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Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Deliver engaging instruction, robust research, and scholarship for the Clinical Research Program. Provides value through the ability to address multiple targets for teaching and research, flexibility, broad network, bench-to-business translation, and practical understandings. Primary responsibilities are teaching within the undergraduate and graduate clinical research programs, advising students, maintaining a program of research and scholarship, and performing professional and community service and outreach. Instruction and research is focused on project management, regulatory affairs, intellectual property, and data visualization.

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Directed effective, timely, and accurate delivery of fully negotiated investigational site contracts, budgets, and payments to meet customer expectations, minimize company’s legal and business risk, and ensure integration within overall site intelligence and activation model. Led team with >100-person staff globally. * Managed large departmental operating forecast consistently under budget.* Drove pursuit of industry-leading site activation cycle time and overcame internal resistance to integration with company’s clinical trial management system.* Turned around site payments group to improved rate of customer, stakeholder, and client confidence.* Championed development of new opportunities with biotech and pharmaceutical companies.

Wilmington, Nc

Selected to support Enterprise Information Group’s strategy to advance analytical capabilities by creating/strengthening business analytics and data visualization capabilities across portfolio of pharmaceutical assets. Advised on direct and resourcing budgets for large R&D portfolio.* Delivered data mining and visualization capabilities for cycle time improvements.* Optimized therapeutic leadership accountability, decision-making, and budget allocations on multibillion-dollar R&D portfolio.* Improved cost optimization, enabled consistent project resourcing and maintained/exceeded 3% budget variance goal.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Returned to Eli Lilly after three-year educational leave to consult with drug development project teams on planning, development, and execution of critical chain project management standards for integrated drug development. Developed biological and chemical pharmaceutical assets in various stages of development (preclinical to Phase IV) across multiple therapeutic areas including diabetes, oncology, and cardiology. Led and worked with cross-functional team to manage development strategy, timeline, budget, and resources for multi-year, multimillion-dollar, and multi-market programs. Managed budgets for multiple assets ranging from $10M to $100M.* Played key role in transitioning large portfolio of projects to critical chain project management in 18 months. * Advanced top diabetes portfolio asset from Phase I to Phase II.* Clarified regulatory pathway for unique oncology, cardiovascular, and diabetes assets.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

During three-year educational leave from Eli Lilly, completed studies for Juris Doctorate and laid foundation for career path in regulatory science leveraging both scientific and legal expertise.* Won competitive fellowship with Center for Biotechnology, Law, and Ethics. * Created, implemented, and completed one-year legal externship with University of Alabama at Birmingham Research Foundation.* As Legal Intern with Alabama Department of Public Health, Office of the General Counsel, supported establishment of statewide trauma care system.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Managed insulin, drug delivery, and neuroscience product R&D projects. Directed regulatory submissions to international government agencies including U.S. FDA, E.U. EMEA, and Japan MHLW. Coordinated and led project team of medical, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, and statistical professionals.* Contributed to launch in Japan and continued marketability of multibillion-dollar neuroscience blockbuster. * Recognized with Individual Leadership Award (2002).* Awarded three-year educational leave to pursue Juris Doctorate.

Atlanta, Ga

Principal scientist for development of molecular laboratory techniques (pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) for the analysis of Clostridia sp. DNA for inclusion in a nationwide DNA fingerprinting network. Led a field investigation in conjunction with Alaska Division of Public Health for data acquisition, statistical analyses, and developed funding proposals.

Jd, Law

Legal education focused on medical regulation and intellectual property; Dean's List; Scholar of Merit

Certificate, Life Sciences Entrepreneurship

Business school program targeted to scientists interested in business development, venture capital, intellectual property, and negotiation.

Mph, International Health-Infectious Disease-Epidemiological Research

Graduate program focused on epidemiology and biostatistic methodology for research of infectious diseases internationally.

Bs, Microbiology

Bachelor of Science awarded magna cum laude, Microbiology; Dean’s List