President—Julie Phelan, MD, MBA
Dr. Julie Phelan is the president of Biomedisys. As a doctor, she has more than 20 years of medical communications and business strategy experience. After earning a BA (Biology; French Minor) from Northwestern University and an MD from the Chicago Medical School, she obtained an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, concentrating in Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing. She is also a fellow of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).
Background—Medical Communicator, Biotech Analyst, Medical and Strategic Advisor, and Doctor
Her professional experience includes being a biotechnology equity research analyst, medical communications consultant, and medical and strategic advisor.
She has clinical experience in surgery, ophthalmology, internal medicine, hematology, oncology, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, inflammatory diseases, and infectious diseases. Given her clinical experience, she has the ability to write about a multitude of medical diseases and conditions.
In addition to medical communications, Dr. Phelan was a biotechnology equity research analyst at Baird, where she held FINRA Series 7 (General Securities Representative), 63 (Uniform Securities Representative), 86 (Research Analyst), and 87 (Research Analyst) certifications. She was also a director of an insurance corporation for 11 years, during which she served as a medical and strategic advisor.
Authored Hundreds of Publications on Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Phelan has authored over 200 publications. Several publications that she coauthored have been mentioned in Forbes, BusinessWeek, Bloomberg, Barrons, TheStreet.com, CNBC.com, CNN Money, USA Today, Reuters, BioWorld, and many others worldwide.
As a biotech analyst, she wrote medical, scientific, and earnings report notes with same-day deadlines, including some of less than 2 hours. Given her experience working in a short-deadline environment, she can work with deadlines of varying lengths. Pending her availability, she can meet same-day deadlines for medical conferences and advisory committee meeting coverage.
Having edited more than 1000 manuscripts for peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals, Dr. Phelan has considerable expertise in numerous style guidelines including the AMA Manual of Style and Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) and meticulous attention to detail.
Enjoys Pharma Competitive Intelligence
Her experiences as a biotech analyst and medical and strategic advisor, coupled with her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, have augmented her abilities to perform competitive intelligence for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries.
Professional and Volunteer Affiliations
Dr. Phelan is an active member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA). She currently serves as the national treasurer of AMWA and has served as the president of the Greater Chicago Area Chapter of AMWA.
As for her volunteer affiliations, she previously served as a director-at-large on the Northwestern Alumni Association board and president of the Northwestern Club of Chicago.