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Greater Toronto Area, Canada

- Responsible for the development and execution of the medical strategy to launch a first-in-class ophthalmic drug in Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

- Developed and executed a multi-therapeutic area medical strategy in a contract-based and specialty pharmaceutical environment for rare diseases and plasma-derived therapies in alignment with Canadian commercial and Global medical strategies within an optimized budget- Established leadership role within the MA team in various settings: Global TA meetings.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Executed the Ophthalmics medical strategy compliantly in a high-risk pre-launch environment- Supported the launch of Xiidra for DED in Canada working with internal and external stakeholders- Built and managed new relationships with 50 KOLs, with many as the 1st point of contact- Led the development and execution of medical advisory board meetings.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Executed the Neuroscience medical strategy as field-based extension of medical affairs- Covered the territory of Ontario and Manitoba for the TAs of ADHD and BED- Managed strong professional relationships with 70 KOLs- Educated external stakeholders on Shire’s marketed product portfolio and new indications- Supported internal stakeholders through.

Montreal, Canada Area

Mitacs STEP is Canada’s only comprehensive program providing business-ready skills to up and coming researchers. I participated in professional development courses to improve:- Presentation Skills- Networking Skills- Skills of Communication- Business Etiquette

Montreal, Canada

- Conducted experimental research, generated results, interpreted data, and summarized key findings- Authored 5 peer-reviewed publications in highly reputable scientific journals (4 as primary author)- Planned, managed, and executed 3 collaborative research projects with other professional researchers- Evaluated scientific literature and data to acquire.

- Led case study discussions with 2nd year medical students- Taught and evaluated 60 students’ term presentations- Discussed PK (ADME-Tox), PD, DDIs, asthma, epidemiology, and CV disease- Received excellent TA evaluations by students and faculty

- Designed and presented a bioinformatics course to high school students- Evaluated >50 projects at 10 local high school science fairs and 2 competitive regional science fairs- Mentored 4 students whose science fair projects received regional recognition out of 250 projects- Received Outstanding Volunteer Award for McGill Chapter (out of 300 volunteers) in.

- Interviewed and assessed >50 applicants for admissions to 15 graduate school positions- Proposed changes to course curriculum which led to overhaul of graduate program requirements- Managed a $10,000 annual travel awards program benefitting 10 graduate students - Elected by peers to the Graduate Committee to represent their academic interests

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Pharmacology & Therapeutics

- Promoted from Master’s to Ph.D. program in first year of graduate studies. - Under supervision of Dr. Gregory Miller, I characterized.

Bachelor'S Degree (B.Sc.), Microbiology & Immunology

- Completed independent research project in Neuropharmacology leading to a peer-reviewed publication. - Under the supervision of Dr..

Diplôme D’Études Collégiales (Dec), Health Sciences

- Awarded Dean's List

High School Diploma (Des), Graduated With Great Distinction