About me

PROFILE

Publishing professional with nearly 10 years experience in medical and scientific publishing for both print and online. Customer driven, with a passion for meeting and exceeding customer expectations and well-respected for ability to deliver to deadlines. Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work effectively across team/organisational boundaries. A highly motivated team player with ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships. Committed, open-minded and flexible approach to work. Experience of working within an international environment with diverse culture highly.

KEY STRENGTHS

Intellectual: MBA graduate in Strategy, Finance, Managing Knowledge, Creativity, Innovation and Change. A Member of Chartered Management Institute.

Publishing production/Editorial coordination: Experience of managing and producing peer-reviewed journals and medical communication (marketing) materials for conferences and meetings on time and within budget.

People skills: Experience of liaising effectively with editors, authors, designers, external suppliers and senior management. Able to question, consult, negotiate and influence to gain understanding of clients' needs using different approaches to ensure desired outcomes.

Personal: Self-motivated individual who shows initiative and adaptability, demonstrated by the completion of a four-year continuous study with the Open University while in full-time employment. Excellent planning/organisational and multi-tasking skills to achieve set objectives in deadline-driven and challenging environments. Achieved a 100% satisfaction rating for project managing the production of marketing publications at PAREXEL-MMS.