Job Description

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About Us:

At Molecular Connections, we believe in "Connecting brilliant minds, for building the future of scientific intelligence. Founded more than two decades ago, Molecular Connections is the leading AI-ML led data science organization accelerating digital transformation of Scientific Scholarly Publishing, STEM (science, technology, engineering and medical) and pharmaceutical data science/information/analytics domains, globally. Our marquee customer base is spread across US, UK, Europe and other geographies. Headquartered in Bengaluru, our technology and customer delivery centers are based across various tier 1 and tier 2 cities across south India. We are growing strongly both organically and inorganically with our latest technology-driven acquisitions in Germany and UK.

Role:

Functional Consultant - Editorial Services

We are seeking a professional with 3-7 years of experience in peer review and manuscript submission systems such as Editorial Manager (EM) and ScholarOne.
The ideal candidate will serve as a bridge between editorial operations and the technology team, contributing domain expertise to design, test, and optimize the submission and peer review platform.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with product managers, developers, and editorial teams to define functional requirements

Provide insights based on prior experience with Editorial Manager, ScholarOne, or similar platforms to shape system features, workflows, and usability.

Translate editorial workflows into technical specifications for development.

Support user acceptance testing (UAT), identify gaps, and propose improvements.

Required Qualifications

3 - 7 years of experience working with peer review systems such as Editorial Manager, ScholarOne, eJournalPress, or similar.

In-depth understanding of editorial workflows (submission, peer review, revisions, decision-making, production handover).

Ability to translate editorial/publishing needs into technical requirements.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Why Join Molecular Connections?

This is a unique opportunity to join a mission-driven company at a pivotal time in its growth in

building the next-generation scientific intelligence platform

. You will be a key part of our vision to "build the future of scientific intelligence," with a clear path for professional growth and a chance to make a lasting impact on our organization and a competitive remuneration with other benefits commensurate with candidates' experience and track record.

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