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Sarah Chen

Sarah Chen

Paris

Summary

Over 20 years experience working in the pharmaceutical industry - from clinical research to communications & marketing. I'm ready to take the next step in my career by deeply investing in building a brand and helping to define the future of healthcare engagement

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Director

Publicis Health
Paris
02.2021 - Current
  • Lead medical strategy, inform brand positioning and creative angles
  • Oversee all content and campaigns, guide and inspire team to push ideas further
  • Develop and mentor team members to be effective and grow
  • Connect with influencers in medical field to gather and compile insights for engagement
  • Sit on executive committee of our agency to help manage cross-functional teams (codir)
  • Co-founder Publicis Health School of Medical Writing (In-depth program in promotional medical writing 2022 - 2024)
  • Jury for Eurobest Healthcare category, 2022.
  • Member of Creative Council for Publicis France to elevate creativity and make greater impact (40-50 creatives from across the agencies)

Copy Director

Publicis Health
Paris
06.2015 - 02.2021
  • Medical writing in the field of marketing and communication, including content development for product launches, scientific congresses and press conferences
  • Covered diverse medical fields: infectious disease, haem / onc, diabetes, cardiology, gynaecology, urology and psychiatry
  • Produced product monographs, patient profiles, medical education materials
  • Skilled in more marketing-oriented materials, such as visual aids and leave behinds
  • Collaborated with clients in the pharmaceutical industry (Pfizer, sanofi-aventis, BMS, etc) and key opinion leaders across different fields
  • Organised team meetings/workload and mentored younger team members

Senior Medical Copywriter

HAVAS H4B
Puteaux
10.2011 - 05.2015
  • Medical writing in the field of marketing and communication, including content development for product launches, scientific congresses and press conferences
  • Produced product monographs, patient profiles, medical education materials, marketing-oriented materials: such as visual aids and leave behinds
  • Collaborated with clients in the pharmaceutical industry (Pfizer, sanofi-aventis, BMS, etc) and key opinion leaders across different fields

Senior Medical Writer

TBWA France Worldhealth
Boulogne-Billancourt
03.2009 - 10.2011
  • Medical writing in the field of marketing and communication, lead medical strategist and writer for a brand in psychiatry with BMS

Medical Copywriter

HAVAS Euro RSCG Life
Puteaux
04.2006 - 03.2009
  • Successfully transition from clinical research to marketing & communications, learning pharmaceutical branding and market shaping from pre-launch to launch to life-cycle management
  • Engaged in competitive analysis and planning with strategy work, war games, SWOT, territory identification, etc
  • Responsable for medical content, referencing, developing assets in line with communication strategy
  • Working cross-functionally, with clients, with external stakeholders, including leading key opinion leaders

Project Director

University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
01.2001 - 01.2004
  • Managed multiple clinical research projects within a top-ranked gastrointestinal university center, coordinated diverse teams of physicians, pharmacists, and industry professionals, and developed and wrote innovative protocols with senior staff that realized a 300% expansion in budgetary contracts and grants
  • Successfully completed a trial on treatment of hemorrhaging esophageal varices in end stage liver disease, the first center to reach the end results in a study of this type
  • Developed research on controversial issue of the relationship between Barrett's esophagus and the development of adenocarcinoma, providing startling epidemiological, methodological, economic and treatment efficacy data to the medical community
  • Managed frequent trials involving the major medical and surgical treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which affects up to 15% of Americans on at least a weekly basis
  • Principal writer / correspondent with FDA, IRB, pharmaceutical industrial sponsors, and patient populations
  • Participated on team that frequently communicated groundbreaking results in multiple conferences, journals and other media.

Clinical Research Associate

A.R. Kamm Associates, CRO
Cary
01.2000 - 01.2001
  • Effectively identified, trained, managed staff on multiple phase II-IV studies in CNS, endocrinology, gastroenterology, and dermatology
  • Monitored study status and interacted with pharmaceutical sponsors throughout the course of a trial
  • Responsible for medical information line for two major CNS medications; provided written and oral communications to physicians, pharmacists and patients
  • Participated on medical writing team for NDA annual reports
  • Led the initiative to increase participation in a phase IV, dose-optimizing study for growth hormone deficient children (measured primarily by levels of insulin-like growth factor, IGF-1), from less than 5 investigators to over 50 within two months
  • Provided an important contribution in the medical writing department to complete NDA annual report for a major GI reflux medication on schedule
  • Contributed to monitoring clinical trials in Diabetes, type 1 insulin formulation, gastritis medication, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) treatment, dermatological topical cream solution.

