What are the responsibilities and job description for the Open Science Manager - North America, External Affairs position at Frontiers?
Who We Are
We are on a mission to make all science open, enabling the research community to develop the solutions we all need to live healthy lives on a healthy planet.
Frontiers is one of the world’s largest and most impactful research publishers, dedicated to making peer-reviewed, quality-certified science openly accessible. Our articles have been viewed 4 billion times, reflecting the power of research that is open for all.
Follow the links below to learn more about our work.
www.frontiersin.org/about/annual-reports
www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ejFfnQzko
What We Can Offer You
At Frontiers, our working model for new roles includes a balanced approach that fosters collaboration through regular engagement at our office hubs in key locations. While we value flexibility, we also believe that shared in-person time strengthens team culture, trust, and productivity.
We provide a range of benefits across our global locations, including but not limited to:
Requirements / Knowledge
Please click the 'apply' button on this page and submit your application in English.
Please inform us if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment experience. You can contact us at careers@frontiersin.org for any additional support.
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.
We are on a mission to make all science open, enabling the research community to develop the solutions we all need to live healthy lives on a healthy planet.
Frontiers is one of the world’s largest and most impactful research publishers, dedicated to making peer-reviewed, quality-certified science openly accessible. Our articles have been viewed 4 billion times, reflecting the power of research that is open for all.
Follow the links below to learn more about our work.
www.frontiersin.org/about/annual-reports
www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ejFfnQzko
What We Can Offer You
At Frontiers, our working model for new roles includes a balanced approach that fosters collaboration through regular engagement at our office hubs in key locations. While we value flexibility, we also believe that shared in-person time strengthens team culture, trust, and productivity.
We provide a range of benefits across our global locations, including but not limited to:
- 4 additional wellbeing days in addition to existing annual leave allowance
- Access to learning platforms and dedicated learning & development time
- A range of wellbeing initiatives, including free online yoga classes and an employee assistance plan
- Employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer
- Additional benefits depending on your location (e.g. pension plan and private medical care)
- Support the cultivation and maintenance of relationships with senior leaders and decision makers at targeted institutions and federal agencies as well as major trade associations, non-profits and think tanks, by coordinating communications and engagement activities around the value proposition and strategic benefits of Open Science and Frontiers.
- Assist in post-contractual partnership development, in close collaboration with the Institutional Partnerships team and Director of Open Science, North America, ensuring success and expansion of collaborative opportunities.
- Coordinate and help execute partner engagement programs such as library-focused events, funder roundtables, conference panels, webinars and informational sessions to reinforce Frontiers’ thought leadership and reputation, and
- Collect and organize market feedback from institutional partners regarding needs and trends; summarize and share with relevant stakeholders to inform offering and strategic initiatives
- Prepare presentations, reports, position statements, RFI responses, and other materials in support of business priorities.
- Monitor and actively engage with science policy and regulatory developments, providing timely analysis of key changes and their implications for Open Science and academic publishing.
- Collaborate closely with the Director of Open Science, North America and the External Affairs Team, to deliver strategic guidance to internal teams advancing Frontiers’ policy goals and adapting approaches to an evolving research
- Partnering with the PR team and the Director of Open Science, North America, support the development and execution of the US PR/media engagement strategy, elevating Frontiers’ brand and thought leadership profile among target
Requirements / Knowledge
- Knowledge of US research landscape and ecosystem, specifically research funding, dissemination, and science policy developments and implementation.
- Experience in academic or library relations, and/or with research-focused federal agencies.
- Experience in and knowledge of science policy and the workings of federal agencies is a plus.
- Experience with partnership development and stakeholder management
- Strong network among US research stakeholders including federal agencies, libraries, universities, funders, research institutions, and others.
- Strong writing and argumentation skills. Strong verbal and presentation skills.
- Proactive, dynamic, and solution-oriented approach.
- Willingness to travel regularly within the US
- Ability to work autonomously yet collaboratively, esp. across teams.
- Ability to get work done through influence
- Good public speaker and presenter
- Min. 7-10 years of experience in academic publishing, academic relations, or library science
- Experience in and knowledge of federal agencies preferred
- Master’s or Doctorate degree preferred
Please click the 'apply' button on this page and submit your application in English.
Please inform us if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment experience. You can contact us at careers@frontiersin.org for any additional support.
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.