Andy Elder Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

Heavy copyediting and careful medical fact-checking for the advertising, marketing, and medical communications sides of the pharmaceutical industry.

Freelance copy editor (since its premier issue) for a high-profile monthly rheumatology newsmagazine and the official publication of the American College of Rheumatology and the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals.

Greater New York City Area

Lead editor for Abbvie (Humira). I reviewed, edited, and provided medical fact-checking for pharmaceutical advertising and promotional materials in the form of print and TV ads, physician and patient brochures, brand websites, customer-facing emails, social media posts, and more. Additionally, I mentored a junior editor on the brand.

New York, New York

Managed the editorial personnel (staff and freelance) and workflow at a very busy and rapidly growing NYC medical communications/promotions agency. In addition, I was the editor of record for clients such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Amgen, Merck, and AstraZeneca and was responsible for all of my Senior Medical Editor duties (see below).

New York, New York

Responsible for maintaining the editorial integrity of all medical communications and medical education pieces developed and produced by the agency. This included heavy medical fact-checking, copyediting, and keeping copy compliant with AMA/client style and FDA regulations. After two months at BGB Group/BIONYC, I was given the Outstanding Employee Award.

New York, NY

Reviewed and edited pharmaceutical advertising for Humira (Abbvie) in the form of print and TV ads, websites/digital, client presentations/speaker decks, physician and patient brochures, customer emails, and more. Required strict adherence to client/industry style and a keen eye for detail as well as the desire and ability to prioritize appropriately as.

Hoboken, NJ

Managed the start-to-finish digital and print production of 10 scientific/medical journals, and supervised offsite vendor teams and freelance copy editors. Volunteered for and led my department on major company-wide Production initiatives—Wiley Online Library and OnlineOpen—offering user-interface input from a Production standpoint. Initiated the.

New York, NY

Handled the production and copyediting of 4 monthly scientific/medical journals, while consulting closely with external editorial offices to decide the lineups and layouts of monthly issues.

New York, NY

Copyedited and trafficked manuscripts for two semimonthly medical journals. Created and managed of production schedules, and uploaded articles and issues using HTML coding.