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Frontiers
Academic publisher for science, tech & medicine
- 1001+ employees
- Healthcare
- B2C
- B2B
- Publishing
- Science
- Lausanne, VD
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Company mission
To make science open – so that scientists can collaborate better and innovate faster to deliver the solutions that enable healthy lives on a healthy planet.
38% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Frontiers Media is a publishing company that is home to nearly 180 peer-reviewed journals in the fields of science, medicine, and technology. This voluminous reach has made it the 3rd most-cited and 9th largest research publisher, and helped it generate substantial revenue.
Because it’s an open-access (OA) publisher, Frontiers charges publishing fees to authors. These can run upwards of $3,000, which in combination with the sheer volume of content makes for a hefty income stream. It is, however, reportedly the company’s only income stream, which could spell trouble for a business designed to put out only high-quality research.
Frontiers Media has in fact already had various run-ins with the academic establishment for its supposedly fairly permissive reviews process. Reports suggest papers are widely solicited and difficult for reviewers to actually reject, leading the company to be included on an influential list of potentially predatory OA publications.
It’s a reputation that Frontiers Media has struggled to shake off in some fields, but successfully overridden in others as it expands outwards into new sub-sectors. Journal multiplication has been an astute business strategy, and will certainly help it cement its leading position going forward.
Freddie
Company Specialist
Benefits
- Remote working available on a part- or full-time basis (not applicable to some Workplace/IT jobs due to nature of role)
- Free online yoga classes, an employee assistance plan, access to the Headspace app, and four wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance
- Access to LinkedIn Learning (and Pluralsight for our technology team), an annual personal learning budget, and dedicated L&D time
- Volunteering opportunities (employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer for a personal cause or through our volunteering partner platform, Alaya)
Founders
Kamila Markram
(CEO)Completed her PhD at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, and has also spent over 15 years as the Autism Project Director at the Brain Mind Institute.
Diversity & Inclusion at Frontiers
Jadene Maclou (People Business Partner)
- Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With over 2000 employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives
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Frontiers has a knack for throwing complex problems at you. But you're surrounded with amazing collaborative colleagues and have access to a wealth of data to figure out the solution. I love it!
Product
Challenging work
Dec 2022
Frontiers is a great place to learn. You have access to a vast library of training courses including LinkedIn learnings. You have a huge pool of talent you can learn from. And you even have a budget you can spend on learning!
Product
Opportunities to learn
Dec 2022
Frontons are empowered. Management will ask you to deliver an outcome - you have to figure out how you can deliver it (and what resources you will need).
Product
Autonomy
Dec 2022
People are the pillar of the Frontiers. We create a great company, we support each other and help each other every day. It is a great advantage, knowing that we can count on each other.
People, HR, Recruitment
Nice people
Dec 2022
The recruitment process is very clear, and during the process we are focusing to hire the best specialist in terms of their skills but also in terms of their personalities. Each member in the team know that he can ask and count on the other team's member and that we are creating something special together. Team work is the best work!
People, HR, Recruitment
Team energy
Dec 2022
There is huge flexibility in Frontiers, regarding working hours. Employees can also share their ideas and we can develop new projects, products etc.
People, HR, Recruitment
Flexible working
Dec 2022
We largely support diversity and inclusion by attending events, and actively searching for recruitment methods focused on diversity. We have recently attended a Diversity in Tech conference to encourage many of our colleagues to understand and celebrate diversity in the workplace. Each office has a monthly happy hour where people can come together and meet everyone in a relaxed environment.
Marketing
Diversity is a priority
Dec 2022
Everyone is always keen to help and up for a chat. It means that new starts are always welcomed and they are immediately introduced into a team that welcomes them and is always striving to do the best job they can do with team work.
Marketing
Team energy
Dec 2022
Our mission is to make science and research openly accessible for everyone with no paywalls. It is a fantastic idea that will greatly benefit every the world if it is supported right. Using top tier custom-built technology we can make healthy solutions for a healthy planet!
Marketing
Innovative product
Dec 2022
