Medical Sales

ALICIA M. SPRINGER

** ******** ******, *********, ** 10591

abik6c@r.postjobfree.com

914-***-****

Adept communicator with good interpersonal skills; strong writer with

clear, succinct style;

experienced editor proficient at streamlining/simplifying complex material;

highly organized

with the ability to prioritize multiple deadline tasks

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Writer/Medical Editor, consultant

Present

JumpStart Healthcare, White Plains, NY

. Slide kits/brochures for Web-based/live training and promotional

medical/nursing/pharmaceutical presentations, including med/legal

review annotations

. Proposal development, needs assessments, executive summaries,

biographies

Medical Editor, freelance Present

Medical Knowledge: Synapse/SciMed, 90 Park Avenue, 7th floor, New York, NY

. Medical/pharmaceutical promotional slide kits, physician biographies

. Proposals, online CME materials, journal articles, scientific fact

checking

Quintiles Medical Education, Hawthorne, NY

2003-2008

Medical Editor/Writer

. Edited all promotional and continuing medical education (CME) content

for clarity and flow, consistency of style, conformation to relevant

guidelines/American Medical Association (AMA); fact checked for

scientific accuracy; extensive rewriting. Materials: slide

sets/presentations, proposals, webcasts, podcasts, newsletters,

faculty biographies, program invitations, guidebooks, CDs, monographs,

executive summaries

Therapeutic areas: cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease,

diabetes, hepatitis B/C, hemophilia, renal cell carcinoma, non-small

cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, multiple myeloma, anemia,

Alzheimer's disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, depression,

schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, migraine, childhood vaccines, otitis

media, asthma, pertussis, enuresis

. Wrote targeted health newsletters, web copy, faculty/staff biographies

Q.E.D. Communications, Hawthorne, NY

2000-2003

Copy Editor/Supervisor

. Managed staff of 2 editors plus onsite/offsite freelance editors

. Responsibilities included quality control for all CME, promotional,

and collateral materials

. Edited copy for accuracy, consistency, and conformation to client/AMA

styles from initial manuscript through print/presentation/online

launch

. Oversaw slide presentations, scientific abstracts, invitations,

symposium guidebooks, websites, teleconferences, newsletters, CDs,

video scripts, proposals, monographs, and executive summaries

Other Writing/Editing

MTA/Long Island Railroad, Jamaica, NY

. Wrote press releases, executive correspondence

Atkins Nutritionals, New York, NY

. Wrote sales letters, package romance copy

Yoga Inner Peace, White Plains, NY

. Wrote corporate sales brochure

SCP/Cliggott Communications, New York, NY

. Edited journal articles, pharmaceutical training CD, sales collateral

Grey Direct, New York, NY

. Edited direct mail bank/finance copy, allergy newsletter

EDUCATION/TRAINING

MFA, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

BA, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT

Nursing, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT

Proposal Writing Seminar, Foundation Center, NY, NY

Proficiencies: Online searches, Microsoft Word , PowerPoint , Adobe

Acrobat Professional

Writing samples upon request.

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