Medical Editor

David George, MPA

Costa Mesa CA USA ***** 949-***-**** ************@***.***

https://medicalcalendar.org/portfolio-%2F-work-samples https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-george-mpa

CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced, adaptable, resourceful medical editor, website editor, print editor, copy editor, proofreader and meticulous publications pro who is flexible, collaborative and unruffled. Handles: multiple projects, brands, creative projects, all platforms/areas of business, medicine/marketing/healthcare. Seeking: remote editor position. Specialties: new product/service launches, marketing, promotions, new websites/publications, copy editing, video script editing, proofreading, grammar, collaborating, problem-solving, QA/QC, improving workflows, guiding staff, business acumen. Capabilities: content development, project management, journalism and expert tech writing. Extensive experience: publishing, editing, proofreading, fact checking, accuracy/consistency checking, correcting technical medical/pharma advertising agency content. Understands: regulatory/FDA/govt./compliance, product manufacturing/business operations. Enforced: in-house, AP/AMA/Chicago styles. Gained: expert medical industry knowledge/management skills. Wrote: 6 style guides; fixed others. Recognized as: newspaper & TV SME expert. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

25+ years of professional editorial and publishing experience. Excelled at: creating, correcting, formatting, fact checking, proofreading, verifying: technical ads, claims, labeling, references, life sciences content, emails and data. Known for: achieving results, error-free publications, multiple simultaneous project management, exceptional editing/proofreading, successful business operations, teamwork, reliability, decision-making, communication and spelling skills. Is: committed, creative, direct, honest, humble, humorous, kind, loyal, transparent and well-liked. Takes: ownership and is eager to learn best practices on everything. Excelled at: analytical skills, efficiencies, innovative process improvement and optimization that slashed costs. Planned: short-term and strategic. Initiated: complex, creative, critical problem-solving strategies (validated ROI, confirmed root causes and ID’d solutions). Brought: rigorous attention to: detail, content review, integrity and quality. Formed/led: staff that ignited profits. Created: unique error prevention systems, better workflows and faster processes. Drove: growth, profits & image. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Launched: 7 peer-reviewed, medical trade journals and professional newsletters.

• Edited/created/marketed/sold: 65 publications, including 20 popular FDA regulatory guidance manuals on compliance/product approvals. Fixed periodic unique/unusual business crises (9/11, vendors out of business).

• Attended: 100+ medical conferences, trade shows/exhibitions. Managed: conference logistics; wrote marketing materials. Conducted: planning, promotion, publicity, registration, speaker recruitment/introductions and topics.

• Judged: Maggie’s (Western Publications Assn.) 5 times. Awarded: National Kidney Foundation Public Service Award 2 times; & Phoenix Gazette Pulliam Award. Boards: MMA, TCVN, WPA. Member: AAMI, DIA and RAPS.

• Clients (54): Abbott, AbbVie, ADC, Amgen, Amylyx, Anthem, Apellis, AstraZeneca, Avadel, Baxter HC, Bayer, Blue Cross, Boehringer, Campbell’s, Cardinal, Carlsmed, Chewy, Cordis, Daiichi, Edwards Life Science, Eli Lilly, Ethicon, Eylea, Frazier, Galvanize, Genentech, Gilead, Health Grades, IQ Air, J&J, Janssen Pharma, Jazz Pharma, Kerr, Livings Life Science, McKesson, Mercedes-Benz, Myovant, Neurocrine, Nonagen, Novartis Pharma, Novo Pharma, Pacira, Pentron, Pfizer, Progena, Regeneron, Scilex, Sumitomo, Urovant, US Oncology, Wave Neuroscience, Wellpoint, Zoll and 5.1.

SOFTWARE SKILLS/COMPUTER SKILLS

• Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, Basecamp, Excel, FlatPlan, Frame, Grammarly, Illustrator, InDesign, MailChimp, MS Office Suite, photo editing apps, PowerPoint, Proof HQ, Share Point, Word, WorkFront, WordPress, ZiFlow and others. EDUCATION

• Master’s Degree, Public Admin., Business minor (Summa Cum Laude; 1st in class; 3.92 GPA), California State Univ.

• Bachelor’s Degree, Public Admin., Business minor (Student Speaker’s Bureau Dir.; 1 yr.), California State University

• 1.5 years, 45 credits, Political Science, Arizona State University

• Post-graduate courses, Business Communications, University of Southern California PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Inizio Evoke Drive — SENIOR MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; full time) 02/2025 – 04/2025; New York NY

• Edited/proofread (cold read, copy edit, W4W, check changes, etc.) tech pharma adv/mktg content; all platforms. Publicis Groupe — SENIOR MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; full time) 04/2022-06/2023; 11/2024-01/2025; NY NY

• Edited/corrected/proofread text, fact-checked complex scientific/medical content. Enhanced readability/clarity of ad agency marketing/MLR/ISI/MRP/regulatory/clinical content on all platforms. Improved style guides/templates.

• Enforced/optimized high accuracy standards/grammar; used Acrobat Pro DC/Proof HQ/AMA/in-house styles.

• Exceeded: goals; upgraded workflows. Enforced consistency, quality/accuracy of medical text. Edited scripts.

