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Ontario, Canada

Canada

• Manage Cell and Gene Therapy MSLs leading to a focused, motivated and high-performing team
• Coach and mentor new MSLs through onboarding and offer developmental opportunities to help the team realize their full potential
• Provide leadership and guidance in development and execution of field medical/cross-functional strategic and operational plans through aligned MSL activities
• Liaise with Medical and cross-functional teams on key projects to enhance local scientific advocacy through strategic medical engagement and actionable field medical insights
• Lead and support strategic project initiatives including investigator-initiated studies, external research collaborations and integrated evidence generation plans

Ontario, Canada

• Built and maintained relationships with KOLs across key centers in ON to reactively provide balanced scientific exchange
• Strategically built scientific advocacy for hematology portfolio assets including Cell and Gene Therapy
• Helped develop and execute medical plans in collaboration with diverse cross-functional partners
• Collected impactful Medical Insights to inform and formulate local and global medical strategies

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Provided medical/scientific leadership within respiratory therapeutic area, managed the development and execution of medical/cross-functional strategic and operational plans
• Built and maintained relationships with KOLs, professional organizations and other key stakeholders
• Developed and executed advice seeking campaigns (e.g. consultancies, advisory boards), scientific workshops and other medical engagement activities
• Created and oversaw the collection and analysis of field medical insights to drive national strategy
• Provided direction, training and leadership to the field Medical team and delivered scientific training to cross-functional partners outside of Medical Affairs
• Work with global medical affairs team on brand lifecycle strategy and evidence generation plans

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Built and maintained relationships with KOLs, professional associations and other stakeholders to reactively provide balanced scientific exchange whilst modelling the highest standards of integrity and complianceo.
• Helped develop and execute medical plans in collaboration with diverse cross-functional partners

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Liaised between various external and internal collaborative research teams with an aim of finding novel therapeutics in various disease areas.
• As part of internal task force groups, identified novel and commercially viable healthcare technologies.
• Screened new chemical entities (NCEs) for their pharmacokinetic properties.
• Presented data in the project review meetings and participate in decision making process.

Faculty Of Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Provided support to the office of Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies (ADGRS).
• Assisted with the development, delivery, and evaluation the existing Office of Educational Support and Development (OESD) TA Training program.
• Identified and provided professional development opportunities for TAs.
• Provided training for classroom technology and UBC’s learning management system, Connect, to TAs.
• Supervised organization of TA invigilation and marking teams for the Faculty.
• Assisted with other initiatives of the OESD as needed.

Faculty Of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Original research thesis entitled “Pregnane X Receptor and Constitutive Androstane Receptor Activation by Non-nucleoside Anti-HIV Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors” aimed at rationalizing clinical therapy of HIV/AIDS. Industrial and academic collaborations resulted in three published article, one invited oral presentation at a national conference, and five.

• Collaborated with other drug discovery teams for various in-house projects and offered scientific expertise in selection of candidate drugs for preclinical and clinical development.
• Presented data in the project review meetings and participated in decision making process.
• BMS R&D Star award for significant contribution towards an investigational new drug application.

• Part of Quality Assurance team bridging gaps between the pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control.
• Performed in-process quality checks for solid and liquid oral dosage forms in the manufacturing facility.
• Prepared and maintained manufacturing records and standard operating procedure (SOP) documents.
• Carried out process and instrument validation studies for streamlining the manufacturing processes.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Pharmaceutical Sciences

My doctoral research project aimed to study the molecular interactions between non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs).

Ms Pharm, Pharmaceutical Analysis

Original research thesis entitled “Study of Metabolism Behavior of an Investigational Anti-malarial Drug (2-tert-butylprimaquine) and its.

Bachelor Of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.), Pharmaceutical Sciences

Successfully completed 4 years of intensive training in various disciplines of pharmaceutical sciences with special focus on pharmaceutics.