Wanda J. Reese

Hi, everyone. I'm Wanda J. Reese, principal writer at Jade Medical Communications Group. As a member of our medical writing team, the company manages and coordinates the writing and editing of different types of medical communications documents for the pharmaceutical, scientific and medical industries.

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Wanda J. Reese is a freelance writer and editor of medical articles, scientific manuscripts, and regulatory documentation. She has over 15 years of experience as a print and broadcast journalist, covering science and medicine since 1997, and is principal of Jade Medical Communications Group, a medical communications consulting firm based in Los Angeles, CA, for pharmaceutical and medical clients for over 10 years. Wanda J. Reese has published medical articles on a variety of topics in many local and regional newspapers throughout Michigan; was executive producer and host of an award-winning health and medical news television program; has been a regular contributor of scholarly opinions on bioethics issues in the Women’s Bioethics Project blog; and is a meticulous ESL editor of manuscripts submitted for publication in US peer-reviewed medical journals, by non-Native speaking physician-authors. Her therapeutic specialties include oncology (colorectal, breast, prostate, brain and renal cell), CNS, hematology, rheumatology, nephrology, cardiology, endocrinology and cerebrovascular. Wanda J. Reese is a member of the American Medical Writers Association, Society of Professional Journalists, National Association of Black Journalists, Association of Health Care Journalists, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Drug Information Association, and National Association of Medical Communicators. Wanda J. Reese holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Michigan State University, East Lansing), and attended the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (Masters program in Biomedical Writing).

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• Medical writing services Regulatory: (Phase I-IV) Full and key sections of clinical study reports, protocols, SAE patient narratives; manuscripts (specialty ESL), trade journal articles, Informed Consent Forms/Documents (ICFs/ICDs). • Develop and enhance positive relationships and interactions with internal and external customers to ensure effective production of high-quality documents that meet sponsor requirements and applicable guidelines • Provide quality control review of documents. • Ensure successful Medical Writing document production within budget and on schedule. • Provide peer reviews of draft document and ensure appropriate reviews by other internal personnel/project team members, according to current SOPs. • Conduct background research and literature reviews to help with document preparation; provide requested information to project teams and/or clinicians. • Document management activities for product-specific labeling documents (eg, US package insert, TPLs); managed maintenance of competitive labeling comparisons, proprietary regional labeling comparisons and precedent searches. • Development and writing of SBIR proposals, and responses to Federal government BAAs, RFPs, and RFQs. Managed improvement of grammar, logical flow, clarity, and coherence to convey technical concepts precisely to proposal evaluators to ensure approval of research proposals. • Experienced in accurately tracking and following multiple versions of the same document during revisions for placement in Documentum, for client review, or delivery of final draft. • Writing and editing medical content for diverse professional audiences. • Expertise in MS Word (including track changes), Power Point, and internet search techniques.

Michigan State University

B.A.

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

M.S.

Concentration: Biomedical Writing

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