Functional Skills
Procurement
Cost Reduction
Vendor Management
Data Analysis
Project Management
Operational Efficiency
Gene Therapy
Regulatory Compliance
Clinical Research
Strategic Planning
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Data Collection / Research
Communications
Clinical Trial Design
Process Improvements
Software Skills
Storage Area Network (SAN)
DocuSign
Dropbox
Google Docs
GoDaddy
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Smartsheet
Medidata Rave CTMS
Canva
Epic EMR
G Suite
InForm Electronic Data Capture
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft PowerPoint
Sector Experience
Life Sciences & Pharma
Technology
Transportation & Logistics
Experience
CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES
Corporate Strategy & Development
STARTUP ADVISOR - VOLUNTEER
11/2023 - Present
• Advised several startups in the healthcare sector on clinical development and regulatory compliance, leading to a successful launch rate of 80% within their first year of operation, significantly exceeding industry averages.
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• Developed and refined impactful pitch decks for several startups, contributing to an impressive average of $500K in secured investment per client, significantly accelerating their growth trajectories.
• Mentored entrepreneurs on effective operational efficiency strategies, driving a 30% reduction in resource wastage across multiple ventures while ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks.
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• Developed and refined impactful pitch decks for several startups, contributing to an impressive average of $500K in secured investment per client, significantly accelerating their growth trajectories.
• Mentored entrepreneurs on effective operational efficiency strategies, driving a 30% reduction in resource wastage across multiple ventures while ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks.
Self Employed
Operations
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
5/2023 - Present
• Directing clinical trial operations for over 3 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, achieving a 30% increase in compliance with GCP and FDA regulations across all trials conducted, enhancing overall operational efficiency.
• Managing vendor selection processes and negotiating contracts for projects valued at $50M, resulting in a 20% reduction in operational costs while maintaining high-quality standards throughout the trial lifecycle.
• Developing and implementing comprehensive clinical documents including study protocols and SOPs for several pivotal trials, ensuring alignment with regulatory guidelines that improved audit success rates by 40%.
• Managing vendor selection processes and negotiating contracts for projects valued at $50M, resulting in a 20% reduction in operational costs while maintaining high-quality standards throughout the trial lifecycle.
• Developing and implementing comprehensive clinical documents including study protocols and SOPs for several pivotal trials, ensuring alignment with regulatory guidelines that improved audit success rates by 40%.
APPLIED MOLECULAR TRANSPORT INC.
Operations
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HEAD OF CLINICAL TRIAL OPERATIONS
8/2021 - 5/2023
• Spearheaded the strategic planning and execution of 12 pivotal clinical trials, leading cross-functional teams to achieve an enrollment rate that exceeded projections by 30%, resulting in cost savings of over $2M through effective vendor management and outsourcing strategies.
• Established a comprehensive operational framework for clinical trial programs, ensuring readiness for audits by implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs) that improved compliance metrics by 40% and facilitated successful inspections without critical findings across all trials.
• Drove continuous improvement initiatives within the clinical operations team, mentoring over 15 staff members while establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) that boosted productivity levels by 50%, ultimately enhancing the overall culture of operational excellence throughout the organization.
• Established a comprehensive operational framework for clinical trial programs, ensuring readiness for audits by implementing standard operating procedures (SOPs) that improved compliance metrics by 40% and facilitated successful inspections without critical findings across all trials.
• Drove continuous improvement initiatives within the clinical operations team, mentoring over 15 staff members while establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) that boosted productivity levels by 50%, ultimately enhancing the overall culture of operational excellence throughout the organization.
NATERA
Operations
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CLINICAL TRIAL OPERATIONS
7/2020 - 8/2021
• Directed a team of 35 operational professionals overseeing clinical trial operations in women's health, oncology, and transplantation, achieving compliance with ICH/GCP guidelines and SOPs while successfully reducing trial timelines by 30% across all programs.
• Spearheaded the Investigator Sponsored Studies Group, effectively managing a portfolio of 20+ studies and optimizing resource allocation through strategic staffing initiatives that improved departmental efficiency by 40% and reduced budget overruns by $500K.
