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Introducing the Fishawack GroupStanding out from the crowd

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Who am I? A brief introduction

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Fishawack Group: 18 years on…

S A N F R A N C I S C O , C A

S A N D I E G O , C A

N E W Y O R K , N Y

B A S E L , S w i t z e r l a n d

M A N C H E S T E R , U K

O X F O R D , U K

L O N D O N , U K

B R I G H T O N , U K

One of the largest, independent global specialist healthcare communication agencies >600 staff

Preferred partner to 18 of the top 20 pharma/biotech companies

Enlightened company culture of collaboration and entrepreneurialism

H Y D E R A B A D , I n d i a

L I S B O N , P o r t u g a l

P H I L A D E L P H I A , P A

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Who we work with - the top pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the globe

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What we work on – a wide range of therapy areas including…

Cardiology

Dermatology

Respiratory

Gastroenterology

Rheumatology

Infectious diseases – vaccines; anti-microbials

Oncology

Neurology – MS; Alzheimer’s

Ophthalmology

Sexual health

Diabetes

Allergies

Rare diseases

Haematology

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Our Fishawack Medical Communications Group >230 staff

~60% scientific medical writers & editorial services, of whom 90% hold PhDs / higher degrees

Event Specialists

Creative/Studio/Motion/ Digital/ IT

Account Leaders and Consulting Directors

Project Managers

Global capabilities offered locally

Medical publishers, CMPPs, AMWA, TIPPA, ISMPP committee members

Physicians, nurses, pharmacists

Pharma experience in medical affairs, marketing, publications management & product

development

BScs, MScs, PhDs,

PharmDs, MDs

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What do we have to offer new recruits? A large & talented team of scientific writers to work with and learn from…

500+ years of medical writing experience across >25 agencies

● Experienced

● Broad knowledge on different project types and therapy areas

20+ years

● Fresh

● New ideas

1 month

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…a well established training programme delivered through a new learning management system…

Lunch and learn

sessions –informal and interactive

‘On the job’ – senior

review and mentoring

External courses –tailored to individual

needs

Visiting external

trainers –tailored to

team needs

• Centralisation of training resources

• Self-learning when you need it

• Flexible learning: available on any device

• Track-able learning for personal development plans

Footsteps, posters, balloons, webkeys and sweets in all offices on launch day

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Internal (training

procedures and team

development)

Medical Writer

Editorial/Technical Director

Editorial Manager

Senior Medical Writer

0-3 yrs 2-4 yrs ≥4 yrs

≥8 yrs

Editorial Business Manager

≥4 yrsExternal

(BD support, account

development)

Editorial Team

Leader

3-5 yrs

Principal Writer

≥3 yrsScience/

writing focusScientific Director

Editorial Business Director

A uniquely diverse medical writing career pathway

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Our philosophy

Fishawack represents a set of values and a vision:• Be the best at what we do• Show clients the same respect we wish to be shown• Demonstrate honesty and integrity• Express individuality whilst working within the professional

standards

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Bianca Paris – my journey to Fishawack

BSc biomedical science

Pharma & biotech

PhD in cell signalling

Joined Fishawack2010 2013 2015 2019

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Bianca Paris – my journey to Fishawack

At Fishawack I have…• Met lots of lovely new people!• Learned about new therapy areas• Received hands-on training to

develop writing skills in publications:

– Research and review articles, peer review responses

– Abstracts, posters and slide decks for congress

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