Usman Rashid Malik

Medical Editor, Clinical Researcher, and Pharmacist with a PhD in Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy and more than 10 years of combined experience in medical writing, scientific editing, clinical research, and healthcare practice. Experienced in editing and preparing scientific manuscripts, clinical reports, systematic and narrative reviews, regulatory documents, and educational materials while ensuring scientific accuracy, editorial consistency, and compliance with journal and regulatory standards. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor and Clinical Researcher, responsible for drafting and editing research manuscripts, conducting comprehensive literature reviews, verifying scientific evidence, interpreting complex clinical data, and ensuring compliance with ethical publishing requirements.

Proficient in medical editing, copyediting, proofreading, reference verification, literature validation using PubMed, AMA Manual of Style, Track Changes, and visual and formatting quality review. Served as an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE, overseeing manuscript quality, coordinating peer review, evaluating reviewer comments, ensuring ethical compliance, and making editorial recommendations based on scientific merit and publication standards. Extensive experience collaborating with multidisciplinary research teams to produce high-quality, publication-ready scientific content.

As a freelance Medical Writer and Clinical Researcher, successfully delivered evidence-based healthcare content for international clients, including systematic reviews, clinical protocols, regulatory documents, patient education materials, website content, brochures, and scientific publications. Experienced in applying international reporting guidelines, including ICH-GCP, CONSORT, and PRISMA, while maintaining accuracy, consistency, and adherence to client specifications. Previous experience as a Clinical Research Consultant involved leading WHO Point Prevalence Survey projects, training multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, conducting data analysis, preparing technical reports, and translating research findings into actionable recommendations.

Earlier clinical practice as a hospital and community pharmacist provides a strong foundation in pharmacotherapy, patient care, and pharmaceutical sciences, strengthening the ability to critically evaluate medical and scientific content. A detail-oriented professional with excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills, committed to maintaining the highest standards of editorial quality, scientific integrity, and regulatory compliance in medical communications.

Assistant Professor/Clinical Researcher - The University of Lahore - Lahore, Pakistan

(2024-08)

As a clinical researcher, my key responsibilities include

• Drafting of original research manuscripts following specific journal formatting and style guides.
• Conduct literature reviews to contextualize findings within existing academic frameworks.
• Analyze complex data sets and translate statistics into clear narrative text.
• Synthesize peer feedback to execute detailed manuscript revisions during review.
• Ensure ethical compliance regarding citations, plagiarism, and data transparency rules.
• Collaborate with co-authors to integrate multidisciplinary insights into one cohesive paper.
• Medical editing and copyediting, AMA Manual of Style, Scientific fact-checking, Proofreading, Reference verification
• Copyediting using Track Changes, Literature verification using PubMed, Visual and formatting quality review

Academic Editor - PLOS ONE

(2024-12 - 2026-01)

• Screen submissions to ensure manuscripts meet the journal's basic technical and ethical criteria.
• Assign independent reviewers with deep domain expertise to critique the submitted research.
• Evaluate peer feedback to synthesize conflicting reviewer comments and assess data validity.
• Render final decisions to accept, reject, or request revisions on manuscripts.
• Enforce ethical standards by monitoring for plagiarism, image manipulation, and conflicts of interest.
• Uphold journal timelines by keeping reviewers and authors on track to prevent publication delays.

Medical Writer/Clinical Researcher - Upwork

(2024-06)

• Successfully completed multiple research-focused healthcare projects for international clients, including systematic/narrative reviews, clinical protocol data extraction, science writer, literature review expert and scientific writer.
• Conducted comprehensive literature reviews, data extraction, statistical analysis, and interpretation to support academic submissions and publications in international journals.
• Specialized in evidence-based medical writing with expertise in public health, pharmacy practice, clinical research, and healthcare management.
• Recognized for clear, accurate, and publication-ready writing that adheres to journal guidelines and international regulatory standards (ICH-GCP, CONSORT, PRISMA).

Freelance Researcher - Various Healthcare Organizations in Pakistan - Pakistan

• Had collaborated with a few healthcare organizations in Pakistan to conduct various research studies mainly focused on antibiotic use and misuse, mental health, women's health, and family planning.
• Have produced a wide range of written materials mainly including clinical reports, and educational and intervention content for research purposes.
• Collaborated with a clinical research organization to assist them in preparing documents required for regulatory submissions and licensure approvals by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan. Also, developed a website copy for their website and other materials such as brochures, flyers, and informational leaflets designed to educate patients.

Clinical Research Consultant - Development Alternatives Incorporation (DAI) - Islamabad, Pakistan

(2021-01 - 2022-07)

I worked with the company on various research projects focused on antibiotic use evaluation in hospitals. My main responsibilities were to

• Trained healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and microbiologists on WHO PPS (point prevalence survey) methodology and data collection tools and techniques.
• Liaised with healthcare centers to facilitate communication, address queries, troubleshoot data entry issues, and ensure timely submission of collected data to the local lead PPS consultant.
• Compile and organize the collected data for further analysis.
• Conduct data analysis in collaboration with the project team.
• Prepare a final report with detailed analysis outcomes and actionable recommendations.

Hospital Pharmacist - Bahria Town International Hospital - Lahore, Pakistan

(2015-03 - 2018-08)

Community/Retail Pharmacist - Health One Pharmacy - Lahore, Pakistan

(2011-03 - 2014-12)

Pharmacist - Jinnah Hospital Lahore - Lahore, Pakistan

(2010-02 - 2011-02)

PhD - Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy - Xian Jiaotong University, School of Pharmacy (2018 - 2024)

Master's in Business Administration - Business Administration - Virtual University of Pakistan (2008 - 2010)

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm-D) - Pharmacy - College of Pharmacy, University of The Punjab (2003 - 2008)