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About Me

Sydney
I create high-impact, evidence-based content for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, collaborating with leading healthcare agencies and global pharma and biotech companies. My work spans all communication channels, meeting client objectives and improving patient outcomes.

Location:

Sydney

Qualifications:

PhD, UCL; M.Sci. with Honours (1st class), University of Glasgow

Experience:

With 18 years of experience as a medical writer, including 10 years as a freelancer, I’ve worked with leading healthcare agencies and global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies at both global and affiliate levels. My expertise spans promotional content, medical education and publications, collaborating with steering committees, Key External Experts, and creative and strategy teams to achieve marketing and medical objectives, while ensuring compliance with good publication practices and regulatory guidelines.

I have extensive experience creating content for the following project types:
• Sales materials (eDetailers, eDMs, Veemails, MCRMs, clinical paper summaries)
• Podcasts
• MoA videos
• HCP websites
• Medical education (online learning and meeting-based)
• Patient case studies
• Patient support materials
• Advisory board reports
• Conference reports
• Core claims documents and scientific platforms
• MSL decks
• Conference presentations, abstracts and posters
• Primary and secondary publications

Writer Categories:

Clinical Trials.  Clinician.  Doctor.  Editor.  Patient Information.  Pharmaceutical.  Promotion/marketing.  Writer.  Health Professional Education.  Manuscript Preparation.  Systematic Reviews & Meta-analysis.  Proofreading.  Website Copywriting. 

Specialty Topics:

Asthma.  Cancer.  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).  COVID-19.  Immunology.  Oncology.  Ophthalmology.  Rare Diseases.  Virology.  Evidence-based Medicine.  GP Education.  Medical Editing.  Gastroenterology.  HIV.  Haematology.  Medical Science.  Respiratory.  Biology.  Multiple Sclerosis.  Alzheimer's Disease.  Overactive Bladder Syndrome.  Biomedical Science. 

Contact Details:

 andy.kerr@outlook.com.au

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WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT! AMWA Early Career Award 2026

Congratulations to Nicole Vassileff, winner of the AMWA Early Career Award for 2026! 

Nicole's submission, When the Eye Learns to Grow Back, made a significant impression on the judging panel:


"I learnt something about a topic I previously knew nothing about – the complex scientific information was presented in an accessible, informative and interesting way."

  "I really enjoyed reading this piece from start to finish. It is clear that the writer has a talent for producing scientific writing that is both clear and engaging. I hope they continue to bring these skills to the field of medical and health communication—Australia needs more writers like them."


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