What are the responsibilities and job description for the Editorial Assistant position at American Association for Cancer Research?
Overview
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), with more than 58,000 members residing in 141 countries, is the first and largest organization in the world dedicated to advances in all areas of high-quality, innovative cancer research. Its mission is to prevent and cure all cancers. The programs and activities of the AACR foster the exchange of new knowledge among scientists and physicians in cancer research as well as in related sciences. The AACR publishes ten peer-reviewed scientific journals and an award-winning magazine for cancer patients and their loved ones; convenes topical scientific conferences and an annual meeting that draws more than 22,500 participants; offers educational workshops that train young investigators in a variety of scientific and clinical areas; funds research fellowships, career development awards, and research grants for both senior and junior investigators; raises public awareness of the progress in the biology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer; engages actively in advocacy for increased federal research funding and other national policies that accelerate progress against cancer; and interacts with regulatory agencies to support regulatory science and policy.
We are seeking an Editorial Assistant to support our Publishing department in Old City Philadelphia, PA.
Responsibilities
The Editorial Assistant is part of a team responsible for the daily tasks of communicating with authors and managing the editorial review of scientific manuscripts at an AACR journal in coordination with the journal editors.
- Via a web-based submission and peer review system, handles the editorial review process of select manuscript submissions by quality checking manuscripts, contacting editors and reviewers, handling review scheduling, and providing prompt follow-up with reviewers and/or editors on overdue manuscript reviews.
- Responds to author queries and assists with the manuscript submission process as needed.
- Drafts correspondence to editors and reviewers regarding overdue tasks or assignments.
- Handles incoming and outgoing correspondence and telephone calls related to manuscripts they are handling.
- Keeps Managing Editor apprised of manuscripts’ status; alerts Managing Editor of any problems with or potential delays in manuscript flow.
- Prepares accepted manuscripts for publication by ensuring that all necessary elements are present and that manuscripts conform to journal style.
- Updates reviewer/author databases as needed.
- Performs other related tasks and duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Proficiency with MS Office suite of programs.
- Ability to interact effectively with external editors, authors, and reviewers, as well as with internal colleagues at all levels of the organization.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational, time-management and problem-solving skills.
- Good customer service skills.
