We consider a derivation \(\textsf{D}\) on the ring \(\Lambda \) of symmetric functions and investigate its combinatorial, algebraic and geometric properties. More precisely, we show that \(\textsf{D}\) restricts to a quasi-isometry, with respect to the Hall product, on the graded component of \(\Lambda \) of each positive degree and provide a chain-rule formula with respect to the plethysm operation. Furthermore, we relate the geometry of the Schur functions supporting \(\textsf{D}(f)\) , where \(f\in \Lambda \) is a homogeneous element, to that of f.