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Therapy area expertise

Here are some examples of therapy areas that I have worked in extensively; however, I am familiar with a number of other subjects and can learn new topics quickly 

  • Respiratory medicine

  • Cardiology

  • Oncology

  • Diagnostics

  • Autoimmune diseases

  • Biosimilars

  • Anti-infectives

  • Osteoporosis

  • Haemophilia

  • Thalassaemia

  • Gene therapy

  • Addiction medicine

Publications: I have worked extensively with publications teams and authors, providing support with the development of primary and secondary manuscripts, review articles and congress materials. I have experience with publication planning, conducting narrative and systematic literature reviews, and developing supporting materials, including publication alerts, plain language summaries, animation scripts, and annotated manuscripts and slide decks. 

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Medical affairs: I have provided onsite support for many scientific meetings, along with the preparation of abstracts, speaker presentations and meeting reports. I have extensive experience in developing training materials, including scientific platforms, training slide kits, objection handlers and standard response letters.

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Market access: I have worked with several market access teams and have developed global value dossiers supported by systematic literature reviews. I have also developed value message slide kits and supported with the preparation of HEOR publications.

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Commercial: I have provided support with the development of congress booth materials, website and app content, and patient information materials. 

A list of articles that I have authored or have provided medical writing support with can be found here. 

A bit about me

From lab scientist....

I started my scientific career with a first class degree in Biochemistry from the University of Manchester before going on to complete a PhD in Cell Biology at the University of Liverpool.

 

I then moved to Scotland and worked for a number of years as a postdoctoral research scientist at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow.  

 

At this point, I decided to make a change from basic research to a role with a clinical focus. Moving back to Manchester, I trained as a clinical scientist, gaining experience in several hospital laboratories and achieving a Master's degree in Clinical Biochemistry along the way.    

.....to medical writer

As any medical writer will tell you, one of the best parts of being a scientist is communicating your findings to a wider audience.

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Having actively enjoyed writing my PhD and MSc theses and preferring to spend my working hours writing papers, I put my trusty pipette down and said my final goodbyes to the lab in 2012.  

 

In the years since then, I have had a successful career as a medical writer and have gained extensive experience in a broad range of therapy areas and project types.

.....to business owner

For many years I had been considering becoming a freelance medical writer and by early 2020 I was actively making plans with this aim in mind. Although somewhat hindered by an unexpected global pandemic, I pressed on and in July 2020 Lyrical Medical Writing Services opened for business.

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Since then the business has gone from strength to strength and I have the opportunity to work on some great projects with some amazing clients.

 

If you would like to read more about my experiences venturing into the realm of self-employment, take a look at this blog post.

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