SES Medical Writing Ltd was founded in 2011.  Before becoming freelance, I spent nearly
10 years as a Medical Writer for a major international pharmaceutical company.  My main role before leaving the company was as Global Lead Medical Writer on a high-priority project preparing for Phase III.  I played a lead role in the preparation of several regulatory briefing documents (NICE, MHRA, PMDA, FDA), and managed the delivery of a package of Phase II CSRs being written by in‑house and contract writers.  I have experience in a range of therapy areas, including Respiratory, Inflammation, Cardiovascular, Oncology and HIV, and have delivered a broad range of clinical-regulatory documents and information (skills and experience).

I also spent 4 years working as a Medical Writer in the CRO sector.  My first position was in a small CRO, which provided an invaluable and broad introduction to the drug-development industry.  As well as preparing CSRs and manuscripts, I reviewed protocols and got involved in CRF design and monitoring of Phase I studies.  From here, I moved to a much larger CRO where the bulk of my time was spent preparing protocols and CSRs for Phase I studies. 

Before embarking upon my medical writing career, I gained a degree (Biochemistry and Physiology) and PhD (Biochemistry of atherosclerosis) at the University of Reading.  I then held a 2-year post-doctoral research position at Cambridge University, studying the influence of lipoproteins on extracellular matrix turnover by smooth muscle cells.