Markant Medical Communications

Highlights of Experience:

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Ph.D. in Molecular Cancer Biology, Duke University, 2013
B.A. in Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, 2001

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• Freelance medical writer with clients at CME companies, medical communications agencies, academic institutions, and disease research foundations.

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• Associate director at a continuing medical education company, crafting clear and effective needs assessments for CME grants across a range of therapeutic areas.

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• Senior editor with a scientific manuscript editing company, meeting strict deadlines to return clear and concise documents to the clients.

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• Senior scientist at a leading large pharmaceutical company, managing a team of scientists to execute complex projects within rigid time schedules.

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• Post-doctoral fellow at a leading large pharmaceutical company, interacting with and providing summary reports to multidisciplinary teams to advance novel cancer research.

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• Pre-clinical researcher at a start-up pharmaceutical company, performing rigorous science under intense pressure and tight deadlines.

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• Researcher at Cornell University, Duke University, and Harvard Medical School, working closely within teams of PhD scientists, MDs, DVMs, and students to achieve research objectives.

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Key Attributes:

 

• Effective at communicating medical and scientific data to physician or patient audiences.

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• Extensive research background in both pharmaceutical drug development and academic settings.

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• Dependable, meticulous, and thorough attention to the needs of the client and audience.

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• Personable and committed to creating positive working relationships.

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• Rigorous efforts to consistently deliver the highest quality work.

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Additional Qualifications:

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• American Medical Writers Association, member 

• Nascent Medical 6-week medical writing course, participant (2018)

• AACR Translational Cancer Research for Basic Scientists Workshop, participant (2011)

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• Please visit my LinkedIn profile for additional information:  
                 www.linkedin.com/in/shirleymarkant

 

                        Or view my resume available here:  

                        Shirley Markant, PhD resume (pdf)

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