John Pitman Email & Phone Number

Concord, California, Us

Responsible for the development and implementation of post-market surveillance studies and procedures.

Concord, California, Us

Lead post-market surveillance/real world experience studies required for European Union regulatory reporting.o Implement a 5 year pharmacovigilance study in up to 10 European hospitals.- Develop GCP-compliant electronic case report form and protocol.- Support medical monitor.- Analyze and interpret data.o Write EU Medical Device Regulation (EUMDR)-compliant post-market surveillance SOPs.Support market access and collaboration activities with Global Health Policy department.o Liaise with World Health Organization (WHO) on blood safety normative guidance, with US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on US blood safety surveillance, and with national Ministries of Health on blood safety strategies.Senior advisor to Phase 1 and Phase 3 clinical trials.o Establish and maintain relationships with investigators and key opinion leaders (KOLs).o Lead site feasibility investigations.o Communicate study risks and accomplishments to cross-functional team.Develop scientific publications and conference abstracts.

Concord, California, Us

• Supervised Manager of Global Product Safety.• Performed quality control on adverse event narratives for Medical Affairs and Safety teams.• Designed and conducted hemovigilance (blood safety surveillance) studies.• Managed multi-country hemovigilance database; maintained relationships with CDC and WHO.• Developed lists of expected adverse transfusion reactions worldwide.• Liaised with Cerus Hospital Affairs and Marketing teams to ensure clear communications, GCP compliance, and strategic alignment between Medical Affairs, Safety, and external partners.

Concord, California, Us

• Educated clinicians on the scientific, clinical and epidemiological background associated with the INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets and plasma.• Presented materials at scientific congresses.• Established professional and research relationships with clinicians.• Supported Cerus-sponsored Phase 3 clinical trials.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Supervised five doctoral-level PMI Resident Advisors (Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Senegal).o Oversaw technical and administrative work streams, including annual work plans. o Collaborated with USAID and CDC technical and Embassy management teams. • Evaluated malaria surveillance data and new technology research (e.g., RTS,S vaccine).• Produced recommendations for PMI and Ministries of Health in West Africa. • CDC team lead for behavior change communication; technical advisor for malaria in pregnancy. • Analyzed data to link behavior change interventions to public health outcomes. • Advised country teams on the development of research protocols. • Advocated for access to safe and sufficient blood supplies in malaria-endemic countries.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Blood safety technical advisor based in the HIV Prevention Branch of the CDC Division of Global HIV/AIDS.• Supervised a four-member technical team and managed $10-$20 million annual budget. • Blood Safety subject matter expert and technical/strategic advisor to CDC field offices and WHO. • Developed blood safety surveillance indicators and tools with WHO. • Conducted blood and injection safety research, evaluations and outbreak investigations. • Lead development of a new open source blood bank information system. • Identified and facilitated collaboration with other donors (e.g., World Bank) and private sector.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Managed a US $15 million operational budget; provide technical input and oversight to a $40 million programmatic budget• Supervised 10 administrative staff members and two public health research fellows• Coordinated office operations, housing, logistics, and contract support for six US government direct hire staff and three third country national staff• Supported research activities in HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and surveillance• Served as a Primary Technical Advisor on blood safety and human resources for health and as the Senior Policy and Communications advisor to the CDC Namibia director

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Technical - Advisor to the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia on blood safety and health economics issues. - Lead author, and coordinator of other authors, of chapters and costing background on blood safety, waste management and infection control for the Namibian National Strategic Framework for HIV and AIDS (2010/11-2016). - Co-chair, inter-agency technical team on health systems strengthening. - Epidemiological analysis and lead author: 2010 National HIV Testing Day report. - Principal investigator: Blood transfusion costing and blood utilization studies. (See additional publications below.)• Policy - Principal CDC author: 2010-2015 USG-Namibia Partnership Framework agreement - Co-chair, Partnership Framework Development Committee - Contributing author, Namibian Blood Policy - Member, Polytechnic of Namibia Curriculum Advisory Board • Management - Cooperative agreement manager to the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia and the Polytechnic of Namibia - Primary CDC Namibia liaison to Georgia Institute of Technology’s “Compute for Good” blood safety and laboratory information systems project.• Communications - Speech writer, public affairs coordinator, mentor to Polytechnic of Namibia students in journalism and public policy - Editor-in-chief of “Pamwe,” a quarterly public health newsmagazine - Health journalism trainer (collaboration with UNESCO and Polytechnic of Namibia-sponsored training workshops)• Special projects - Conducted first post-earthquake assessment of Haitian national blood program’s laboratory - Lead author, Haitian Ministry of Health’s application for a CDC cooperative agreement to build a new National Blood Center and Laboratory (July 2010).