• Met: all deadlines. Provided: guidance/feedback on pharma ads, clinical, consumer, education materials; regulatory compliance and marketing teams. Directed: version controls, ensured file integrity, enforced QA/QC. Livings Life Science Solutions — MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; part time) 08/2022–04/2023; 05/2024–present

• Edited/proofed scientific, marketing/pharm advertising; improved readability/clarity; check changes, cold reads. Omnicom Health Group (M&P) — MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; full time) 07/2024 – 10/2024; New York NY

• Edited/proofread scientific, marketing/pharm advertising, all platforms; check changes, cold reads, fact checks. Elevance Health — MEDICAL EDITOR/PROOFREADER (contract; full time) 03/2024 – 05/2024; Atlanta GA

• Edited/proofread marketing/advertising materials for Wellpoint and Blue Cross/Blue Shield; QA/QC; WorkFront. Area 23 (IPG Health) — SENIOR MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; full time) 12/2023 – 03/2024; New York NY

• Edited/proofread major pharma ad agency content for many clients. QA/QC; WorkFront; AMA/in-house styles. Chewy, Inc. — WEBSITE EDITOR (contract; full time) 06/2023 – 07/2023; Plantation FL

• Rewrote/edited/proofread/corrected website and AI content; enforced in-house styles; improved readability. Peregrine Market Access — MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; part time) 02/2022 – 01/2023; Saratoga Springs NY

• Edited/proofread scientific, marketing/pharma advertising; polished content; used Proof HQ, Veeva and AMA. Precision Medicine Group — SR MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; part time) 01/2022 – 02/2022; Redwood City CA

• Edited/proofread scientific, marketing/pharma advertising; optimized readability; used Proof HQ and AMA. Kerr Dental/Envista — MEDICAL EDITOR/PROOFREADER (contract; full time) 06/2021 – 01/2022; Brea CA

• Edited/proofread pharma/marketing packaging/labels/IFUs; Acrobat Pro DC; enforced QA/QC & slashed errors. Baldwin & Obenauf — MEDICAL EDITOR/PROOFREADER (contract; part time) 05/2021-02/2022; Somerville NJ

• Edited/proofread tech pharma/marketing materials (IFUs, labels, MLRs); used Proof HQ, AMA and style sheets. Concentric Health Experience — EDITORIAL MANAGER (contract; full time) 04/2021 – 05/2021; New York NY

• Edited/proofread physician/marketing publications for pharma ad agency; AMA/Proof HQ; added to style guide. Capwell Communications — MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; part time) 03/2021 – 04/2021; Newport Beach CA

• Edited/proofread tech pharma/marketing materials; used Proof HQ, AMA and style sheets; enforced grammar. Edwards — MEDICAL EDITOR/DOC REVIEWER/MKTG (contract; part time) 09/2020 – 10/2020; Irvine CA

• Rewrote/edited regulatory documents; recommendations were adopted for: protocols, processes and content. Baxter — MEDICAL EDITOR/QC DOCUMENT SPECIALIST (contract; part time) 05/2019 – 07/2019; Irvine CA

• Edited/proofread/rewrote nephrology/dialysis marketing materials. Advised on content, formatting and styles. STN Media Group — ASSOCIATE EDITOR/WEBSITE EDITOR (full time) 05/2018 – 02/2020; Torrance CA

• Edited/wrote/proofed daily breaking news/marketing content for magazine, website, video script, event content.

• Wrote style guide; 17 Mail Chimp surveys. Edited new WordPress website; 4,000 posts and magazine articles. Enforced AP, in-house styles. Assigned articles. Photo edited. Wrote 100+ blogs and magazine articles. Revamped master databases. Wrote #1 most read magazine article. Magazine redesign and website teams. Gerontology Research Group — WEBSITE EDITOR (volunteer; part time) 03/2018 – 02/2019; Irvine CA

• Editor for Wikipedia website for world-renowned Gerontology Research Group (World’s Oldest Person experts). Medical Industry Conference Newsletter — MANAGING EDITOR (full time) 01/2017 – 05/2018; Irvine CA

• Created/edited email HCP newsletter, website and marketing materials. Wrote style guide. Photo edited. Veterinary Practice News — MANAGING EDITOR (full time; project) 03/2016 – 07/2016; Irvine CA

• Wrote 3-6 feature articles for all issues; edited/proofread/fact-checked all content; AP, photo editing software. BOOK CHAPTERS & RESEARCH STUDIES EDITED; ARTICLES & COLUMNS AUTHORED

• History of Vascular Access (wrote one chapter for a medical school textbook, “Vascular Access Surgery”).

• Robinson-Patman Act (authored textbook chapter); authored part of National Organ & Transplant Act; SME on other laws.

• Sterilization and Disinfection Equipment & Procedures; Infection Control; 500-page landmark study (curated and edited).

• Wrote articles/editorials for: Editor’s Only, Los Angeles Times, Medical Laser Insight, Medical Marketing Assn., Medical Marketing & Media, Orange County Business Journal, Orange County Register, Reason, Shape, etc.

• Medical Design Technology—FDA Regulatory Affairs Columnist; wrote 60 monthly columns; compliance, device approvals.

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