➥ Writing and editing positioning and core corporate messaging, press releases, media pitches, blog and thought-leadership articles, and website content for therapeutic, diagnostics, life science tools and digital healthcare technology companies across multiple indications including oncology, neurology and dermatology.➥ Developing social media messages and campaigns, and managing thought-leadership engagement for Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.➥ Collaborating with executive team members to prepare clients for media engagement, announcements, milestones and conference presentations.

➥ Engaging with biotech clients and collaborating with executive team members to develop comprehensive, scientific strategic publication plans and editorial calendars.➥ Developing positioning and core messaging, press releases, media pitches, blog and contributed articles, and website content for world-leading biopharma investment firms and therapeutic and diagnostic companies in the life sciences in the fields of oncology, neurology and dermatology.➥ Creating social media messages and campaigns, and managing thought-leadership engagement for Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.

➥ Collaborating with senior corporate communications executives and international product managers to identify strategic content and publication opportunities.➥ Writing and editing healthcare articles in oncology and infectious diseases for Roche Molecular Solutions, which includes the Molecular Diagnostics, Tissue Diagnostics and Sequencing Solutions divisions, and other Roche-affiliated websites.➥ Developing product landing and marketo pages, social media, email campaigns and digital app content for Roche diagnostics and sequencing systems, reagents and assays.

➥ Wrote, edited and copyedited stories by applying astute investigative skills and scientific knowledge to identify key issues, events, and developments within the biopharmaceutical environment for BioCentury’s four publications, including stories on drug regulatory approvals, clinical trial data, financial venture rounds, emerging company profiles, and preclinical translational briefs.➥ Conducted extensive research and fostered relationships with industry experts to gain access to and interview thought leaders including biopharmaceutical executives, venture capitalists and academic professors.➥ Compiled and generated BioCentury’s new molecular targets table, and collaborated closely with Business Intelligence Group on the updating of BioCentury’s database.➥ Mentored and trained new employees on editorial procedures and publishing program utilization.

➥ Supported grant proposal writing, editing and the submission process, as well as authored two abstract poster presentations and co-authored a journal article published in ACS Nano.➥ Responsible for writing and editing technical manuals and developing standard operating procedures for drug delivery systems and devices.➥ Conducted scientific work on various drug discovery contract research and in-house projects for behavioral phenotyping of preclinical models of disease.➥ Effectively developed motor and cognitive behavioral tests using the SmartCage automated behavioral system to test novel therapeutics in models of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, diabetes, immune-deficiency, and pain.➥ Applied advanced expertise, neuroscientific knowledge and skills to design and perform pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and toxicology studies, critical to expand the drug discovery program.➥ Oversaw lab teams and operations, ensuring policies, procedures, and regulatory standards were strictly adhered to, and research project workflows, data management, and schedules were maintained.➥ Provided support to high school and college students as well as research technicians by mentoring them on laboratory management and processes.

➥ Pursued studies in the field of Parkinson’s disease research resulting in three first author publications and additional authorship on a paper published in Journal of Neuroscience. ➥ Developed motor and cognitive behavioral tests in mouse models of Parkinson’s disease, utilized histological and biochemical techniques to perform analysis of astrocyte expression, inflammation response and cell death, and used in vivo techniques to evaluate novel anti-parkinsonian therapies.

➥ Developed curriculum for the undergraduate and graduate Neuroscience laboratory course, which included neuroanatomy, functional & systems neuroscience and neurological diseases.➥ Served as member of admissions committee for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Graduate Program.