Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Accomplishments
Certification
Lectures And Workshops
Professional Organizations
Publications
Timeline
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Ing-Wei Khor

Merced,CA

Summary

PhD healthcare copywriter and medical writer with more than 15 years of experience in developing engaging promotional and educational content for pharma, diagnostics, and academia. Extensive experience working in and leading creative in Agile Pods.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Creative Director, Copy

McCann Health New York
06.2022 - Current
  • Supervise copywriters and creative work across three Immunology Agile Pods
  • Copy lead in an Agile Pod involving daily collaboration with clients and twice-weekly discussions with med/legal/regulatory reviewers
  • Creation of content for websites, brochures, patient profiles, e-mails, banner ads, conference assets, and social media
  • Development of brand messaging strategy in the context of the brand’s competitive landscape.

Group Copy Supervisor

McCann Health New York
03.2021 - 05.2022
  • Developed innovative content about gene and exon-skipping therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
  • Involved in life cycle management, strategy, and content creation for an anti-inflammatory therapy for eosinophilic inflammatory conditions

Associate Creative Director, Copy (Freelance)

McCann Health New York
12.2020 - 03.2021

Same as for Group Copy Supervisor position above

Senior Manager (Scientific Communications)

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
11.2013 - 09.2020
  • Writing and editing of scientific manuscripts, grant proposals, and brochures in endocrinology, genetics and infectious disease
  • Wrote a grant proposal that garnered $16M in funding and coordinated program implementation (managed a team of five administrators)
  • According to my reporting officer, “What was exceptional was that she was able to…work with PIs and core directors to come up with a strategy…she showed more than management skill—influencing PIs and core directors is leadership.”
  • Content lead and project manager for a national precision medicine program.

Medical Writer

Quest Diagnostics
12.2008 - 07.2013
  • Worked closely with medical and scientific staff to create educational pieces about the use of clinical tests for disease diagnosis and management
  • Performed scientific editing and review of conference materials as part of the Quest Scientific Publication Review process
  • Received multiple compliments from researchers and Scientific Directors for this work.

Associate Scientific Director

Discovery Institute of Medical Education
09.2007 - 08.2008
  • Created educational content for Web sites, live presentations, mobile devices, and newsletters for pharmaceutical clients
  • Conducted strategic educational planning with KOLs for live meetings and Web sites.

Medical Writer

Arbor Scientia
04.2007 - 08.2007
  • Developed promotional slide kits, interactive CD-ROMs, executive summaries, and sales training manuals for pharma clients
  • Designed and developed content (including interactive case studies) for live educational meetings about a new antipsychotic drug

Associate Medical Writer

Arbor Scientia
03.2006 - 04.2007

Education

Ph.D. - Macromolecular and Cellular Structure and Chemistry

Kellogg School of Science and Technology, The Scripps Research Institute
La Jolla, CA
05.2004

M.S. - Marine Science

The College of William and Mary School of Marine Science
Gloucester Point, VA
12.1996

B.A. - Zoology

Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH
05.1994

Skills

  • Medical copywriting and medical writing
  • Pharma HCP advertising
  • Bibliographical software (EndNote, Reference Manager)
  • Medical editing (AMA guidelines)
  • Medical/legal/regulatory review
  • Close collaborations with clients
  • Veeva submissions and review

Accomplishments

    Led two of the most successful Janssen Pods, as acknowledged by our Janssen clients

Certification

AMWA Essential Skills Certificate, 07/14/15

Lectures And Workshops

  • Delivered a talk on COVID-19 vaccines and drugs to the Board of Directors and employees at Apex Healthcare Berhad, 08/01/20
  • Lectured and mentored medical students in scientific writing at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 03/01/20 - 07/01/20
  • Faculty in a bi-annual grant writing workshop for early-career clinician scientists in Singapore, 2015-2019

Professional Organizations

American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), 08/01/06, present

Publications

  • Suresh J, Khor IW, Kaur P, et al. Shared signaling pathways in Alzheimer's and metabolic disease may point to new treatment approaches. FEBS J. 2020 Aug 27. Epub ahead of print.
  • Chai JF, Raichur S, Khor IW, et al. Associations with metabolites in Chinese suggest new metabolic roles in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Hum Mol Genet. 2020;29:189-201.
  • Ngiam KY, Khor IW. Big data and machine learning algorithms for health-care delivery. Lancet Oncol. 2019;20:e262-e273.

Timeline

Associate Creative Director, Copy

McCann Health New York
06.2022 - Current

Group Copy Supervisor

McCann Health New York
03.2021 - 05.2022

Associate Creative Director, Copy (Freelance)

McCann Health New York
12.2020 - 03.2021

Senior Manager (Scientific Communications)

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
11.2013 - 09.2020

Medical Writer

Quest Diagnostics
12.2008 - 07.2013

Associate Scientific Director

Discovery Institute of Medical Education
09.2007 - 08.2008

Medical Writer

Arbor Scientia
04.2007 - 08.2007

Associate Medical Writer

Arbor Scientia
03.2006 - 04.2007

Ph.D. - Macromolecular and Cellular Structure and Chemistry

Kellogg School of Science and Technology, The Scripps Research Institute

M.S. - Marine Science

The College of William and Mary School of Marine Science

B.A. - Zoology

Ohio Wesleyan University
AMWA Essential Skills Certificate, 07/14/15
Ing-Wei Khor