Mark Fleury Email & Phone Number

• Serve as lead in developing policy dealing with research, development and approval of drugs and devices for cancer treatment. Activities include:
• Regulatory comments
• Creation of white papers, memos, educational material
• Organize policy events for congressional staff and the advocate community
• Scientific training for lay volunteers
• Interviews with press

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Responsibility for developing science policy positions on behalf of the AACR in collaboration with thought leaders in cancer research. Promotion of policy objectives through formal comments to regulatory and funding.
• Comparative effectiveness research
• Health IT
• Reimbursement and cost effectiveness issues
• Drug shortages
• Tobacco research and control policy

New York, NY, US

• Managed operational aspects of an initiative that enabled innovation and collaboration on scientific and technical solutions to problems faced in the developing world.
• Marketing and recruitment of members and strategic partners
• Assistance to users in advancing and implementing solutions including micronutrient supplementation and environmental projects
• Website design, maintenance, and content generation
• Social media campaigns

Washington, DC, US

• Legislative assistant providing policy advice to Senator McCaskill on health-related issues during debate and passage of healthcare reform
• Drafted voting and sponsorship recommendations for legislation
• Wrote a wide array of communications (press releases, speeches, policy memos, letters to constituents, web content and educational materials)
• Represented the Senator in meetings with constituents ranging from private citizens to advocacy groups and hospital CEOs
• Acted as liaison for constituent interactions with federal agencies
• Prepared and staffed congressional oversight hearings covering Medicare, internet privacy, broadband adoption, and general government contracting

Washington, DC, US

Surveyed practices related to electronic record keeping in hospitals and clinics in Haiti and evaluated national policies to make recommendations for implementation of an electronic records system within Project HOPE-affiliated facilities. I also provided direct relief assistance in response to cholera outbreak.

Cambridge, MA, US

• Immunology research of cell-signaling networks in the context of restoring immune systems damaged due to HIV/AIDS and chemotherapy
• High throughput biochemical assays (RT-PCR, Flow Cytometry)
• High volume statistical regression analysis

Washington, DC, US

Center for Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE)

Evanston, IL, US

Research work while attending graduate school.

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

• Managed large-scale capital projects in a food/ bioprocessing facility with responsibilities that ranged from economic feasibility studies, to actual design, purchasing, budget management, construction oversight.
• Responsible for over $28 million worth of projects
• Managed multiple simultaneous projects and contractors
• Designed/built environmental projects (wastewater treatment facilities; methane waste gas recovery system)
• Experience negotiating contracts
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (P.E.)

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

• Supervised operations and personnel along with process optimization of unit operations within a food processing facility
• Experienced with food safety, HACCP, GMP, and HAZOP systems
• Developed divisional engineering safety standards
• Interviewed and trained new employees for local facility

Ph.D., Bioengineering

M.S., Chemical Engineering

B.S., Chemical Engineering