Beth Hughes

Beth Hughes

Proofreader/Editor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Program Manager, Editorial and Copy Services

  • Education

    • Cabrini University

      1988 - 1992
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Experience

    • Wyeth-Ayerst International Pharmaceuticals

      May 1992 - May 1994
      Proofreader/Editor

      Proofreading (electronic and character for character) for quality assurance; all labeling pre-approval, change, final approval and proof stages, blueline, matchprint and on-press, under strict deadlines. Other Duties: HTML coding, mounting, organizing jobs, maintaining client spec files, scanning, light photo retouching, keystroking.

    • Mueller & Wister, Inc

      May 1994 - Nov 1996
      Proofreader/Production Assistant

      Proofreading quality assurance, editing, writing copy for proposals, brochures, annual reports, slide shows and patient information packets on b/w lasers, blueline, matchprint and on-press under strict deadlines. Other Duties: HTML coding, mounting, organizing jobs, maintaining client spec files, scanning, light photo retouching, keystroking, dummy/comp creation and typesetting.

    • Rhone-Poulenc Rorer

      Nov 1996 - Dec 2000
      Proofreader/Editor/Graphic Designer

      Proofreading, editing for all advertising and labeling in pre-approval, change, final approval and proof stages. Form creation, design and maintenance in MS Word. Design newsletters, corporate identity, posters, et. al. Other Duties: Copy writing, mounting, organizing jobs, maintaining client spec files, scanning, light photo retouching, keystroking, dummy/comp creation and typesetting. Create and maintain formal change documents and training/instructional manuals, confirm correctness of product coding, creation and maintenance or product information database, act as a liaison with Regulatory Affairs. Show less

    • Kelly Services

      Sept 2001 - Feb 2003
      Temporary Employee

      Merck and Info Scan, Division of MediMedia USA, Inc.Article retrieving, manuscript tracking, creating & maintaining contact list, typing, chart creation, answering phones, form creation, photocopying, scheduling appointments, returning data disks to clients, running data from AS400 system, data entry and collaboration.

    • Merck

      Feb 2003 - Jul 2012

      Supports timely, ongoing maintenance of multichannel marketing for the Infectious Diseases franchise. As well as project management for Editorial's role in the Promotion and Marketing of the Infectious Disease franchise. Management of PDR submissions for all Merck products. Creation and maintenance of Editorial Web site. Create, update and maintain CRF workbooks used for Worldwide clinical trials. Proofread CRFs for quality, detail and consistency. Implement and maintain CRF translation library. Participate in Translation Pilot Process with Epidemiology department to streamline CRF translation process. Create Working Instructions for Translations Pilot. Attend design meetings, provide feedback and query resolution. Providing administrative support to Associate Director and Vocabulary Specialists. Duties include: Maintaining departmental procedure binders, absence reporting, monthly time reporting, scheduling appointments, expense reporting, file maintenance. Maintaining company-wide database containing pertinent articles used for reference purposes, completing article reprint requests, reformatting large documents for readability, proofreading/editing, microfilm maintenance. Providing administrative support to Clinical Monitor and Medical Program Coordinators. Duties include: Maintaining departmental web site, scheduling appointments, travel planning, expense reporting, file maintenance

      • Editor

        Jun 2005 - Jul 2012
      • Assistant Forms Developer

        Nov 2004 - Jun 2005
      • Senior Secretary

        Jun 2004 - Nov 2004
      • Literature Technician

        Feb 2004 - Jun 2004
      • Secretary

        Feb 2003 - Feb 2004
    • ECRI Institute

      Dec 2012 - Jul 2016

      Summarize organizational clinical guidelines for use in a nation-wide web-based database. Quality assurance reviews for National Guideline Clearinghouse. Quality Assurance review for the National Guideline Clearinghouse

      • Clinical Abstractor

        Mar 2013 - Jul 2016
      • Medical Proofreader

        Dec 2012 - Mar 2013
    • Pfizer

      Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
      Quality Control Analyst (Contract)

      Conducts Editorial review activities on deliverables produced by Worldwide Safety ensuring accuracy, internal consistency, uniformity, and compliance with regulatory commitments and expectations. Collaborates and assists management with developing strategies for reviewing documents and collecting metrics data.

    • Arbonite

      Mar 2015 - Oct 2015
      Office Manager/Controller

      Accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer service, order entry, billing

    • Aquent Studios

      Sept 2015 - now

      Merck & Co., Inc.Provide editorial review for all promotional tactics going through onsite studio. Create manuscripts for web site creation, upload and review all tactics before going into Med/Legal review, annotate and source reference information.

      • Program Manager

        Aug 2021 - now
      • Editorial Lead

        Sept 2015 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Advanced Certification

      American Medical Writers Association
    • Essential Skills

      American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Inventory Associate

      Issued by Care & Share Thrift Shoppes on May 2018
      Care & Share Thrift ShoppesAssociated with Beth Hughes
    • Childcare Worker

      Issued by Laurel House on Jun 1998
      Laurel HouseAssociated with Beth Hughes