
Jesica Levingston Mac Leod
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About Jesica...
Who am I?
"Jesica is the Chief Marketing Officer for a start up company providing medical imaging software.She is creative and resourceful and, as a Marketing Officer and a Science Writer, she is a good match for the ‘Communicator’ type that she has identified with. She juggles several roles, all of which require a friendly and understanding approach that fit with her being a ‘Coach’. Jesica is certainly a ‘Manager’ type, ensuring that she meets the outcomes of each of her roles, supporting the teams and her clients and leading on outcomes that benefit people’s health."
What do I do?
"As the Chief Marketing Officer for a company providing medical imaging software to support diagnosis of eye complications caused by diabetes, Jesica has a very varied role making sure that people know about, and are confident in, her company’s products. She may be looking after clients, managing clinical trials, or she could be supporting business development globally. Jesica has a second role as a scientific author and writes and edits information for journals, articles, advertisements and blogs; she plans and attends events; updates social media; and identifies scientific strategies. She attends a lot of meetings! Her role is a mixture of project management, scientific research, and scientific writing – this makes use of a wide range of her skills and every day is different. The outcomes of all her roles will have a direct impact on people’s health around the world."
How did I get here?
"Jesica has studied Biochemistry, Virology, Biotechnology and Oncology! She has a PhD in Biochemistry and a Post Doctorate in Microbiology. Jesica has worked as a Consultant, a Project Manager and a Medical Writer in pharmaceuticals and healthcare. She was supported by her mentor when she was studying and she says this really helped her. Her starting salary was £60,000 per year."
The life I live
"Jesica really enjoys reading and cooking in her spare time. She is also very active and likes to go climbing, as well as doing salsa and swing dancing.Jesica loves to travel. Her work offers her opportunities to travel to present at seminars and conferences from Japan to Germany.Jesica would like to help young people in the future to find their career pathways and to perhaps progress into her company!"
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