Research Assistant

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
01.1997 - 01.2000
  • Participated in meta-analysis regarding the efficacy of hypertension treatment; maintained and organized large database and files for CDC project that resulted in several publications and innovations in methods and technology to evaluate the effectiveness of preventative medicine
  • Collected clinical data regarding the deficiency 5a-reductase enzyme, significant research in malignant neoplasms in the prostate, conducted in the best urological center in the U.S
  • For the past 15 years, led by world-renowned urologist, Dr
  • Patrick Walsh.

Summer Intern

Hudson Institute
Washington
01.1998 - 12.1998
  • Successfully lobbied for the passage of Senate bill S-1868 under the guises of a senior fellow in a well-established think tank
  • Through written information, oral petitions, and meetings, the Freedom from Religious Persecution Act passed the US Congress in late 1998 by a vote of 98-0
  • Also participated in communicating to university students across the United States information regarding religious persecution in Sudan.

Education

Masters in Pharmaceutical Marketing - Pharmacy

Université De Paris Saclay
France
07-2024

Class work towards MPH-Epidemiology -

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
01.2004

BA, International Studies (equivalent « maitrise ») -

The Johns Hopkins University
01.2000

French Language School -

La Sorbonne, Les Cèdres, CFILC

Skills

Healthcare marketing & communications

  • Pharmaceutical marketing
  • Medical strategy
  • Brand positioning
  • Creative angles
  • Content development
  • Campaign management
  • Influencer/KOL engagement
  • Medical writing
  • Product launches
  • Scientific congresses
  • Press conferences
  • Visual aids
  • Tagline development
  • Campaign planning
  • Social media strategy
  • Multichannel advertising expertise
  • Internal communications
  • Communications strategy
  • Marketing communications
  • Strategy development
  • Product positioning
  • Brand-building strategies
  • Market analysis
  • Brand strategy
  • Sales strategy
  • Promotional planning
  • Customer segmentation
  • Competitor analysis
  • Marketing expertise
  • B2B sales
  • Veeva & CRM platforms
  • A touch of market access

Clinical research

  • Clinical research management
  • Protocol development
  • Budgetary contracts and grants
  • Epidemiological research
  • FDA correspondence
  • IRB correspondence
  • Phase II-IV studies
  • NDA annual reports
  • Study monitoring

Soft skills

  • Team leadership
  • Management
  • Mentoring
  • Cross-functional collaboration & team management
  • Collaborative, problem-solving
  • Detail-oriented
  • Good initiative
  • Adaptable, flexible, resilient
  • Empathetic, active listener platforms

Memberships & honors

  • European Medical Writers Association (EMWA), workshop leader: "Promotional medical writing"
  • Association of Clinical Research Professionals, ACRP
  • Prix empreintes, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 (ex. Show Your Rare for EURODIS, Because I Said So for Servier)
  • Prix Stratégies, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Jury member (Healthcare) - EUROBEST 2022

Personal Information

  • Maiden Name: SCHMITZ
  • Date of Birth: 01/20/1978
  • Nationality: American, French

Accomplishments

European Medical Writers Association (EMWA), workshop leader: “Promotional medical writing”

Association of Clinical Research Professionals, ACRP

Prix empreintes, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 (ex. Show Your Rare for EURODIS, Because I Said So for Servier) Prix Stratégies, 2022, 2023, 2024

Jury member (Healthcare) – EUROBEST 2022

Languages

English
First Language
French
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Medical Director

Publicis Health
02.2021 - Current

Copy Director

Publicis Health
06.2015 - 02.2021

Senior Medical Copywriter

HAVAS H4B
10.2011 - 05.2015

Senior Medical Writer

TBWA France Worldhealth
03.2009 - 10.2011

Medical Copywriter

HAVAS Euro RSCG Life
04.2006 - 03.2009

Project Director

University of North Carolina
01.2001 - 01.2004

Clinical Research Associate

A.R. Kamm Associates, CRO
01.2000 - 01.2001

Summer Intern

Hudson Institute
01.1998 - 12.1998

Research Assistant

Johns Hopkins University
01.1997 - 01.2000

Masters in Pharmaceutical Marketing - Pharmacy

Université De Paris Saclay

Class work towards MPH-Epidemiology -

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

BA, International Studies (equivalent « maitrise ») -

The Johns Hopkins University

French Language School -

La Sorbonne, Les Cèdres, CFILC

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