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Responsible for management of five multi-million dollar blood safety PEPFAR cooperative agreements.• French-speaking technical advisor to National Blood Transfusion Services in Haiti and Cote d’Ivoire (also Guyana, Nigeria, Namibia). Developed strategic plans, standard operating procedures, annual work plans and national blood safety policies. Responsible for technical and financial reviews.• Author of fact sheets on blood safety; contributed content to CDC and HHS senior staff for blood safety-related testimony to Congress. Provide scientific editorial support to Prevention Branch authors. Wrote and edited annual blood safety plans for multiple CDC country offices.• Special Projects: Established a partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop new blood safety and laboratory information systems; developed a new blood safety training module for journalists in Kenya; initiated contact with the USAID energy branch for solar power needs assessments in Haiti and Guyana; crated GIS maps of the national blood service network in Haiti, including spatial analysis of distances between blood banks and the national laboratory.• Management experience: Acting CDC country director for Mali (March, August 2009). Managed 10 staff, wrote protocols for behavioral/biomarker surveys for sexually-transmitted infections.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Provided management and technical support to three PEPFAR Focus Countries (Haiti, Cote d’Ivoire, Guyana). Assisted field managers to manage a multi-million dollar portfolio of cooperative agreements and contracts. Developed and wrote scopes of work for international contracts.• Special Projects: Provided radio production and script writing technical assistance to the MARCH radio serial drama program in Guyana. Designed and implemented electronic inventory and budget tracking tools for Guyana. Contributed content and editing to annual plan narratives. Developed and wrote a formal proposal to expand HIV prevention activities in the Caribbean.• Management: Acting deputy country director (management and operations), Haiti, Guyana. Managed local staff on technical and administrative projects.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Developed a Geographic Information System (GIS) tool to identify pockets of under-immunized children in Oregon; recruited researchers in Oregon to conduct a pilot test. Managed a team of 6 researchers, including epidemiologists, statisticians, and GIS/spatial analysts.Presented results as a poster at the 2006 National Immunization Conference. Other activities:Six week detail to Global AIDS Program office in Haiti, March-April 2005. Served as a Public Health Advisor responsible for developing 10 PEPFAR cooperative agreements. Projects included HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment. Worked with partners, including the Haitian Ministry of Health, in French and English, to ensure compliance with US Government procurement regulations. Represented CDC with the MOH, USAID and NGO partners.One month detail to World Health Organization polio eradication program, Niamey, Niger, November 2004. Responsible for supervising and evaluating social mobilization, vaccination and surveillance teams during a national polio immunization campaign. Managed cold chain vaccine distribution in remote desert areas; conducted live radio interviews in French to promote the polio campaign's goals and combat anti-vaccine rumors; worked with local physicians to supervise mobile vaccination teams; implemented novel "Soap for Vaccinators" program; evaluated the performance of three districts for the WHO central office in Niamey.

Conducted active surveillance of two tick-borne diseases in southern Connecticut. Managed and updated an EpiInfo database. Tested human sera for evidence of infection with Francisella tularensis, a tick-borne bacterium. Produced a newsletter on emerging tick-borne diseases.

Jersey City, Nj, Us

• Responsible for reporting and maintaining comprehensive files on more than 60 European and South American billionaires for the annual Forbes Magazine Global Billionaires List. Special focus on pharmaceutical, retail, mining and commodities industries. Developed an extensive network of confidential sources within and outside of the companies covered. Reporting included frequent contact with the individuals and companies covered. Fact-checked other reporters’ work prior to publication. Wrote feature stories on international business personalities.

Hamden, Connecticut, Us

Taught undergraduate courses in print journalism and media history. Planned course syllabi, including reading lists and practical assignments. Designed and taught a senior-level media history course focused on the role of correspondents and government propaganda during the US Civil War, Belgian King Leopold's colonization of the Congo Free State, the Vietnam War and Watergate. Tutored students in writing; advised students on career options.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Responsible for daily news coverage of 23 countries in West and Central Africa. Reported, wrote and voiced daily news reports, backgrounders and live Q&As. Subjects included war, humanitarian crises, elections and politics, health issues, migration, arts, sports, profiles and features.• Interviewed five African heads of state: Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), Abdoulaye Wade (Senegal), Laurent Kabila (DR Congo), Charles Taylor (Liberia), Mamadou Tandja (Niger). • Managed a regional bureau with 10 staff members and $200,000 annual budget.• Trained new reporters and freelancers in journalism, journalistic ethics and radio production.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Responsible for breaking news coverage in the US and Africa. Also responsible for producing and anchoring two live, prime-time radio news programs. Major stories: Pope John Paul II’s visit to Nigeria, 1998; Zaire civil war, 1996-97; First Rwandan genocide trials: Kigali, December 1996; Democratic, Republican and Reform Party National Conventions, 1996; Bob Dole presidential campaign, 1996.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Blood Transfusion Epidemiology

Mph, Epidemiology Of Microbial Diseases

Master Of Science (Ms), Journalism

Ba, Government-French-English

High School Diploma