Research Integrity Manager/Senior Research Integrity Manager

at  Sage

About our Team:
The Hybrid & Open Access Journals Editorial department is a vibrant and dynamic team of highly motivated individuals who are passionate about research and publishing. We are responsible for developing and growing a diverse portfolio of high-quality, valuable journals across the social sciences, STEM fields, and various business models to adapt to a changing market. Our collaborative efforts with external editors, society partners, and internal colleagues in editorial, marketing, and product innovation roles ensure the growth, success, and long-term sustainability of our program. Our friendly and welcoming team is dedicated to driving excellence and fostering a supportive environment.

Could you be our new Research Integrity Manager? Are you?

• Have an excellent understanding of research, publication ethics and be familiar with industry best practices in these areas
• An experienced research integrity professional with expertise in managing a team of specialists and overseeing a global, diverse portfolio of journals
• Able to manage multiple expectations from diverse stakeholders.
• Experienced in navigating complex ethical issues and managing sensitive situations with confidence, discretion and good judgement.
• A strong and collaborative communicator, with strong problem solving skills

• Working with the Associate Director, Research Integrity, to implement and embed SAGE’s policies, processes, internal and external resources around research, pre-publication and post-publication ethics
• Play a leading role in achieving SAGE’s goal to maintain our reputation as a high quality ethical publisher .
• Take the Research Integrity strategic objectives concerning publication ethics and translate these into practical plans to improve Sage’s ethical policies in line with industry best practice.
• Identify ways to reduce the risk of ethical problems arising in the first place or enable more efficient resolution of problems.
• Develop workflows or processes to enable more efficient resolution of publication ethics cases, collaborating with Editorial, Peer Review and Production teams where necessary.
• Develop and maintain resources around research integrity matters to support the Research Integrity Team and Editorial colleagues, including staying up to date on evolving areas of publishing ethics breaches and international research practices.
• Lead on the management of ethics cases arising on Sage journals: review submitted or published articles flagged as having potential ethical problems and create solutions to these problems.
• Supervise the investigation of authors, reviewers or editors where ethical problems are suspected/identified; communicate with external (occasionally adversarial) parties, including research institutions where required.
• Ensure the Research Integrity team is delivering a high level of support and expertise to Sage staff and journal editors. Act as the point of escalation for the most complex and sensitive cases
• Provide regularly reporting on case work to the Associate Director, Research Integrity and other senior leads, in order to create visibility of trends and emerging issues. Communicate with wider teams and departments as required.
• Participate in industry projects and working groups; be an ambassador for Sage’s research integrity work externally.
  If you have a disability and you need any support during the application process, please contact humanresources@sagepub.co.uk. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply