Senior Quality Assurance Editor

Key areas of responsibility include

• Taking responsibility for assessing the methodological quality of protocols, reviews and updates submitted through Editorial Manager.
• Prioritizing and allocating submissions for methods peer review within the Quality Assurance team.
• Overseeing the methodological peer review process, ensuring robust and consistent checks are carried out across the team.
• Providing clear, evidence based recommendations to authors and editors, including guidance on revisions required.
• Supporting, mentoring and delivering training to Editorial Service colleagues on [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] methods, including GRADE, summary of findings tables and common methodological errors.

The successful candidate is expected to have

• Experience conducting systematic reviews and a strong understanding of their importance for clinical decision making.
• Familiarity with [Employer hidden] methodological guidance, including MECIR standards, GRADE methods and complex review methodologies.
• Experience providing methodological review or commentary on complex systematic reviews, including network meta analyses or prognostic reviews.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including line management responsibilities within an editorial or research environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, high attention to detail and the ability to work accurately, independently and proactively.

Don’t have every single qualification? We know that some people are less likely to apply for a job unless they are a perfect match. At [Employer hidden], we’re not looking for “perfect matches.” We’re looking to welcome people to our diverse, inclusive, and passionate workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but don’t have every single qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. Whether it’s this role or another one, you may be just the right candidate.

Our organization is built on four core values:

1. Collaboration: Underpins everting we do, locally and globally.
2. Relevant: The right evidence at the right time in the right format.
3. Integrity: Independent and transparent.
4. Quality: Reviewing and improving what we do, maintaining rigour and trust.

You can expect

• An opportunity to truly impact health globally.
• A flexible work environment which includes remote-first working (although you will be required to attend in person meetings from time to time, depending on your location and the needs of the role).
• An environment where people feel welcome, heard, and included, regardless of their differences.

How to apply

• Find further information on the role and how to apply.
• The deadline to receive your application is 16 April 2026.
• The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements, using specific examples.
• Find out more about our [PDF] Candidate Pack Jan 2026.pdf which gives you more information about our employee benefits and outlines what you can expect from the application process.
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