Ashley Monahan

About Ashley Monahan

I am a proactive, creative, driven PhD-trained neuroscientist and for the last five years, I have been known for strategizing and translating complex science into clear, compelling medical communications. I drive growth for healthcare organizations across educational, promotional, and medical affairs environments.I specialize in owning high-stakes scientific content end-to-end, from data synthesis and narrative strategy to execution and omnichannel dissemination. My deliverables include live, digital, and print content: slide decks, publications, MOA animations, figures, manuscripts, grants, websites, marketing assets, branded visual systems, and more. My work spans multi-million dollar grants to fun, educational music video parodies. I am experienced with diverse audiences, both public and professional, and I thrive within cross-functional teams and tight timelines. I also love to mentor younger medical writers and early career professionals. With a background spanning research, medical communications, marketing, client relations, and visual design (including training as an art educator), I bring a rare combination of scientific rigor, pedagogical understanding, and creative direction. I’m known for reducing revision cycles, navigating MLR efficiently, and delivering polished, client-ready assets while collaborating with creative, editorial, project management, and executive teams, as well as external KOLs and stakeholders. My therapeutic experience spans CNS (psychiatry, neurology); rare disease, immunology, and cancer, with additional exposure to other areas as needed for clients. I am comfortable working in diverse clinical arenas with breadth and depth. If you’re looking for someone who thinks like a scientist and executes like a creative director across agency, medical affairs, or promotional medical communications settings, let’s connect.

Experience

1. Head of Marketing

   Comscicon

   Sep 2022 — Present

   I lead national brand, visual, and marketing strategy for the nation\'s largest graduate-level science nonprofit, building scalable systems to drive growth and fundraising. I manage multiple cross-functional teams and oversee 6 individuals directly. Key Impact-+150% website traffic-+120% application growth-+20–30% fundraising growthDeliverables: Brand systems; Visual identity; Web assets; SOPs; Promotional campaigns

Education

• Texas A&M University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology, General

  2016 — 2019

• Baylor College of Medicine

  Ph.D., Neuroscience

  2019 — 2024