Experience

• Allergan

  Senior Medical Writer Ophthalmology, Chief Medical Office

  Provided medical writing assistance and expertise to both internal and external authors to lead the development of scientific publications; planned and managed publication projects to meet timelines, and ensure compliance.
  
  Skills: Medical writing for both preclinical and clinical publications, publication planning and management, MS Office, SharePoint, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Datavision, EndNote and Reference Manager software

• The University of Sheffield

  Lecturer and Principal Investigator, Biomedical Science

  Conducted research for our BBSRC-funded project, investigating the regulation of voltage-gated calcium channels via Neuronal Calcium Sensor 1 (NCS-1) and tyrosine phosphorylation; Another project was investigating neuronal voltage-gated calcium channel mutations that cause ataxia in humans, which was funded by Ataxia UK. We also examined the functional partnership of TRPC5 channels and NCS-1 in regulating neuronal outgrowth and promoting synapse formation; Taught 1st, 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate courses in cellular and molecular biology and CNS pharmacology; Helped to set up and taught on the Bio2work Course for Sheffield Hallam University, and taught neurochemistry/neurophysiology to junior doctors on the MRC Psych course; Have been an undergraduate application reviewer, open day tour guide/presenter and on the student staff committee; Organized the Sheffield University Neuroscience seminars/web site and the student tutorials and was involved in science outreach activities.

• Novartis

  Associate Director US Neuroscience Publications, Clinical Development & Medical Affairs

  1) Lead US neuroscience strategic publication plans, & drive execution of congress presentations & manuscripts in alignment with global publications objectives/initiatives ensuring compliance
  2) Lead US publication working groups for timely & accurate implementation of deliverables & action items
  3) Coordinate/manage activities of medical writers, biostats, clinical trial team, medical directors, & IP reviews
  4) Review/edit & aid in writing of publications to confirm accuracy, quality, delivery of key scientific concepts & compliance
  5) Work with biostats for data validation
  6) Clinical strategy, data review & analysis
  7) Coordinate IRB reviews for publications data
  8) KOL medical expert & patient engagement, & collaboration as authors
  9) Digital publication experiences (augmented reality, quizzes, & manuscript & poster videos)
  10) Budget management & forecasting of publications spend
  11) Launch & post-launch strategies

• William Paterson University of New Jersey

  Assistant Professor of Biomedical Science, Department of Biology

  Headed a research lab with both undergraduates and graduate student researchers. Taught biology, pharmacology, neuroscience and anatomy and physiology lecture and laboratory courses. Lectured in neuroscience and cognitive psychology courses. Coordinator of the Roche program for summer research, which provided active learning through undergraduate mentoring of high school students in the lab; taught a special Biology majors sections of 1st year seminar that introduced 1st year students to the academic demands of University, and also helped with acclimation and success.
  
  In addition, taught in the WPUNJ Summer Youth Programs Forensics sections- where students were presented with a CSI scenario and a crime to solve using molecular biology techniques.
  
  Developed a new upper level course for both undergraduate and graduate students entitled 'Cell Physiology of Human Disease' that focused on understanding the receptors, ion channels and their signaling pathways that are disrupted in Human disease.

• Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  Visiting Research Scholar

  Screened Human brain slices from Schizophrenic, & Bipolar patients, from the Stanley foundation, for differences in Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1 (NCS-1) interacting proteins.