Barbara Alegre

Barbara Alegre has a diverse and extensive work experience in the medical writing field. Their most recent role is as the Director of Medical Writing (US) at Zai Lab since 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Bristol Myers Squibb as a Senior Scientific Writer in Global Regulatory Scientific Documentation from 2019 to 2022, and as a Senior Manager in Aggregate Safety Reporting from 2019 to 2020. Barbara also held the position of Senior Manager in Aggregate Safety Reporting at Celgene from 2015 to 2019. Barbara has experience as an Associate Principal Regulatory Writer at Synchrogenix, a Certara company, from 2014 to 2015. Before that, they were a Senior Regulatory Medical Writer at The Medicines Company from 2003 to 2014. Barbara Alegre has held various roles in publications and communications, including Manager of the Publications Editorial Group at Organon Inc. from 1999 to 2003, and Communications Manager at Roche Laboratories, Inc. from 1995 to 1998. Barbara also worked as a Medical Editor at Medical Network, Inc./HealthAtoZ from 1998 to 1999 and as a Senior Medical Writing Consultant at Anderson et Associés, Strategic Communications/Sales Training from 1992 to 1995. Their earlier experience includes working as a Senior Medical Writer/Editor at CAS Sales Training from 1987 to 1989. Overall, Barbara Alegre has a diverse background in medical writing across various companies and roles.

Barbara Alegre completed three years of study at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson from 1983 to 1986. Barbara left before completing their fourth year for a career change. Before that, they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University, graduating between 1978 and 1982. Additionally, Barbara has obtained several certifications including Learning Microsoft Project from LinkedIn (expected in 2023), Editor in the Life Sciences from the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) in 2005, and a Medical Writer Certification from the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).