published bylines
Across clinical news, interviews, conference reports, patient-centered features, and multimedia.
Health communications · Pharma · Research · Editorial · Advocacy
Communications grounded in research, strategy, and human stories.
I’m Shannon Heaning, a health communications professional whose work spans pharmaceutical communications, clinical research, medical journalism, employee engagement, and patient advocacy.
Scope & pace
Range backed by real output.
Experience across a global biopharmaceutical company, medical media, clinical research, and nonprofit advocacy—with the execution skills to take work from insight to delivery.
stories in a day
Balancing speed with clinical accuracy, clear sourcing, and publication-ready copy.
research outputs
Including peer-reviewed publication support and national or international scientific abstracts and presentations.
health-sector environments
Pharmaceutical communications, medical media, clinical research, and nonprofit patient advocacy.
Beyond one title
Work across the health ecosystem.
My experience connects scientific evidence, corporate communications, editorial execution, and the needs of patients and professional audiences.
AI-enabled content and engagement
Supported an AI-enabled content pilot in Veeva Vault through content tagging, testing, and quality review. Analyzed engagement and enterprise survey data, then developed an initiative informed by audience needs.
Read my Pfizer reflection ↗From public health to patient advocacy
Featured after a summer with Enterprise Communications, sharing the experience of contributing within a global organization focused on scientific innovation and patients.
View the spotlight ↗Delta-8 safety signals in FDA adverse-event data
Provided editorial support acknowledged in a peer-reviewed study evaluating Delta-8 THC case reports in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System.
View on PubMed ↗Public-health research and conference abstracts
Supported literature review, survey development, data-informed research, and scientific outputs addressing cannabis education, safety communication, and health-professional participation in data collection.
View published abstract ↗Programs designed around families
Planned and executed programming for children and families affected by ALS, including a virtual retreat centered on peer connection, while managing community-partner outreach and stakeholder relationships.
View my Hope Loves Company story ↗Research quality behind the communication
Supported study start-up, protocol documentation, research logs, literature reviews, survey development, and quality-assurance records for work involving major pharmaceutical companies.
View résumé ↗Selected medical journalism
Editorial range without losing rigor.
Medical publishing is one part of the larger portfolio—and evidence of my ability to learn quickly, interview deeply, and execute under pressure.
ORKA-001 Achieves Deepening Skin Clearance Through Week 28
Rapid synthesis of phase 2a efficacy, safety, dosing, and next-step data for a clinician audience.
Earlier Biologic Use and Deroofing in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Interview-led reporting that turns specialist insight into practical clinical takeaways.
Maui Derm NP+PA Fall: Four Days of Clinical Takeaways
A multi-day editorial synthesis spanning inflammatory disease, oncology, emerging therapies, and diagnosis.
Alopecia Awareness Month: Beyond the Treatment Plan
A patient-centered conversation about compassion, treatment expectations, and psychosocial burden.
Capabilities
Editorial judgment at every stage.
The skills behind clear, accurate, audience-centered communication.
Pharma communications
Audience insights · Veeva Vault · Employee engagement
Research & evidence
Literature review · Clinical data · Scientific publications
Editorial & multimedia
Interviews · Multimedia · CMS · SEO
Advocacy & programs
Patient storytelling · Programs · Stakeholder outreach
About
Reporting grounded in research and empathy.
Shannon is a health communications professional with experience across Pfizer, medical media, clinical research, and nonprofit patient advocacy. She graduated summa cum laude from Loyola University Maryland with a BA in sociology focused on health and the human experience.