• Developed and implemented robust tracking systems for Phase I-IV clinical trials, resulting in the creation of comprehensive master files that enhanced data integrity and accessibility for over 10 trials, leading to a 25% increase in successful regulatory submissions.
• Spearheaded the Investigator Sponsored Studies Group, effectively managing a portfolio of 20+ studies and optimizing resource allocation through strategic staffing initiatives that improved departmental efficiency by 40% and reduced budget overruns by $500K.
• Developed and implemented robust tracking systems for Phase I-IV clinical trials, resulting in the creation of comprehensive master files that enhanced data integrity and accessibility for over 10 trials, leading to a 25% increase in successful regulatory submissions.
Zogenix
Operations
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CLINICAL TRIAL OPERATIONS
7/2019 - 7/2020
• Spearheaded the management of 10 complex global clinical trials targeting rare neurological diseases, achieving a 95% adherence rate to timelines and delivering crucial data for regulatory submissions ahead of schedule by an average of 3 months.
• Drove initiatives energized operational excellence within clinical programs, leading to a reduction in protocol deviations by 30% and increasing overall patient satisfaction scores to above 90%, thus reinforcing commitment to patient-centered care throughout the trial lifecycle.
• Orchestrated strategic collaborations with cross-functional teams to optimize trial designs and improve logistical efficiencies, ultimately facilitating a decrease in overall trial costs by 20%.
• Drove initiatives energized operational excellence within clinical programs, leading to a reduction in protocol deviations by 30% and increasing overall patient satisfaction scores to above 90%, thus reinforcing commitment to patient-centered care throughout the trial lifecycle.
• Orchestrated strategic collaborations with cross-functional teams to optimize trial designs and improve logistical efficiencies, ultimately facilitating a decrease in overall trial costs by 20%.
Nektar Therapeutics
Research
SENIOR CLINICAL TRIAL MANAGER
11/2018 - 7/2019
• Spearheaded a leading oncology trial for metastatic solid tumors, successfully enrolling over 400 participants across six different indications, demonstrating a commitment to advancing cancer research and treatment options.
• Orchestrated seamless trial operations by establishing robust communication protocols and standardizing processes across multiple sites and vendors, resulting in a 30% increase in operational efficiency and adherence to clinical research timelines.
• Championed cross-functional team collaboration in data analysis and data collection by implementing strategic project management tools, ensuring all compliance requirements with Nektar SOPs were met consistently while achieving an impressive 95% on-time deliverable rate.
• Orchestrated seamless trial operations by establishing robust communication protocols and standardizing processes across multiple sites and vendors, resulting in a 30% increase in operational efficiency and adherence to clinical research timelines.
• Championed cross-functional team collaboration in data analysis and data collection by implementing strategic project management tools, ensuring all compliance requirements with Nektar SOPs were met consistently while achieving an impressive 95% on-time deliverable rate.
EOV CONSULTING, LLC
Research
INDEPENDENT CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSULTANT
7/2015 - 7/2019
• Spearheaded operational oversight for 8 clinical trials across three therapeutic areas, enhancing compliance with
regulatory standards and resulting in a 20% reduction in protocol deviations while achieving milestones ahead of schedule.
• Orchestrated vendor selection processes that streamlined contract negotiations and budget management, leading to a 30% cost reduction on trial logistics and improving project timelines by 25% through effective stakeholder alignment.
• Directed cross-functional teams composed of over 50 members to execute critical trial deliverables including data reviews and safety assessments, contributing to the successful submission of five regulatory applications within established deadlines.
regulatory standards and resulting in a 20% reduction in protocol deviations while achieving milestones ahead of schedule.
• Orchestrated vendor selection processes that streamlined contract negotiations and budget management, leading to a 30% cost reduction on trial logistics and improving project timelines by 25% through effective stakeholder alignment.
• Directed cross-functional teams composed of over 50 members to execute critical trial deliverables including data reviews and safety assessments, contributing to the successful submission of five regulatory applications within established deadlines.
