Cheryl is currently the Global Head of Medical Writing at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., and specialises in medical writing for serious and life‑threatening rare diseases. She joined the pharmaceutical industry in 2001 in drug development, and continued in positions in medical editing and medical writing in both the pharmaceutical and consultancy industry. She holds a degree in Medical Biology and a Masters in Neuroscience. Cheryl has been an approved workshop leader for the European Medical Writers Association since 2015 and gives training on subgroup analyses and orphan medicinal products.