Morgan Healey Exclusive
Location: USA, East Coast
Contract: 12-18 Months
Our client, a leading Open Access publisher based in the USA, requires a new Business Model Analyst who will oversee a new initiative that aims to shape the next phase of transformation in the scholarly communication ecosystem.
The Business Modeler will play a key role in advancing a new business model to support open science publishing. This role is essential to achieving the organisation’s strategic goal of creating equitable, sustainable, and scalable alternatives to article-based models, enabling broader participation in open science.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with external consultants and internal teams to complete modelling tasks that support the design, development, and refinement of a new business model for open science publishing.
- Identify, compile, and prepare large datasets aligned with project objectives and goals.
- Contribute to qualitative research to identify market gaps, assess model uptake potential, and analyse impacts on organisational profitability and revenue streams.
- Evaluate model impacts on the broader research ecosystem, with a focus on equity considerations.
- Conduct business analysis and validate research with external stakeholders, developing an outline for a new or revised business model, including data models and preliminary pricing structures.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to assess the technical, operational, and procedural impacts of proposed changes, evaluating how these elements interact.
- Prepare model proposals for internal stakeholders, detailing scaling paths and projected business impacts across various scenarios.
- Contribute to reporting progress and outcomes to external stakeholders as needed.
- Iterate and adapt new and existing business models according to agreed timelines and milestones, integrating feedback from internal and external stakeholders.
- Work with internal teams to enhance and maintain data integrity throughout the project.
Skills & Experience:
- Working knowledge of STM journal publishing principles and industry dynamics, including open access.
- Strong ability to work accurately and independently with quantitative data.
- Proven experience in developing, reviewing, and presenting complex business models.
- Skilled at making, recommending, and justifying decisions based on comprehensive assessment of quantitative and qualitative data.
- Advanced Excel proficiency, comfortable with complex formulas and large datasets, and adept at building workbooks for scenario modeling with multiple variables.
- Solid understanding of financial principles related to profit, loss, and budgeting.
- Commercially aware with strong business acumen, able to adapt approaches to align with specific strategic goals and priorities.
- Ability to independently drive forward projects and initiatives, convening input as necessary.
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