Medical Sales

David L. Levine

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SUMMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

I am an accomplished medical, science writer/editor and public relations

media specialist. I have extensive experience planning and executing major

public health campaigns and brand initiatives for nonprofits and government

agencies, corporations and pharmaceutical companies. I also write for

mainstream media and professional publications.

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Medical Writer and Editor June

2009- Present

Co-Chairman, Science Writers in New York

Clients include New York Hospital Queens, Pfizer Inc. Weill Cornell Medical

College,

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) and

Agilent Technologies

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation June 2007- May

2009

Senior Director, Corporate Communications & Marketing

Speechwriter for President of HHC and other senior staff; help plan and

coordinate all media and advertising campaigns including World Trade Center

health issues, patient safety, and transparency; work on redesigning HHC

website and serve as head writer, liaison with other NYC agencies on major

initiatives including diabetes, smoking cessation, obesity, influenza and

cancer screenings.

American Cancer Society

June 2005-May 2007

Director, Media Relations

Developed and implemented media campaigns to national media to promote

Society's programs including National Breast Cancer Awareness Month;

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the Great American Smokeout.

Responded to inquiries from broadcast and print media on cancer research,

trends, and latest discoveries. Publicized Society's books and journal

articles.

I have cultivated relationships with top media contacts in the country and

the world and

placed our experts on major media outlets, including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN,

MSNBC, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post,

Associated Press, and all of the major women's and men's magazines. In

addition, I have conducted satellite and radio media tours, organized major

press conferences, and supported the Society's major fundraising campaigns.

Consultant

February 2001-May 2005

I developed strategy and marketing plans, conducted market research and

wrote speeches, newsletters, press kits, CME, programs, and brochures for

various clients. I also wrote articles for consumer and trade publications.

I specialized in making complex medical topics understandable to both

professionals and consumers. My clients included Pfizer Inc.; Academic

Health Centers' Clinical Research Forum; AM Medica; Burson-Marsteller;

Black Diamond Research, LLC; Chandler Chicco Agency; The Clinicians Group;

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; EmMax LLC; The Foundation for Better

Healthcare;. Genetics Institute; Hill and Knowlton, and Nicholas Hall &

Company; Grey Healthcare; Phase V Public Relations; The National Arthritis

Foundation; the March of Dimes, and the National Multiple Sclerosis

Society.

Special Long-Term Contract Assignments included:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 2000-2002

I wrote case impact studies for the AHRQ, the nation's lead Federal agency

for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety.

Millennium Pharmaceuticals - 2003

I was the Medical Editor, Marketing Services for Millennium Pharmaceuticals

in Cambridge, MA. I edited the company's oncology and cardiovascular

products (Velcade and Integrillin ), as well as those in development. I

interacted with marketing, regulatory, legal, and the company's ad agencies

to get materials approved, produced, and distributed.

Healthcare Writer: Magazines and Books

Major articles include: The Secrets of Healthy People, Good Housekeeping;

Choosing a Nursing Home, and Top Medical Centers, American Health; 10 Tips

for Healthy Aging; Women's Health Advisor; Can Exercise Prevent Type II

Diabetes? Physician's Weekly, Prone to Panic, Johns Hopkins Magazine, and

Bone Degradation: The New Target in RA Treatment, Rheumatology Management

Today.

Book chapters include: Educational Review Manual in Medical Oncology

(Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins), Allergy Free Naturally (Rodale Press);

The Use of Personal Narratives in the Helping Professions (Hayworth Press),

Educational Review Manual in Gastroenterology (Lippincott, Williams, and

Wilkins) and Surviving the Cost of Prescription Drugs (Writers Club Press).

Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc. May 2000-

February 2001

New York, NY

Senior Editor, Medical Education,

Communications and Marketing Services

-Editorial Director for company's cardiology, oncology, and arthritis

products.

Pfizer Inc. January 1993-April

2000

New York, NY

Manager, Worldwide Marketing Operations Group, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

-Editorial Director: Central Nervous System, Women's Health, Consumer

Health, and Managed Care teams.

-Coordinated all advertising and marketing material for launches of

Aricept, Cardura Celebrex, Diflucan, Glucotrol XL, Norvasc, Procardia XL,

Viagra, and Zoloft.

-Wrote speeches and backgrounders for vice presidents of Marketing, Sales

and Government Relations.

-Wrote for USPG News, magazine for Pfizer's sales force, and for Corporate

Communications publications, Pfizer Scene and Headquarters News.

-Assigned and supervised work of five freelance editors.

(Note: Before becoming staff, I was a consulting editor/writer for Pfizer

Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer International, and the Pfizer Sales Force from 1989-

1992.)

American Lung Association of New York 1987-1989

Public Relations Director

-Placed stories on all major television and radio stations as well as Time,

Newsweek, New York Magazine and The New York Times. Wrote and produced

annual report, press kits, brochures and film on Association's work.

Supervised work of public relations staff.

-Chaired New York City Coalition on Smoking or Health. Advocated

successfully for laws that banned smoking on all U.S. airlines and

restricted smoking in New York City and State.

-Wrote speeches for executive director and president for appearances before

legislators, professional audiences, and fundraising events. Worked with a

major advertising agency on award-winning campaign on smoking prevention.

Cancer Care, Inc. 1984- 1987

New York, NY

Assistant Director, Public Relations

-Wrote press releases and placed articles in all major broadcast and print

media. Wrote and produced annual report, press kits and brochures.

-Speechwriter for executive director, president, and honorees at all

fundraising events and professional programs.

-Worked with Betty Ford and Susan Ford Vance to establish first National

Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Also organized first Cancer Survivors

Symposium in Washington, D.C. which was held at the U.S. Congress.

EDUCATION

The Johns Hopkins University, MA, Department of Writing Seminars

The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., Humanities

University College, University of London, Visiting Student

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Co-President, Science Writers in New York

National Association of Science Writers

Association of Healthcare Journalists- co-founder of New York Chapter

New York Junior Tennis League/Arthur Ashe Foundation

United States Tennis Association

AWARDS

National Volunteer Award -Pfizer's award for volunteer activities as a

mentor for minority students from Bedford-Stuyvesant and my work for the

Arthur Ashe Foundation.

The American Lung Association's campaign against smoking won four Clio

awards, a Certificate of Merit, Art Director's Club of Los Angeles, and a

Citation of Excellence, Best of NY 1990 ADDY Awards.

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