LESLIE-ANNE BRILL
Medical Editor/Writer
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Medical editing for clients including Patients & Purpose, H4B Chelsea, Havas Health Plus, Guidemark Health, GSW Worldwide, Harrison and Star, Saatchi & Saatchi Health, Grey, Juice Pharma, Clinical Mind, The Lockwood Group, and Medical Knowledge Group
Lead editor on accounts including Merck vaccines, Ibrance (Pfizer), Glumetza, Zithromax, ReoPro, and Esbriet
Launch and relabel experience on multiple products
Therapeutic areas include infectious disease, oncology, cardiology, neurology, diabetes, alternative medicine, pain management, and rheumatology
Skills include editing (AMA style, FDA regulations), proofreading, and fact-checking; literature searches and content development; writing and annotating; editorial management (staff); PowerPoint, Word, Acrobat, ProofHQ
Medical writing: slides, ads, meeting materials, journal articles, executive summaries, patient education, test prep materials, abstracts
Long-term freelance positions:
Guidemark Health: 2016
H4B Chelsea: 2015–2016
GSW Worldwide: 2010–2011
Flaum Partners: 2008–2010
BioLumina: 2008
Harrison and Star: 2006–2008
Saatchi & Saatchi Health: 2005–2006
Euro RSCG Life: 2002–2004
Grey Healthcare Group: 1998–1999
Former staff positions include:
Editorial Supervisor, BioScience Communications, 1999–2001. Hired and supervised freelance writers and editors for cardiology journal articles and neurology and diabetes newsletters
Managing Editor, Scientific American, 1996–1997. Hired and supervised freelance editors, coordinated all editing, and attended conferences for The Cancer Journal From Scientific American from Drs DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg of Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology
Additional editing and writing experience
Freelance food writer, Westchester Magazine. Print and online coverage of restaurant and food/beverage news and trends. Cover stories, blog posts, Best of Westchester awards
General editing: business and psychology books and articles, children’s books, biographies
Education
Cornell University, 3-year BA, English, Distinction in All Subjects
Harvard University, Radcliffe Publishing Course (now the Columbia Publishing Course). Summer graduate program on book and magazine publishing