Erica Slaughter
Medical Writer

Erica Slaughter

Worked for AbbVie and Haymarket Medical Network.

About

Erica Slaughter has been a medical writer for more than nine years specializing in writing articles, blogs, journal article summaries, abstracts, posters, and other HCP- and patient-facing publications. She has produced countless informative and actionable content for clients such as American Addiction Centers, Haymarket Medical Network, and the United States Marshall Service. With a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology, she is especially knowledgeable in creating content for topics such as health and fitness, and conditioning and physiology of athletes.

Employment

7 roles
Apr 2022 - Present 4 years 1 month
Clinical Trial Disclosure Specialist
AbbVie
  • Served as the Clinical Trial Disclosure Associate contributing to all disclosure and transparency deliverables in accordance with the company policy, country requirements and global applicable laws.
  • Assisted in conveying in layman's terms the summary trial results and provided input into the health literate glossary.
  • Coordinated scientifically valid draft, and final narratives of clinical trial registration, maintenance activities and results posting in various global trial registries.
  • Planned, coordinated the timelines, and communicated with cross-functional teams to produce high-quality, scientifically accurate documents, milestones and complaint registrations, maintenance activities and results deliverables.
Jun 2020 - Apr 2022 1 year 10 months
Health & Fitness Writer
Road Runner Sports
  • Wrote articles focused on fitness, exercises, and sports conditioning.
  • Independently selected and interviewed sports physicians, trainers, athletes, and runners for their perspectives.  
Oct 2017 - Apr 2022 4 years 6 months
Medical Writer
Independent
  • Wrote executive summaries from published research in medical journals.
  • Produced informative and actionable content for the American Addiction Centers, patient-facing product pages for dermatology clinics, and consumer-facing health and fitness guidance for a national running company.
  • Provided copywriting support for private practice webpages.
  • Wrote almost 500 articles to date for Haymarket Medical Network.
  • Covered topics on a wide range of disease states and therapies within oncology, hematology, cardiology, endocrinology, and more.
Feb 2021 - Jul 2021 5 months
Medical Writer
7West Communications
  • Wrote medical content on therapeutics and medical devices case studies, speaker decks, web content, conference posters, pharmaceutical sales training materials, and other assets.
  • Ensured that all written materials were in compliance with all regulatory and legal requirements.
  • Performed extensive literature searches on PubMed to inform content.
  • Produced reference packets for all developed assets.
Aug 2017 - Oct 2020 3 years 2 months
Medical Writer
HCPLive
  • Researched and wrote clinician-facing articles for newly published research findings and ongoing clinical trials in a range of medical conditions.
  • Independently selected and interviewed clinical trial investigators and practicing physicians for their perspectives.  
Feb 2018 - Oct 2020 2 years 8 months
Medical Writer
NeurologyLive
  • Researched and wrote clinician-facing articles for newly published research findings and ongoing clinical trials in neurological conditions.
  • Independently selected and interviewed clinical trial investigators and practicing neurologists for their perspectives.  
Oct 2013 - Feb 2020 6 years 4 months
Health & Fitness Writer
USMS
  • Wrote articles on kinesiology and biomechanics for improving swimming technique, considering individual physical characteristics and musculoskeletal deficits.
  • Wrote articles on the physiology of triathlon swim training, improving means of physical adaptations.
  • Wrote an environmental physiology piece concerning cold water acclimatization while swimming.

Education

Sep 2014 - May 2018 3 years 8 months
Masters of Science, Exercise Physiology
Eastern Michigan University
Sep 1995 - May 1999 3 years 8 months
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
Calvin College

Portfolio

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