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Seattle, WA, US

San Diego, California, United States

Leading the Acadia Commercial Services team - responsible for coordination of the Medical, Legal & Regulatory (MLR) review process; Commercial print production, fulfillment, and digital asset management; logistical management of peer-to-peer HCP speaker bureaus; and planning and execution of Commercial meetings, congresses, and incentive trips.

Greater Seattle Area

• (formerly Health Perspectives Group)Family of agency-model companies delivering specialty solutions that help pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients integrate authentic patient and caregiver experiences in marketing.
• Implemented comprehensive project and account management technology (Oracle OpenAir), consolidating the 5+ disparate platforms and tracking documents used for account management into a single platform to improve.
• Redesigned monthly client invoicing process resulting in a 30 percent decrease in invoicing timelines and 40 percent decrease in invoicing errors and rework
• Evaluate standard operating procedures, identify roadblocks and bottlenecks, and design solutions to improve efficiency and profitability
• Develop reference documents and training resources; lead company-wide trainings
• Serve as an internal consultant to teams across the company on HIPAA and FDA compliance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Led two functional areas across three regions, representing 20 percent of company employees, through an organizational redesign in support of revenue growth to $20 million
• Created a suite of budgeting and resource management tools to synchronize billable targets, internal budgets, and client contracts to maximize efficiency and revenue generation
• Managed 25+ reports supporting patient engagement (event management and patient logistics, contracts, and training) and content creation (patient bios and testimonials, direct-to-consumer messaging, and peer-to-peer.
• Ensured strict compliance with HIPAA patient privacy requirements through robust training and oversight

Greater Seattle Area

• Led Washington and New Jersey-based teams in building and managing a network of patient volunteers for global, top-tier pharmaceutical company
• Grew client’s annual budget from under $100,000 to over $1.3 million in revenue over four years
• Piloted an approach to the engagement of clinical trial participants in product launches, integrating client’s commercial and R&D organizations in a novel collaboration
• Served on the Reverba Executive Committee, driving company-wide strategy and operations

Seattle, WA

• Built lasting client relationships with a deep knowledge of therapeutic areas and client business practices
• Led team to ensure on-time, on-budget, and on-strategy client deliverables while meeting stringent HIPAA and FDA compliance requirements
• Managed collaboration with national oncology patient advocacy organizations to coordinate the launch of a comprehensive patient education website for patients with leukemia and lymphoma

Seattle, WA

Kansas City, Missouri

• Digital marketing and advertising agency focused on helping local, national, and global clients create, grow, and protect their brands.
• Managed integrated marketing communications campaigns for clients in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, food, energy, and technology industries
• Advised Google on Kansas City-based initiatives, including Google Fiber rollout, strategies for addressing digital divide-related access disparities, and regional launch of Getting America’s Businesses Online (GABO)
• Led account teams on Federal contracts supporting Department of Health and Human Services agencies, including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health.

Kansas City, Missouri

• World-renowned basic biomedical research institute supported by more than $2 billion in private endowments and dedicated to investigating the origins of genetic disease.
• Advised executive leadership team on strategic communications issues, coordinated scientific media relations, managed external agencies, maintained all web content
• Provided strategic counsel and public presentations in support of the successful Missouri’s Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative; worked with reporters at major national media outlets, contributed to message.
• Translated complex scientific concepts and discoveries into engaging, multi-channel content designed to appeal to both scientific and lay audiences

Kansas City, Missouri

• Leading global communications agency specializing in consumer marketing, public affairs, healthcare, social media and reputation management.
• Provided strategic communications counsel to a pharmaceutical companies and not-for-profit healthcare clients
• Supported national patient advocacy groups in the refinement of core messages and in local-market communication strategies
• Led pre-launch communications efforts for new products across a range of therapeutic areas

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psycology / Political Science

Master Of Arts, Journalism

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