🧠 Creative, goal-oriented project manager with 7 + years of professional experience. 📖 Proven track record of delivering results and conducting projects to success in the fields of Life Sciences and Medical Affairs.💊 I have recently transition to the pharmaceutical industry where I apply my rigorous scientific training to understand unmet medical needs and optimize patient care.👩🏻 I turn hobbies into passions and wishes into reality. From an international level swimmer, to CrossFitter and mother, I give my all in every professional and personal project to become the best version of myself.🛠️ To fill in the career gap most scientists encounter while transitioning from Academia to Industry, I am attending PM and GCP courses. I have also founded Our Wabi Sabi Home, a home content creation firm, that collaborates with national and international retailers and home furnishing companies to deliver fun and inspirational content to help you design the home of your dreams.
Our Wabi Sabi Home
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FounderOur Wabi Sabi Home Nov 2023 - PresentZurich, SwitzerlandWhile traveling around the world pursuing my career path dreams, it was hard to find a place I could call home amongst all the rental apartments I lived in. Our wabi sabi home emerged with the intention of sharing my passion for interior design in order to inspire people who, like me, often need to move and struggle to build their "rental homes".Responsibilities:• Managing interactions with stakeholders • Managing contract negotiations• Performance management• Presenting deliverables within deadlines• Developing advertisement material for 3rd parties• Developing online communication platforms (webpage, Instagram...)• Designing furniture pieces
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Projects & Operations Manager - Business Process Excellence DepartmentCsl Vifor Aug 2023 - Aug 2024Zurich, SwitzerlandSupport to the Global Medical Affairs department, with high focus on the Iron portfolio• Planning and executing cross-functional projects • Preparing scientific presentations• Supporting contract negotiations• Stakeholder and performance management• Supporting corporate strategy initiatives, such as LoE projects, new product's indications, or global members reunions• Coordinating and supervising interactions of R&D projectsSupport to the Pharmacovigilance department•Coordinating PV AuditsSupport to the Regulatory Affairs department•Elaborating and revising educational materials -
PhdUniversity Of Lausanne Feb 2023 - Jul 2023After obtaining my PhD in Life Sciences in January 2023 I'm still committed to the lab of Richard Benton for a few months while I wrap up some projects and look for the next step in my scientific career. -
Phd CandidateUniversity Of Lausanne - Lab Of Richard Benton Mar 2017 - Jan 2023• Designing and conducting research projects in the field of evolutionary neurobiology using Drosophila olfaction as a model system• Performing physiological experiments, such as Calcium Imaging and Single Cell Electrophysiology (In vivo), behavioural approaches and gene/protein expression analysis to understand the evolution of neuronal pathways across fly species• Participating in national and international conferences• Writing scientific papers • Representating the PhD Students and PostDocs at Center for Integrative Genomics (CIG), UNIL• Organizing seminars at Center for Integrative Genomics (CIG), UNIL, for PhD Students and PostDocs• Teaching “Chemosensory course” to 3rd year Biology students at UNIL• Teaching "Molecular Biology Practical Course" to 3rd year Biology students at UNIL• Teaching “Drosophila Practical Course” to Biology students at UNIL
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Master Thesis In Evolution And NeurobiologyUniversity Of Lausanne - Lab Of Richard Benton Feb 2016 - Jan 2017Conducting research projects in the field of Evolutionary neurobiology to describe differences in the number of Olfactory Sensory Receptor Neurons and Odorant Receptor gene number across drosophilids that could explain adaptive behaviours
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Master In Medical BiologyUniversity Of Lausanne Sep 2015 - Jan 2017
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Master Thesis StudentUniversity Of Lausanne - Institute Of Microbiology - Lab Of Angela Ciuffi Sep 2015 - Dec 2015Conducting my pre-Master research project to "resurrect" a Zebra fish endogenous virus through molecular cloning
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LifeguardUrbanización Rosa De Lima Jun 2012 - Sep 2015Las Rozas De Madrid Area, Spain
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Bachelor Thesis In Biology And Gene RegulationCentro De Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Cbmso - Lab Of Ana Busturia Mar 2014 - Jun 2015Understanding MDM2 expression regulation and MDM2-P53 protein interactions using larvae imaginal discs and adult Drosophila's tissues as model system -
Undergraduate Research Assistant In Developmental BiologyCentro De Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Cbmso - Lab Of Isabel Correas Jun 2013 - Dec 2013Conducting research projects in the field of Developmental Biology to understand the importance of Protein 4.1 / Coracle during the formation of Drosophila' follicles
Raquel Álvarez Ocaña, Ph.D. Education Details
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Life Sciences
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Medical Biology
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Biology, General
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Raquel Álvarez Ocaña, Ph.D. works for Our Wabi Sabi Home
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Raquel Álvarez Ocaña, Ph.D.'s current role is PhD in Life Sciences | Project Manager | Medical Affairs experience.
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Raquel Álvarez Ocaña, Ph.D. attended University Of Lausanne, University Of Lausanne, Universidad Autónoma De Madrid.
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