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West Chester, Pa

As Executive Editorial Director/SVP, Editorial and Medical Services, and a member of the senior management team, responsibilities include establishment and evaluation of departmental and company-wide policies and procedures to ensure scalable, sustainable growth. The Executive Editorial Director/SVP, Editorial and Medical Services oversees the Editorial Services departments for both the publications and promotional business units, and the Medical Services department for promotional business to ensure adherence to strategic objectives, efficiency in execution, resourcing, and compliance with company and industry policies and best practice. Responsibilities also include quality control for publications, regulatory documents, and promotional work.

Newtown, Pa

Responsibilities as Editorial Director and Senior Medical Writer included writing and editing of primary research abstracts, posters, and manuscripts for presentation at scientific and medical congresses or publication in scientific journals; slide presentations for promotional or CME programs; and various other promotional materials. Reviewed all content for grammar, usage, consistency, and AMA or specific journal style. Performed quality assurance on documents for various product teams, including annotation of references and clinical study reports for pharmaceutical company medical and legal review, and participated in legal/medical/regulatory review meetings.Management tasks included resourcing all editorial and writing work to meet tight deadlines and liaison with various internal department team members.

Yardley, Pa

Edited and proofread primary research articles, review articles, and slides for physician audiences for grammar, usage, consistency, and AMA or specific journal style, and performed quality assurance on documents for various product teams, including annotation of references and clinical study reports for pharmaceutical company medical review.In addition, led team in ongoing overhaul, maintenance, and troubleshooting for the Reference Manager database to increase the efficiency of the editorial department, and served as member of core team for analyzing workflow and developing standard operating procedures for the Scientific Services department.

Managed CME enduring materials (monographs, CD-ROMs) from inception to publication in the official CME journal of Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. This required establishment and maintenance of relationships with key opinion leaders in various therapeutic areas and close working relationships with Johns Hopkins faculty members to develop monograph content and solicit participation in educational programs.Managed freelance writers, program directors, participating faculty, and in-house team members to produce quality editorial within budget and strict timelines. For each program, copyedited all manuscripts for AMA style, house style, grammar, usage, and consistency, as well as proofread manuscripts in layout stage prior to publication.

Managed editorial workflow for monthly cardiology publication. Heavily edited submitted manuscripts from authors speaking various different primary languages, for delivery to an English-speaking audience. Coordinated author review, layout, and page proof review for timely monthly publication.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology

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