Management Project

OLGA MENANG

Profession: Pharmacist

*** ***** ******, *** ******, NJ 07675

Phone: 281-***-****

***********@*****.***

Profile: High potential bilingual pharmacist with over 3 years' experience

as a Drug Safety Scientist. Possesses excellent management skills; is

efficient, conscientious, dependable and professional. Maintained full

responsibility for developing and implementing guidelines for specific

projects and obtained brilliant results for all case processing activities,

boosting revenue levels by over 200 %. An experienced trainer and strong

team player, with excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal

skills and capable of working in a multicultural environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nov 2007-Apr 2011: United BioSource Corporation, Geneva, Switzerland;

affiliate of United BioSource Corporation, USA.

Position: Drug Safety Scientist

All work was performed pursuant to FDA and EU regulations on behalf of US

and European pharmaceutical firms.

. Supported all operational functions within the Safety Department

including, client interface and deliverables, individual case safety

report (ICSR), project start-up, database configuration, training and

maintenance of departmental standards and guidelines.

. Project management for various clients (EU and USA): design and

implement drug safety procedures according to Standard Operating

Procedures (SOPs)

. Management of safety data (pre & post marketing) (AE and SAE): case

reception and triage, case narrative, evaluation, quality check and

submissions to health authorities

. Prepared and reviewed SOPs, adverse event reporting plans, Detailed

Description of Pharmacovigilance Systems (DDPS), and safety aggregate

reports (PSURS, RMP)

. Organized and implemented workflow within the group; responsible for

timely completion and submission of all projects timelines

. Maintained tracking systems to monitor compliance with client

requirements and SOPs

. Performed coding of safety data (MedDRA, ICD-10)

. Performed reconciliation of clinical and safety databases

. Training specialist (global pharmacovigilance procedures, SOPs, and

database training)

. Conducted literature reviews

Dec 2007-Dec 2010: Pharmacie Sunstore, Lausanne, Switzerland

Position: Pharmacist (auxiliary)

. Dispensed prescription drugs: patient advice on posology, side

effects, precautions and drug interaction as well as storage

conditions

. Ensured pharmaceutical care and continuum of care with regards to the

cost/benefits evaluation of the treatment

. Performed extemporaneous Preparations/Compounding (cough syrup,

suppositories, pediatric preparations, amongst others)

. Prepared methadone replacement therapy

. Promoted healthy lifestyle (diet control, tobacco cessation

management)

. Supervised the dispensing of drugs by the pharmacy technicians

. Coordinated and implemented medical insurance policies

. Assisted in chronic disease management (asthma, COPD and diabetes)

Jan 2007-Nov 2007: Pharmacie du Rondeau, Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland

Position: Pharmacist (Intern)

. Dispensing prescription drugs

. Extemporaneous Preparations/Compounding

. Patient advice on over-the-counter drugs

. Promotion of healthy lifestyle (diet control, tobacco cessation

management)

. Ensuring pharmaceutical care and continuum of care

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES

Jul 2004-Oct 2004: Medtronic Sarl, Morges, Switzerland

Position: Project assistant

. Research on the prevalence and incidence of spasticity as a symptom of

some chronic diseases in Europe

. Preparation and presentation of research data

Jul 2001-Sep 2001: H pital G n ral, Yaound , Cameroon

Position: Microbiologist

. Physical, bacteriological, chemical, parasitological or serological

tests on a variety of samples including blood, stool, sputum and urine

. Preparation of chemical reagents and biological media according to

formulae

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, USA

FPGEC Certificate, May 2010

University of Geneva, Switzerland

Masters of Science in Pharmacy, October 2007

Thesis: "Target Isolation and Identification by Affinity Chromatography

Using Immobilized inhibitors".

University of Buea, Cameroon.

Master of Science in Microbiology (Distinction), December 2000

Thesis: "Prevalence of falciparum malaria together with acute diarrhoea in

children residing in a malaria endemic zone".

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology (Honours), June 1998

Minor: Medical Laboratory Technology.

ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE

Language: English and French- working languages

Computer skills

. Microsoft Windows NT, XP, 2000, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Publisher,

. CARE, ARISG5, ARGUS, Goldengate

PUBLICATIONS

Theresa K. Nkuo-Akenji, Olga N Menang. Prevalence of falciparum malaria

together with acute diarrhoea in children residing in a malaria endemic

zone. African Journal of Health Sciences, Vol. 12 (1-2) 2005: 26-30.

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