Acquisitions Editor

Springer Healthcare is a leading medical communications and education provider.

* Pursues an active and efficient acquisitions policy for **cancer research series** through correspondence, meetings/trips, telephone, consultations with advisors, etc. Approximately 20%-30% travel required as well as strong initiative and independent functioning. * Prepares and executes publishing contracts in regard to US product. * Maintains and develops a circle of reviewers and advisors and evaluates their judgments. * Maintains continuous cooperation and dialogues with marketing, promotion and production concerning individual projects as well as general questions of mutual interest. * Maintains communication with US and European editorial counterparts about specific immediate questions as well as long term strategy questions. Works with various branches in coordination of the international program. * Supervises final editorial preparation of manuscripts for production. * Discusses, assumes and proposes financial and budgetary plans for program. Ensures that financial reports, status reports, budget forecasts, etc., can be made on the basis of readily available material. * Develops guidelines, plans, reporting systems, etc., to implement publishing plans. Maintains current status of all projects in the program via reporting system. * Reviews and discusses new projects and plans with editorial colleagues particularly in overlapping areas. * Monitors staffing requirements and trains and develops staff. * Performs related duties as required.

* College degree with advanced degree in the specific subject area. * Experience as an editor or related editorial/publishing experience highly desirable. * Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills required. * Must be willing and able to travel.