B AR I RA MA L I K
Franklin Park, New Jersey.
Cell: 609-***-****
barira.malik @gmail.com
P rofessional Summary
• US qualified BSC with 3 years of hands-on clinical research experience.
• Excellent understanding of clinical research documentation & methodology, medical
terminology, FDA and GMP, GCP/ICH guidelines.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills with the ability to operate effectively in Global
pharmaceutical environment.
• Attention to detail and quality focused with strong organizational and project
management skills
• Excellent understanding of physiology, pharmacology, clinical study objectives,
pharmacovigilance activities and overall drug development process.
• Therapeutic Areas: Oncology, Rheumatology, Immunology
P rofessional Experience
Johnson and Johnson, (Medical Affairs)
Clinical Research Associate I
D ec 2013- Present
• Focus on investigator initiated studies, Phase III - Phase IV trials, and registries to ensure
key activities related to safety and reporting are executed in a timely and compliant
fashion.
• Partners with Clinical Project Scientists, therapeutic area leaders, Global Clinical
Operations staff, and key safety personnel to execute Medical Affairs research initiatives.
• Assists with execution of clinical studies, preparation of internal/external presentations,
study tracking, and analysis.
• Coordinate, manage and organize data collection for internal meetings
• Operate Ariba P2P to maintain budgetary responsibilities.
• Working in collaboration with the therapeutic area leadership as well as the Centers of
Excellence to act as a liaison between the Janssen Medical Affairs research group and
operational counterparts within J&J to achieve successful implementation of projects
through in-sourced, outsourced or matrix operating models
• Coordinate, manage and organize data collection for internal meetings
• Collect and review regulatory documentation
• Perform regulatory background check for HCP to initiate investigator studies
• Operate Ariba P2P to maintain budgetary responsibilities.
• Review and enter data into databases
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Senior Associate Scientist Nov 2012- Nov 2013
• Primarily responsible for developing analytical methods and/or bioassays for vaccines,
proteins or other therapeutic entities
• To monitor the intended mechanism of action of drug candidates and to confirm residual
host impurities are controlled.
• Work across analytical functions and projects and provide technical counsel to other
organizations and senior leadership
• Developing an indirect Cell based ELISA to determine the potency of a drug substance.
• Enter applicable information into the global safety database for initial or follow up cases
received via paper, fax or email.
• Responsible for safety data/Adverse Events entry and case book in onto adverse event
database (ARGUS) and QC of adverse events for completeness, accuracy and
appropriateness for expedited reporting.
• Monitor electronic mailboxes and Argus ESM to ensure timely acceptance of Adverse
Event (AE) Reports
• Assist with the monitoring of safety profile of assigned projects, co-ordinate and assists
with pharmacovigilance activities through active follow-up of AE/SAEs.
• Interface with safety team for safety matters including follow-up on events of interest and
input into site queries regarding adverse events.
Celgene Cellular Therapeutics.
Clinical Associate (Research and Development) Mar 2011- Oct 2012
• Supports Global trial leader and clinical scientist for Phase III study submission
related activities.
• Review Patient profiles for data verification/cleaning before database lock.
• Raising queries in OC/RDC and keeping track / resolving those generated queries.
• Reconciliation of SAE’s before Database lock.
• Involved with the Adjudication of SAE’s to evaluate overall safety of the
molecule in collaboration with Medical Review Committee.
• Involved with TMF Reconciliation for Clinical Study Report.
• Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with clinical
investigative sites and study clinicians to get supportive documents as required.
SNS Research, Lakewood, NJ
Clinical Research Coordinator, Jun 2010- Feb 2011
Involved in Informed Consent process and prescreening of patients in data base and
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scheduling patients for screening. Following the sponsor’s and site’s SOP under GCP and
FDA guidelines.
Submitting documents to IRB and following up with IRB queries/ recommendations.
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Answer specific queries by IRB (Institutional Review Board) regarding, Protocol, ICF
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etc. for approval.
• Entering data in CRF’s (paper) and or EDC (Electronic Data Capture).
• Assist Principal Investigator with the evaluation of a study by reviewing study data.
Identifying and resolving data discrepancies.
• Review the tracker maintained by CRO/Sponsor for Open Notes, pending queries, SAEs
and AE's.
• Review, analyze adverse events and enter on CRFs/EDC using CTCAE (Common
Terminology
Criteria for Adverse Event) to properly code the adverse event and use of proper grade associated
with each adverse event.
• The completion of full case information (SAE) on the database, culminating in Quality
Review to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Perform the collections and maintenance of essential study documents at the site and
regular documents which includes PI/subPI, CVs and 1572.
UMDNJ Pediatric Rheumatology, New Brunswick, NJ
Medical Assistant, September 2008- March 2009
• Recorded medical tests and lab reports
• Prepared and filed patient charts and performed data entry
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology May 2010 (Rutgers University, School of
Environmental & Biological Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ)
Research Experience
Research Assistant, (Rutgers University) September- December 2009
• Assisted Professor in studying the experiments investigating infectious diseases
on horses using aseptic techniques.
• Performed extraction protocols to recover bacterial DNA from gram-positive and
gram-negative bacteria
• Evaluated bacterial extracts in PCR and Real-Time PCR assays and determined
the efficacy of DNA extraction using sigma Plant-N-Extract protocol from pure
cultures of E.coli and L.monocytogenes as well as to evaluate the effect of tissues on
the extraction of bacterial DNA
• Animal Microtechnique, tissue culture and Comparative virology
• Methods in Recombinant DNA technology and Molecular genetics w/d lab
Laboratory Skills
Experience with PCR, Real-Time PCR assays, DNA/RNA extractions
Experience with basic cloning & Aseptic techniques
Experience with ELISA, HPLC, UV, Gel Electrophoresis, Western Blotting
Computer Skills
MS word, MS PowerPoint, Microsoft outlook,
Lotus Notes, ELN, EDC, MODA, LIMS, ARGUS, OC/RDC, Totality, Ariba, ReCAP, ARAVO
Committees/Societies/Professional Affiliations
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, 2006-2007