Online Peer Review Systems Specialist - 6688

Cambridge University Press Ltd.; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic publisher in Cambridge seeks an Online Peer Review Systems Specialist to optimize peer review systems and improve user experiences. The ideal candidate has experience in journal publishing and peer review systems. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of £26,600 - £32,600 and a flexible rewards package including 28 days annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Green travel schemes

Qualifications

• Minimum experience in journal publishing required.
• Experience with peer review systems is highly desirable.
• Strong accuracy and ability to manage competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Configure and implement peer review systems for journals.
• Manage transitions between publishers ensuring user experience.
• Provide technical support to users.

Skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Experience in journal publishing

Experience with peer review systems (ScholarOne, Editorial Manager)

Job description

Job Title: Online Peer Review Systems Specialist

Salary: £26,600 - £32,600

Location: Cambridge, UK – Hybrid

Contract: Fixed term (12 months), Full Time (35 hours per week)

A chance to work for a world leader in academic publishing, optimising its peer review systems, improving user experiences, and helping to deliver high-quality content.

This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist in peer review systems to join a friendly, passionate, and fast-paced team, operating within a rapidly changing publishing landscape. The role involves configuring and implementing new systems and workflows, supporting strategic initiatives to assure the quality of the content we publish and services we provide, and providing world class technical support and guidance to users.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

You will play a key role in supporting and maintaining our peer review systems, driving the successful delivery of new sites, workflows, and initiatives for our journals and publishing partners. Your work will directly impact millions of learners, academics, and researchers worldwide, helping us unlock potential and make a difference every day.

In this role, you will:

• Configure and implement peer review systems, in consultation with journal stakeholders.
• Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues across the organisation.
• Manage peer review system transitions between publishers, ensuring seamless user experiences for our partners and customers.
• Provide technical support and guidance to internal and external users.
• Participate in strategic projects, deploying agreed changes and services across our sites, and continuously seeking new ways to improve.

You will thrive in dynamic environments, be motivated by delivering excellent customer service, and you will enjoy being part of a high-performing, collaborative team.

About you

As our Systems Specialist, you will be part of an innovative and collaborative team that is always driving change and exploring new ways to serve our global community. You are enthusiastic, well-organised, and motivated to continuously learn and develop your skills. You will need experience in journal publishing to hit the ground running, and experience with peer review systems such as ScholarOne and/or Editorial Manager would be highly desirable. You should possess strong accuracy and attention to detail, along with the ability to work under pressure and manage competing deadlines and priorities.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a focus on impact and continuous improvement.
• Effective communication skills, allowing you to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation and help us transform the way we work.
• Accuracy and attention to detail, ensuring high-quality outcomes for our publishing partners and customers.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being Wednesday, 7th January 2026. Interviews are scheduled to take place starting on Thursday, 15th January 2026.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identityand sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.