Stephanie Ritz, Phd Email & Phone Number

United States

Scottsdale, Arizona

Conducted and interpreted primary market research (qualitative and quantitative), including designing questionnaires, discussion guides, and conducting in-depth interviews with key opinion leaders, academic, and community physicians. Helped business insight teams develop successful marketing strategies based on qualitative/quantitative market research findings. Created informative, creative, and visually stimulating deliverables with findings from qualitative/quantitative… Show more Conducted and interpreted primary market research (qualitative and quantitative), including designing questionnaires, discussion guides, and conducting in-depth interviews with key opinion leaders, academic, and community physicians. Helped business insight teams develop successful marketing strategies based on qualitative/quantitative market research findings. Created informative, creative, and visually stimulating deliverables with findings from qualitative/quantitative research. Co-editor and co-project manager of primary market research oncology reports (CancerMPact Treatment Architecture) that assess the global treatment practices and competitive treatment landscapes for 31 tumor types. Treatment Architecture is used by the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies.Acted as oncology subject matter expert for qualitative market research, quantitative market research, and Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) preference studies regarding ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, HCC, NSCLC, urothelial cancer, and immunotherapy across different cancer types.Assessed oncology pipelines.Monitored the development of new oncology compounds in pivotal trials and assessed their market implications. Coordinated with vendors who recruited physicians for our surveys, programmed our online surveys, and validated our physician panels. Attended key oncology conferences (AACR, ASCO, ESMO etc.) for competitive intelligence projects and presented summaries of high impact data and its practice changing or market changing implications.Presented clinical updates in tumors with practice changing development. Presentations included treatment practice changes, updated qualitative research findings, and competitive intelligence.Developed oncology education materials for marketing teams and business insight teams.Performed literature searches for key oncology biomarkers. Show less

Scottsdale, Arizona

Experience in monitoring the current treatment practices and the changing treatment landscape for 30 tumor types in the US, Western Europe, Japan, and China.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Birmingham, Alabama

• Served as primary scientist to independently investigate the role of Wnt5a as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer.• Developed business plans and successful exit strategies for two biotech start-up companies.• Delivered elevator pitches and business models for two biotech start-up companies to future investors in the Birmingham/Atlanta area.• Writing experience: 1 first author paper, 2 National Institutes of Health F31 grants, 1 review article, 7 poster abstracts, 1 qualifying exam… Show more • Served as primary scientist to independently investigate the role of Wnt5a as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer.• Developed business plans and successful exit strategies for two biotech start-up companies.• Delivered elevator pitches and business models for two biotech start-up companies to future investors in the Birmingham/Atlanta area.• Writing experience: 1 first author paper, 2 National Institutes of Health F31 grants, 1 review article, 7 poster abstracts, 1 qualifying exam grant proposal, progress reports for a clinical research organization, 2 business plans for two biotechnology start-up companies• Verbal presentation experience: 1 international science conference talk, 1 research seminar, 3 research competitions, 6 scientific literature presentations, 7 poster presentations Show less

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Conducted experiments, analyzed data, and wrote progress reports for a clinical research organization developing an HIV vaccine.• Managed five mouse colonies.

Norman, Ok

• Developed a D. melanogaster model of Alzheimer’s disease.• Trained and oversaw 2 undergraduate students in lab techniques and experiment design.• Managed lab orders and organized lab equipment and supplies.

Norman, Ok

• Developed assays independently and served as primary scientist to screen and characterize natural product compounds.• Launched the use of a C.elegans Huntington’s disease model to screen compounds.• Wrote a funded proposal characterizing several significant hit compounds in the C. elegans Huntington’s disease model.• Trained and oversaw 2 undergraduate students in lab techniques and experiment design.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Characterized the cell signaling pathways leading to amyloid-beta-induced neurotoxicity.• Wrote and published an academic style article for the Sir Alexander Fleming Research Collection.• Presented research at Sir Alexander Fleming Research Scholar Seminar.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Implemented the novel idea to transform hard copy fax referral system into an electronic system that files referrals into a patient’s chart. Electronic system resulted in increased patient care, increased efficiency, and stronger collaborations with primary care physicians.• Designed and oversaw training to implement new electronic system in workplace.• Facilitated and participated in management team meetings to propose and implement an electronic referral system.• Created data… Show more • Implemented the novel idea to transform hard copy fax referral system into an electronic system that files referrals into a patient’s chart. Electronic system resulted in increased patient care, increased efficiency, and stronger collaborations with primary care physicians.• Designed and oversaw training to implement new electronic system in workplace.• Facilitated and participated in management team meetings to propose and implement an electronic referral system.• Created data base for insurance appeals to enable business office to appeal in a timely manner and avoid unnecessary write-offs. Show less

Ph.D, Cellular, Molecular, And Developmental Biology

Emphasis in Cancer Biology Dissertation Title: The role of Wnt5a in mammary gland differentiation and tumor suppression

Business Certificate In Life Sciences Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Completed 6 out of 9 credit hours towards a business certificate. • Development of a business plan and successful exit strategy • Delivery.

Bs, Zoology (Biomedical Sciences)

Activities and Societies: OU Symphony Band, OU Flute Choir, OU Bicycle Club, Big Event, Hospitality Chair, Biology Tutoring, Treasurer.