Medical Editor and Publications Specialist

David George, MPA

Costa Mesa CA USA ***** ************@***.***

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 (59): Abbott, AbbVie, ADC, Aimmune Therapeutics, Amgen, Amylyx, Anthem, Apellis, AstraZeneca, Avadel, Baxter HC, Bayer, Blue Cross, Boehringer, Campbell’s, Cardinal, Carlsmed, Chewy, Cordis, Daiichi, Edwards Life Sci, Eli Lilly, Ethicon, Eylea, Frazier Life Sci, Galvanize, Genentech, Gilead, Health Grades, Innoviva Specialty Thera, IQ Air, J&J, Janssen Pharma, Jazz Pharma, Kerr, La Jolla Pharma, Livings Life Sci, McKesson, Mercedes-Benz, Myovant, Nestle Health Sci, Neurocrine, Nonagen, Novartis Pharma, Novocure, Novo Pharma, Pacira, Pentron, Pfizer, Progena, Regeneron, Scilex, Sumitomo, Urovant, US Oncology, Wave Neurosci, Wellpoint, Zoll Med & 5.1. SOFTWARE SKILLS/COMPUTER SKILLS

• Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, Basecamp, Excel, FlatPlan, Frame, Grammarly, Illustrator, InDesign, MailChimp, Microsoft Office, 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

Invivo Brands — SENIOR MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; full time) 10/2025 – 01/2026; New York NY

• Edited/proofread (cold read, copy edited, W4W, checked changes, fact checked) pharma adv/mktg content. Inizio Evoke Drive — SENIOR MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; full time) 02/2025 – 04/2025; New York NY

• Edited/proofread (cold read, copy edited, W4W, checked changes, fact checked) pharma adv/mktg content. 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 marketing/pharma advertising; improved readability/clarity; checked changes, cold read, copy edit. Omnicom Health Group (M&P) — MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; full time) 07/2024 – 10/2024; New York NY

• Edited/proofread marketing/pharm advertising (cold read, copy edited, W4W, checked changes, fact checked). 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 marketing/pharma advertising; polished content, fact checked; used Proof HQ, Veeva and AMA. Precision Medicine Group — SR MEDICAL EDITOR (contract; part time) 01/2022 – 02/2022; Redwood City CA

• Edited/proofread marketing/pharma advertising; optimized readability; fact checked; 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 and slashed errors. Baldwin & Obenauf — MEDICAL EDITOR/PROOFREADER (contract; part time) 05/2021-02/2022; Somerville NJ

• Edited/proofread 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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