Cerus Corporation
Research
SENIOR CLINICAL TRIAL MANAGER
4/2016 - 11/2018
• Achieved full-time conversion and accelerated promotion to Senior Clinical Trial Manager within seven months by consistently delivering on key clinical operations initiatives and problem-solving, resulting in a 30% increase in
project throughput across the department.
• Managed over 10 complex clinical trials simultaneously, maintaining oversight of budget allocations exceeding $15 million and ensuring successful trial execution through strategic resource optimization that reduced operational costs by 20%.
• Directed high-impact research programs funded by BARDA, successfully aligning regulatory compliance with national health priorities while facilitating monitoring visits and cross-functional collaboration and partnerships that enhanced study timelines by an average of 25%, leading to faster delivery of critical medical solutions.
project throughput across the department.
• Managed over 10 complex clinical trials simultaneously, maintaining oversight of budget allocations exceeding $15 million and ensuring successful trial execution through strategic resource optimization that reduced operational costs by 20%.
• Directed high-impact research programs funded by BARDA, successfully aligning regulatory compliance with national health priorities while facilitating monitoring visits and cross-functional collaboration and partnerships that enhanced study timelines by an average of 25%, leading to faster delivery of critical medical solutions.
Clinical
Research
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE II
3/2012 - 7/2015
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (PPD) – PHILADELPHIA, PA
• Spearheaded the management of three oncology studies across four protocols, collaborating with 62 U.S. sites to ensure 100% compliance with ICH/GCP standards, resulting in zero protocol deviations during audits and enhancing site engagement by 30%.
• Orchestrated comprehensive training programs for CRA teams, investigator meetings, and engineered innovative electronic Protocol Implementation Plans (ePIPs), which improved recruitment strategies by 40%, and regulatory
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● compliance, leading to a successful enrollment rate that exceeded targets by an impressive 25% and improved patient follow-up.
• Supervised two global studies, including a multi-national prospective melanoma trial involving over 150 participants; streamlined IRB submissions and drug inventory processes across 21 U.S. sites, achieving an average drug accountability accuracy rate of 98% while maintaining strict adhere
• Spearheaded the management of three oncology studies across four protocols, collaborating with 62 U.S. sites to ensure 100% compliance with ICH/GCP standards, resulting in zero protocol deviations during audits and enhancing site engagement by 30%.
• Orchestrated comprehensive training programs for CRA teams, investigator meetings, and engineered innovative electronic Protocol Implementation Plans (ePIPs), which improved recruitment strategies by 40%, and regulatory
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● compliance, leading to a successful enrollment rate that exceeded targets by an impressive 25% and improved patient follow-up.
• Supervised two global studies, including a multi-national prospective melanoma trial involving over 150 participants; streamlined IRB submissions and drug inventory processes across 21 U.S. sites, achieving an average drug accountability accuracy rate of 98% while maintaining strict adhere
Inventiv Health Clinical
Research
CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE II
9/2013 - 3/2014
• Facilitated the successful execution of two major clinical studies, including a multi-national trial for unresectable melanoma and a randomized double-blind study, contributing to the advancement of innovative therapies for over 300 patients while maintaining quality assurance.
• Managed clinical monitoring documentation and ensured site oversight across 21 investigational sites nationwide, achieving a 98% compliance rate with study protocols and enhancing data integrity which led to a reduction in
regulatory issues by 40%.
• Cultivated strong partnerships with site personnel through regular training sessions and feedback loops, resulting in improved site data collection and engagement scores by 30% and expediting patient recruitment timelines by an average of three weeks per site.
• Managed clinical monitoring documentation and ensured site oversight across 21 investigational sites nationwide, achieving a 98% compliance rate with study protocols and enhancing data integrity which led to a reduction in
regulatory issues by 40%.
• Cultivated strong partnerships with site personnel through regular training sessions and feedback loops, resulting in improved site data collection and engagement scores by 30% and expediting patient recruitment timelines by an average of three weeks per site.