Mckenzie Wessen, Mba Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

» Coach, mentor and advise consultants to ensure high quality engagements and professional development opportunities.» Provide strategic and program leadership for the lead asset of an emerging biotech company through BLA submission and FDA approval for a first ROA in an orphan drug disease. Used fit-to-size project management tools and processes to drive portfolio and program maturity to inform business strategy and growth.» Lead IPM's Product Development Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence to organize and grow internal subject matter expertise and build value-add services for our clients.» Lead internal, cross-functional G.E.M.S. organization to Grow, Empower, Motivate and Support the women of IPM.

Greater Boston Area

» Managed a pharmaceutical regulatory submission R&D and regulatory team for a first in class disease modifying therapy leading to an approved Biologics License Application (BLA) and submitted Marketing Authorization Application (MAA). Worked with primary stakeholders to develop strategy, plan, assign, and coordinate team and sub-team activities to ensure realistic milestone accomplishments. Drove Global Regulatory submission team progress along critical path and key interdependent activities.» Build strategy and implementation plan for internal software rollout from timeline prioritization of new functionality, ideation with technical informatics team from concept through design, and soliciting stakeholder feedback to guide change management for a successful execution and continued development.» Project Management in large R&D Pharmaceutical company, supporting programs in early discovery through late-stage development in small molecule, antibody, ASO and Gene therapy modalities across a portfolio including Alzheimer’s Disease, Pulmonary, Neuromuscular, Ophthalmology and Acute Neurology indications.

Elevate parent giving with programmatic coordination of the Center for Alumni, Parents and Friends in marketing communication, event planning and volunteer management.

Front-line fundraiser with responsibility to cultivate, solicit, and steward new and increased gifts from a portfolio of alumni and parents. Engage alumni in culture of philanthropy while contributing to overall achievement goals set for the division by the Executive Director of Development and the Vice President for University Advancement.

Philadelphia

Exceeded revenue goals by identifying and closing the region's second largest customer acquisition while retaining and growing existing book of business. Acting as a technical resource for company sales personnel in the area of bulk gases, I provided leadership and coaching to regional specialists and sales associates to increase bulk market share, collaborating on new prospects and project implementation with operations and application engineers.Industrial Applications include: cryo-deflashing, food freezing and MAP packaging, heat treating, water treatment, laboratory specialty gases, welding, laser cutting, oxyfuel, medical

Greater Philadelphia Area

Sales Representative for an A-rated wholesale group life and disability insurance carrier. Developed profitable relationships with key market brokers and agencies based on thorough understanding of competitive market landscape and assessment of client's needs, acting as an educational resource through professional ISCEBS membership and continuing education offerings. Designed sales and marketing strategies using Salesforce.com, targeting agencies within territory for proposal activity and client acquisition

Greater Boston Area

Worked for Genomics program primarily focused on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy isolating stem-cell like muscle cell populations and analyzing the effectiveness of cell therapy delivery methods. Proactively organized laboratory annual protocols, supply inventory, and employee compliance with federal governance bodies Contributing publications: Bone marrow side population cells are enriched for progenitors capable of myogenic differentiationβ4 integrin marks interstitial myogenic progenitor cells in adult murine skeletal muscle

B.A., Biology, Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Alpine Ski Team, Track & Field, Rugby

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Organizational Leadership

Degree conferred Spring 2019

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