Team Lead, Research Integrity Screening Job Title: Team Lead , Research Integrity Screening Location: Pune Reports to : Head of Research Integrity, Screening About Springer Nature Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world. We publish the largest number of journals and books and are pioneers in open research. Through our leading brands, trusted for more than 180 years, we provide technology-enabled products, platforms and services that help researchers to uncover new ideas and share their discoveries, health professionals to stay at the forefront of medical science, and educators to advance learning. We are proud to be part of progress, working together with the communities we serve to share knowledge and bring greater understanding to the world. For more information, please visit about.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature. At Springer Nature, we recognise that great talent develops through many different paths. We encourage applications from individuals with robust transferable skills, provided they are supported by relevant experience that shows how those skills have been successfully applied in practice. Our hiring approach balances skills, experience, and potential to ensure each role is fulfilled with both short term effectiveness and long-term growth in mind. About the B rand Springer Natures Editorial Excellence team is a central expert team that supports Springer Nature with research integrity, journal editorial policy, and indexing. Within the Editorial Excellence team, the research integrity teams prevent and address concerns about research integrity and other breaches of publication ethics.



The Editorial Excellence team ensures editorial and publishing best practice by producing training and self-help guides for in-house staff and external editorial partners; contributes to system and workflow development; audits processes and technologies; provides clear and defensible action plans for complicated cases; leads journals editorial policy; and manages abstracting and indexing . About the Role The Research Integrity Screening team play s a critical role in the pre-publication screening of submissions to resolve all identified integrity concerns. The Team Lead , Research Integrity Screening is responsible for the training and development of multiple direct reports, managing the team s workload and ensuring team efficiency, monitoring their performance and providing feedback, as well as delivering personal targets. The successful candidate embraces creativity and innovation and is open to new ideas that drive change . Roles Responsibilities Direct the work of a blended team of internal and outsourced Integrity Screening Specialists and third-party vendors to drive research integrity manuscript assessments from initial flags of concern through a final evaluation and recommendation. Build effective team and drive engagement by fostering a culture of openness, transparency, collaboration, accountability, and inclusion within the team and across stakeholder groups. Develop talent within your team as well as yourself identifying and pursuing personal development plans. Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Research Integrity Screening Specialist team,



ensuring goal alignment with organizational objectives , and consistent adherence to research integrity standards and policies, standard operating procedures provided by the Head of Research Integrity Screening, and service level agreements. Organize the work of the Research Integrity Screening Specialist Team by setting up a triage rota and allocating specific tasks to individual team members by capacity, ensuring effective prioritization and timely delivery of outcomes from research integrity screening. Coordinate and manage a high volume of manuscript assessments, supporting the Screening Teams prioritization efforts, leveraging resourcefulness , sound prioritization, strong judgement and decision quality to balance competing demands and manage complexity . Act as the main point of contact for the Research Integrity Screening Specialist Team for the Head of Research Integrity Screening. Exercise strong judgment in escalating complex or high-risk cases to your manager and when necessary to other appropriate colleagues . Drive administrative and reporting tasks to ensure that the Head of Research Integrity Screening has a clear picture of the volume and status of work as well as advanced notice of emerging issues, providing leadership with clear visibility into workload volumes, operational performance, risks, and emerging issues to support informed decision-making. Actively provide contribute to process optimization by reviewing and providing feedback on SOPs , identifying improvement opportunities, and recommending enhancements that increase efficiency, quality, and consistency. Contribute, directly or through team members, to other tasks and projects related to improving compliance with ethical .

📌 Team Lead - Research Integrity Screening (Pune)
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