the integrity of our publishing process and, establish best practices so that Frontiers becomes a symbol of high-quality science. 

Requirements

• Lead and develop a team of Research Integrity specialists to maintain good performance across the team
• Drive continuous improvement, whilst identifying areas of improvement where necessary
• Maintain and uphold research integrity standards, keeping in mind quality criteria and any concerns
• Engage with the research community and internal stakeholders, communicating on ethical concerns and issues and providing feedback to relevant stakeholders
• Training new team members and providing continuous training as well as performance feedback and appraisals
• Monitoring the sub-team progress towards defined targets provided by Senior Manager
• Identifying areas for improvement, proposing solutions and new strategies, as well as implementing them
• Screening submissions for quality criteria and following up on cases as necessary
• Communicating with researchers and academics regarding ethical issues related to scholarly publishing;
• Investigating post-publication concerns

Benefits

• We prioritise office presence and emphasise in-person collaboration, but also offer appropriate adjustments where needed, in line with company policy

• Extra wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance

• Up to 3 paid volunteering days each year

• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, legal & financial support)

• Learning & development support via the Frontiers Learning Hub

Equal opportunity statement

Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.

Job Summary

• ID: 256A590CFC
• Department: Publishing Operations