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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States

Greater Philadelphia

Regional Field Director, Republican National Committee (RNC)/Trump Victory 2020 Campaign (2020)• Recruited, trained and managed Neighborhood Team Leaders, Core Team Members and Precinct Volunteers to achieve assigned goals and meet expectations as required• Engaged with voters directly through door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, volunteer recruitment etc.• Organized and ran online Zoom meetings for teaching advanced networking and group organization skills

Blue Bell, Pa

• Supported PV Safety Managers and Safety Scientists by maintaining strict case workflow timelines for ongoing client projects.• Reviewed CIOMS I forms for all suspect adverse reaction(s) as reported to relevant health care practitioners. • Data entered all relevant CIOMS patient safety data into Argus database with precision in a timely manner per client’s guidelines.• Performed quality control on Argus entered cases to ensure completeness, quality and compliance with highest PV standards.• Utilized pre-existing knowledge of MS Excel to create proprietary tools in completing assigned workflow tasks.• Communicated with staff, clients and/or partners effectively and professionally, both through email and phone correspondence. • Participated in and managed additional simultaneous activities as assigned in an effective manner with minimal supervision.

North Wales, Pa

Responsibilities:• Actively managed Licensing and Contract Management’s Master Contract List (MCL), including performing custom searches, providing audit support, and reviewing and approving all updates to the MCL as needed via tailored workflow process.• Successfully managed Global Safety Licensing SDEA/SharePoint site, including posting relevant Word/.pdf documents, granting access, Library/database creation and document search, retrieval and dissemination.• Processed and managed business partner Transport Layer Security (TLS) email encryption connectivity requests using PartnerNet Archer application; performed due-diligence with Merck IAM Collaborative Services and IT Risk Management and Security departments to ensure secure email connections were implemented within requested timelines.• Prioritized competing deliverables and responsibilities in support of Global Safety Reporting Team’s aggregate report creation (i.e. DSUR’s, PSUR’s, Addendum Reports etc.), and MRL-QA Pharmacovigilance (PV) audit-related activities under strict timelines.• Monitored Contract Management Aggregate Requests mailbox for MCL search queries; worked with AR personnel to resolve issues and prioritize responses as needed.Accomplishments:• Successfully overhauled the MCL SharePoint site via PV Agreement validation, data-entry verification, and generating new data points as demanded by business operations.• Created and managed special Microsoft Excel tracking tool for due-diligence of response times to MCL search requests; updated custom graphs and charts monthly for team presentation.

Frazer, Pa

Responsibilities:• Established & managed departmental literature surveillance process, including all PV activities concerning safety-related reports of Cephalon’s experimental/branded products published in the global biomedical literature, manuscripts and other print/electronic media. • Assisted Senior Surveillance Managers with aggregate report creation (i.e. PSUR’s, DSUR’s, Addendum Reports etc.), including setting up tables, proofreading, editing and data entering template information.• Assisted PV Physicians with Surveillance Science and Medical Review (SSME) activities, including case series reviews, relatedness and seriousness assessments, and creating concise patient narratives for inclusion in PSUR’s and other aggregate reports.• Provided on site audit support during scheduled and surprise health authority inspections via maintaining a thorough working knowledge of all applicable regulatory guidelines and statutes.• Attended team meetings, departmental meetings, required training sessions and related activities as needed.Accomplishments:• Established literature surveillance processes including all related activities within GPE department as required by regulatory reporting authorities.• Authored, proofread, edited and electronically archived all relevant documents in support of literature PV activities, including search strategy, standard operating procedure (SOP) and literature surveillance management guidelines.

Frazer, Pa

Responsibilities:• Oversaw RMP case assessment, data entry and quality control (QC) activities utilizing TRIM safety database and Excel application.• Responsible for creating and sending Actiq® RMP Off-Label Letters and Repeat Incident Notifications to prescribing physicians utilizing MS Word application on monthly basis.• Compiled RMP Quarterly Report supporting documentation, including data entry volume statistics, Clintrace/RMP reconciliation report, Pharmacy Call-Back Survey results and TRIM QC reports.Accomplishments:• Created, modified and updated all RMP Tacking Logs (e.g. Diversion Reports, Abuse/Misuse/Medication Errors, Drug Exposures) utilizing MS Excel in conjunction with GPE reporting requirements.

Doylestown, Pa

Responsibilities:• Reviewed Clinical Data Tables and Case Report Forms for accuracy and consistency between data sets.• Applied established coding conventions to all identified discrepancies according to SOP’s.• Confirmed all needed changes and updates to SAS database with Clinical Data Manager.• Assisted other Clinical Data Validators as necessary.

Philadelphia, Pa

Responsibilities:• Conducted in vitro electrophysiological and pharmacokinetic experiments utilizing sharp microelectrodes.• Performed online database searches (i.e. NCBI; GenBank, LocusLink, etc.) for cDNA MicroArray experiment.Accomplishments:• Created original spreadsheets utilizing Excel application to analyze and store electrophysiological data. • Performed statistical analysis and created custom Scatter Charts utilizing Excel application.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Responsibilities:• Performed genotyping for linkage analysis studies using an ABI software based platform.• Generated PCR products using human DNA samples for linkage studies.• Performed electronic database searches (i.e. BLAST, Entrez, etc.) for advanced fine-mapping experiments.• Instructed and supervised lower-level technicians working in lab.Accomplishments:• Established, managed and operated university’s DNA Sequencing Core facility, including customer support, troubleshooting, billing and general financial accounting.

Master'S Degree, Health Policy Analysis, 3.51 / 4.00

Capstone Paper Topic: Modernizing Pennsylvania's Mental Health Procedures Act of 1976.

Post-Baccalaureate, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 3.22/4.00

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature, General, 3.41/4.00

Activities and Societies: * Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society