Scott Thompson, ELS's Linkedin Analytics

• Over 33 years of progressive scientific and technical communication experience with particular strengths in the publication and presentation of biomedical information • Agency, corporate, and freelance experience • Background in a broad range of therapeutic areas: cardiovascular, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, oral-maxillofacial, orthopaedics, osteogenesis (bone biology), osteoporosis, pediatrics, surgery, and virology • Twenty-three years of medical writing experience—14 years with a focus on orthopaedic, oral-maxillofacial, and neurological surgery • Demonstrated ability to translate complex medical literature into plain English; skilled at communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences • Certified by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (ELS) since October 2009 • Extensive background in publication writing and planning as well as in performing literature searches and reviews that facilitate product development, clinical research and evidence evaluation (Clinical Study and Evaluation Reports [CSRs, CERs]), post-market surveillance reporting (product complaints), product safety (vigilance), health technology assessment, and the dissemination of medical and scientific information • Experienced at producing a wide variety of media to meet specific communication needs (e.g., print, Web, audio, video) • Effectively manage multiple communication projects while maintaining productivity, budget, and schedule • Aptitude for new technologies and tools—proficient in a wide range of personal computer software and programming languages, including Microsoft 365, Sharepoint, and Teams as well as Documentum, Adobe Acrobat, EndNote, QUOSA Literature Management Solution, Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML), and Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) • Strong familiarity with the World Wide Web, its capabilities and limitations: over 8 years of direct experience with digital information architecture, data structures, and document types • Passion for building, repairing, and playing stringed musical instruments (mostly guitar and bass): graduate of the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery (Phoenix, Arizona, Luthier Certificate, March 1998) and William R. Moore College of Technology (Memphis, Tennessee, Machining Technology/Machine Shop Certificate, July 2018)