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Cambridge, Ma, Us

Cambridge, Ma, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

Collaborating with distinguished practitioners, academics & policymakers to advance urban health initiatives. Contributing in research and policy development, educational program leadership, and cross-disciplinary workgroups to tackle NYC's health system challenges. Leveraging legal, life sciences and health tech expertise to contribute to NYAM's vital work in health equity. Supporting fellow members on evidence based medicine research and outreach.

Member of Editorial Board of npj Health Systems. The Journal is dedicated to publishing high quality peer-reviewed research covering all aspects of health systems research through high-quality interdisciplinary analysis of healthcare financing, delivery models, policy interventions, and their impacts on population health, equity, and outcomes

New York City Metropolitan Area

Served as strategic partner and legal advisor to three significant business areas, including as de facto General Counsel for R&D – Drug Development, Digital & Cybersecurity/Privacy. Also served as strategic partner and legal advisor to the BMS Foundation. Led international team of lawyers and legal resources to support R&D – Drug Development, Digital Health, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Foundation matters. R&D Highlights of this role:• Led R&D legal, compliance, and risk management for 100+ countries.• Established key outsourcing partner relationships for R&D.• Led legal advice for R&D technology projects focused on leveraging AI/ML, workflow automation, and data analysis.• Led legal advice R&D program and product prioritization and outsourcing.• Served as lead legal advisor in $100M investment of a new capabilities center in India.• Provided legal support on drug development, clinical trials, quality (GCP), regulatory and pharmacovigilance matters.Digital & Cybersecurity / Privacy Highlights of this role: • Prepared reports for and advised BMS board-level Governance and Audit Committees regarding technology innovation, cybersecurity, privacy, manufacturing, environmental, and other topics.• Served as lead legal advisor in supporting Digital Health.• Led legal advice for the development of AI responsible use policies.• Built legal framework for enterprise-wide hack-a-thon, including key technology vendors.• Successfully managed several high-profile cybersecurity incidents.• Supported Chief Privacy Officer on data breaches, policy development, and on-going plans to restructure and optimize privacy function.Co-led the Law Department’s Legal Innovation Team focused on leveraging technology to make the Law Department more efficient and effective.

Greater New York City Area

Served as strategic partner and legal advisor to Manufacturing leadership team, including as de facto General Counsel for Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing Operations, and EHS. Led international group of lawyers and legal professionals to support the BMS Manufacturing division. Highlights of this role:• Led the Manufacturing legal team that supported global manufacturing, Quality, cell therapy, biologics, small molecule production, supply chain, product development, and EHS functions. • Accountable for legal and communications workstreams during crisis response for Hurricane Maria.• Led regulatory and legal aspects of sophisticated manufacturing facility divestitures.• Provided regulatory advice and compliance support for interactions with health authorities, serving as legal lead for policy decisions regarding manufacturing. • GMP inspections: successfully handled several complex inspections and FDA 483s. • Prepared reports for and advise BMS board-level Governance and Audit Committees regarding supply chain, Quality and other high-stakes manufacturing matters.• Led negotiations for GPS transactions, including key outsourcing agreements, supply chain and logistics transactions, and supplier relationships.In addition, served as the Integration Lead for the Law Department for the Celgene acquisition. Member of CEO's Diversity & Inclusion Council.

Plainsboro, New Jersey

Served as strategic partner and legal advisor to the Procurement leadership team, including as de facto General Counsel for Chief Procurement Officer and all of Procurement. Led international group of lawyers and legal professionals to support Procurement and various business units in transactional matters. Highlights of this role:• Led negotiations of major outsourcing transactions for R&D, Manufacturing, IT and other functions.• Supported rationalization of company’s real estate footprint by negotiating lease agreements and supporting site divestitures. • Led negotiations of major international distribution agreements to support business in emerging markets.

Served as strategic partner and legal advisor to the global Manufacturing, development and operations divisions. Highlights of this role: • Led negotiations for outsourcing transactions in Europe and Asia. • Counseled senior executives on distribution, manufacturing and supply, licensing, technology transfer, real estate and service agreements. • Provided senior executives with strategic advice on prospective alliance partnerships and acquisition targets.• Supported GxP counseling for small molecule and biologics portfolio and provide general corporate advice to senior executives.

Served as senior legal advisor for manufacturing, development and technical operations divisions.

Served as lead lawyer on biotechnology, corporate transactions, procurement, real estate and outsourcing matters for manufacturing division.

Served as lead lawyer for biologics manufacturing and product development groups within manufacturing division.

M&A lawyer representing biotechs, other technology companies, and start-up ventures as well as multi-national pharmaceutical companies at international AmLaw 100 firm.

Corporate transactional associate in high-end corporate and tax boutique practice.

Assisted antitrust and litigation lawyers with complex litigation matters, including providing quantitative and econometric analysis. Member of in-house digital development team responsible for designing and deploying first digital document management system.

Directors College

Directors' College is the nation’s premier executive education program for directors and C-level executives of publicly traded firms.

Master'S Degree, Biotechnology

In progress

Certificate, Artificial Intelligence

AI: Implications for Business Strategy. Executive program delivered by MIT Sloan School of Management and MIT's Computer Science.

J.D.

Activities and Societies: Community Law Program (Non-Profit Transactional Clinic)

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Activities and Societies: Rugby