Morgan Healey Exclusive
Location: UK
Contract: 12-18 Months

Our client, a leading Open Access publisher based in the UK, 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