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Albertville, Saskatchewan, Ca

Expert English and technical language editing of scientific documents covering the range of medical and biological sciencesExpert writing of scientific and clinical manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and other documents, including the design of effective tables, figures, and slide presentations. Experience across the range of therapy areas, with particular focus in infectious disease, wound care/dermatology, respiratory medicine, cardiovascular medicine, gastroenterology, and oncologyGuide authors, including non-native English-speaking authors, develop effective oral and written presentations for international audiencesGuidance to authors seeking to publish preclinical science reportsExpert in providing professional remote communications with scientists and others

Saskatoon, Sk, Ca

Developed and instructed a distributed learning course in pharmacotherapy for nurse practitioner students

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

Supervised 5 PhD-level scientists and 9 associate scientists delivering 2 novel antibacterial compounds for clinical trials within 3 yearsSet up a regional network (Canada, USA, and India) to decrease preclinical costs and increase science quality, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in direct and indirect costs Co-sponsored a cross-company examination of pre-competitive collaboration on preclinical models to benefit the individual companies as well as the reputation of the industryRepresented the company and industry at global and regional meetingsUsed technology to deliver regional and global training sessions for scientists working across numerous remote sitesDeveloped new work practices that allowed a 300% increase in the annual number of preclinical studies performed within the groupConducted scientific reviews of specific areas to facilitate decisions on research directions, including due diligence scientific reviews of potential acquisition targetsChaired/co-chaired a global group that selected a global electronic notebookEdited several regulatory submissions involving preclinical science.

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

Developed and validated new models to support candidate drug delivery from each of 4 key discovery programs and supported successful Phase I and II studies of one compoundConducted and presented reviews on novel therapeutic modalities along with recommendations for further research; facilitated corporate decisions regarding the pursuit of novel treatment modalitiesJointly prepared reports for regulatory submissions regarding preclinical trials of novel active pharmaceutical agents.

Led all discovery research pertaining to skin, nail, and hair, with an emphasis on microbial control and wound healing methodologiesProvided the preclinical packages for the launch of a commercial prescription product Conducted reviews of technology for potential acquisitionParticipated in due diligence reviews of potential partner organizationsPrepared technical presentations for in-house and external scientific meetings to support new product launchesWrote/edited papers/posters for peer-reviewed publicationsDeveloped and presented sales force education modulesOversaw and coordinated external research activities.

Conducted or managed key scientific studies necessary to support the launch of multiple new products that rapidly developed a multimillion dollar revenue stream for the start-up companyDeveloped sponsored clinical collaborations with national and international key opinion leaders that led to successful marketing approachesConducted continuing education sessions for cliniciansDesigned content for and presented oral and poster presentations at international conferencesWrote peer-reviewed scientific articlesWrote and edited technical documents for use in sales aids and product brochures. Authored regulatory documents [510(k)] that resulted in FDA marketing authorization.

Devised environmentally acceptable methods of controlling bacterial biofilms that led to the launch of the first non-toxic biofilm control product in the pulp and paper industryConducted sales force and customer-based training sessionsWrote and/or edited scientific sales materials

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbial Pathogenesis

Bachelor'S Degree, Cellular And Microbial Biology