Jean-Simon Fortin

Science Writer, Storyteller & Lecturer | Certified Change Management Practitioner (CCMP®)

Lucerne Metropolitan Area

About

🐙 My scientific writer and lecturer side I research, prioritise and communicate data and complex information to different audiences and I aim to do so in the most rigorous and impactful way possible. I am a storyteller always eager to develop and communicate content at the very cool intersection where the written and visual languages meet. I value precise, striking and quickly grasped messages and because a picture is worth a thousand words, I pen not only with words, but also with images. 🧶 My change management side Grounded in action research and the scientific method, I observe, plan, and hold space across teams towards better ways of doing, thinking and communicating. We co-design tools, training, and strategies to become more efficient, effective and sometimes, even stunned by what we discover along the way. 👻 My facilitator and creative director side I engage in creative inquiries to expose meaning and connect unlikely ideas. Whether facilitating, directing or designing, I blend the worlds of science and art. I hold the creative process with care and mischief to generate the necessary tensions and friction for shared understanding and insights, with the goal to achieve meaningful and fit-for-purpose content across media.

Experience

  • Adjunct Lecturer at Faculté des Sciences - Université Paris Cité
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    Design, teach modules on relational and scientific communications, advisory board planning and facilitation and group dynamics as part of the MSL University Diploma (DU MSL)

  • Managing Director | Scientific, Strategic & Creative Communications at inter-faceted
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Transformational Leadership Coach, Trainer at Amara Collaboration
    Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Communication Officer & Facilitator at Shifting Horizons
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • nspm ltd (8 yrs 9 mos)
    • Creative Direction
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Provide visual communication consultancy services by accompanying the team, through co-creation, mentoring and coaching, in their strategic, visual & scientific communication projects.

    • Director, Visual Scientific Communications
      Jul 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      🐙LEADERSHIP & MENTORING🐙 Work closely with the Executive Board to anticipate future trends and propose concrete action plans and solutions Crystalised the company culture, vision and purpose statement and led the development of corporate messaging Mentor a team of over 40 scientists about storytelling, visualisation, art and creativity with the ambition to develop the best scientific communications there is, pragmatically Developed a one-year onboarding plan for new people and a series of Master Classes 🔮ENTREPRENEURIALISM🔮 Developed a new operational model of content creation that transformed our traditional way of working into a more agile, iterative style and that integrated multiple functions together Lead an internal think-tank structure based on action research to drive innovation, canalise the creative process effectively and reshape our way of developing and communicating science Spearhead a 3-year transformation plan designed to update our current portfolio of services while improving quality, reducing cost and expanding the team skillset 🔗STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT🔗 Champion the task force in charge of business acquisition and pitches and gain business with large and small pharma companies by acting our mission and vision in action Engage with a dozen accounts and clients across the company and act as creative, scientific and strategic advisor Help assemble and manage an Expert Panel of leading experts in precision oncology to advise on the design of a first-in-class global real-world evidence study Brief, coach, facilitate and support subject-matter experts in delivering outstanding presentations, content and/or publications aligned with overall client strategy 🧪RESEARCH PROJECTS + CONTENT CREATION🧪 Co-develop agendas, concepts and meeting content. Management of subject-matter experts for congresses and symposia at international conferences Wrote extensive training documents and designed content across virtually all communication channels

    • Strategic Communications Lead
      2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos