Elizabeth Brown is a Senior Director and TA Lead of Oncology Medical Writing at Merck & Co, Inc. near Philadelphia, PA. She has led regulatory projects and initiatives in the pharmaceutical industry for 20+ years. First as a laboratory scientist, then as a clinical researcher, and currently as a medical writer. Elizabeth brings a project and people management focus to her role as a regulatory medical writer and department leader. With this focus, she has developed a passion for developing people, advising teams and providing strategic guidance how to deliver efficient, effective, and high-quality documents.

Kim Jochman is a Senior Director, Medical Writing at Merck. She has a Ph.D in biological psychology and has been a regulatory medical writer since 2007, with experience across a broad range of document types, development phases, and therapeutic areas. Kim is passionate about training, mentoring, and process optimization. In her current role, she leads a variety of training, technical, and strategic initiatives to maximize the quality and efficiency of the authoring process. These include developing & leading training programs for early career Medical Writers, conducting industry trainings on lean authoring & data interpretation, and supporting technology initiatives at Merck.