Research Integrity Manager

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• Role: Research Integrity Manager
• Application Deadline: 5th Jul 2026

About the Role

As a Research Integrity Manager, you will lead the Research Integrity Partner arm of the Resolutions team in the Research Integrity & Governance (RIG) group.

Your responsibilities include working closely with third‑party vendors to investigate, resolve, and manage research integrity concerns—particularly image and data integrity—while ensuring compliance with COPE guidelines and Springer Nature policies.

This hybrid role offers the opportunity to shape a brand‑new team and play a pivotal part in safeguarding the integrity of our published record.

• Role Responsibilities
• Manage, coach, and develop the Research Integrity Partner Advisers; oversee workloads, provide training, and serve as an escalation point for complex cases.
• Supervise partner (third‑party vendor) case work, ensuring consistency with COPE and Springer Nature editorial best practice.
• Handle escalations from the partner into the internal Research Integrity team, including legal and communications input when required.
• Monitor partner performance and quality, identify trends, and collaborate on process improvements.
• Lead recruitment of new team members, coordinating candidate selection and interviews with Human Resources.
• Project‑manage case progress, ensuring resolution aligns with SOPs, KPIs, and quality‑control milestones such as retraction recommendations.
• Collaborate with senior management, communications, and legal to address complicated integrity issues and resolve stakeholder conflicts.
• Develop and deliver training on publication ethics, including in‑person and webinar formats for staff and external editors.
• Initiate and manage projects that enhance workflow compliance with ethical policies.
• Represent SNRIG externally, promoting its work through industry events, editorial board meetings, and governmental liaison.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Experience

• Relevant years in a similar role.
• Graduate‑level education in an academic field with knowledge of publishing industry processes.
• Strong understanding of publication and research ethics and the academic publication workflow.
• Line‑management experience.
• Committed to professional development through targeted training.

Skills

• Establish effective relationships with senior and junior stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• High proficiency with Office applications and Google Workspace.
• Ability to work under pressure, repriorise, and make difficult decisions responsibly.
• Familiarity with plagiarism detection software (Cross Check/i Thenticate) and image integrity tools (Proof By, Image Twin).
• Knowledge of copyright law and defamation concepts.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Excellent organisational, time‑management, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong written and oral communication; fluent in English.

Qualification

Post‑graduate with research experience.

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