Senior Product Manager, Research Integrity and Certification
Want to elevate a successful product?
Enjoy solving complex challenges?
About our Team:
Scopus data adheres to rigorous policies for selection, coverage, and processing, as established by the Content & Policy team. This team works with an independent Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB), consisting of 17 esteemed international scholars who are responsible for selecting the content included in Scopus. Amidst increasing concerns about publishing malpractice in the research community, maintaining the integrity of the Scopus corpus is paramount. Ensuring that both the content and the metrics used to evaluate it uphold high standards of integrity is a top priority. This process is conducted meticulously and in collaboration with the publishers of the content, often under the scrutiny of media attention.
About the role:
As a Senior Product Manager Research Integrity and Certification, you work together with your Content & Policy team members to address publication malpractice and research integrity issues. You determine the strategy for certification and evaluation of risk in research. You work together with data scientists and technology teams at Elsevier to further develop our tools to detect publication malpractice. You manage the narrative and thought leadership about research integrity in the academic community in collaboration with the Marketing and Global Communications teams. As this often happens in the public eye and issues may get escalated, alignment with Senior Management and the RELX Global Affairs team is needed.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute a strategic vision for research integrity and certification within Scopus, aligning with Elsevier's overall mission and goals.
- Product Development: Oversee the development and implementation of new policies, procedures and tools to support research integrity and certification processes.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including researchers, publishers, and institutions, to ensure alignment and address their needs.
- Quality Assurance: Implement rigorous quality control measures to ensure the accuracy and reliability of Scopus data and services.
- Market Analysis: Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive threats related to research integrity and certification.
- Reporting and Metrics: Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of research integrity and certification initiatives.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years of product management experience, preferably in the academic publishing or research industry.
- Skills:
- Strong understanding of research integrity and certification processes.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data.
Personal Attributes:
- Passion for advancing research integrity and quality.
- Innovative thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Collaborative and team oriented.
- High ethical standards and commitment to transparency.
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working for you
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Dutch Share Purchase Plan
- Annual Profit Share Bonus
- Comprehensive Pension Plan
- Home, office or commuting allowance
- Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
- Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave
- Flexible working hours
- Personal Choice budget
- Variety of online training courses and career roadshows
- Wellbeing programs and gym facility in the office
- Internal communities and networks
- Various employee discounts
- Recruitment introduction reward
- Work from anywhere
- Employee Assistance Program (global)
- Annual Event
About the Business
A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals’ advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.
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What We Do
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of information solutions that enhance the performance of science, health, and technology professionals, empowering them to make better decisions, and deliver better care.
Because informed decisions lead to better outcomes, Elsevier is a leader in information and analytics for customers across the global research and health ecosystems.
Elsevier helps researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society.
We do this by facilitating insights and critical decision-making for customers across the global research and health ecosystems.
