Project Manager Executive Assistant

Molly Murphy

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Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 E-mail:

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BRAINCELLS INC., San Diego, California

March 2008 - July 2011

Sr. Executive Assistant to the Chief Scientific and Medical Officer

. Manage complex executive level calendars for CSO/CMO, CEO, CBO, VP's and

consultants

. Arrange domestic and international travel

. Create detailed travel summaries to include coordination with Japanese

consultants and partner companies for multi-city Japan travel

. Manage company American Express and MasterCard accounts

. Responsible for expense reporting for CSO/CMO and Research department

accounts

. Communicate regularly with Scientific Advisory Board members on behalf of

CSO/CMO

. Master plan Scientific Advisory Board meetings: agendas, presentations,

video and web-based meeting logistics, air travel, hotel and catering

. Assumed management of R&D personnel files and recruitment activities

. Assist in development of and submit manuscripts for peer reviewed

publications

. Project manage submission of NIH and DOD grants

. Act as Authorized Organizational Representative for NIH and DOD grant

submissions

. Manage scientific library including Endnote database of over 3,800

publications

. Assist in development of and submit scientific abstracts for academic

meetings

. Manage production and development of posters for scientific meetings

. Wordsmith documentation and write correspondence on behalf of CSO/CMO

. Develop administrative processes for R&D and Clinical departments

. Promote company culture and executive messaging

. Participate as member of the Document Management System Team

. Act as company website content manager

. Organize all company events

BIOGEN IDEC, San Diego, California

February - October 2007

Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President, Oncology R&D

(Laid off due to executive resignation and corporate reorganization)

. Managed complex meeting and travel calendar and coordination of

deliverables to the following internal and external organizations:

. R&D Leadership Committee (all therapeutic areas)

. Corporate Communications/Investor Relations (media interviews,

analyst calls)

. Executive Office (BOD reports, Executive Leadership Committee)

. American Association for Cancer Research, Finance and Audit

Committee

. American Society for Clinical Oncology BOD

. Ontario Institute of Cancer Research BOD

. FDA Science Board

. National Cancer Institute, Institute of Medicine BOD

. National Cancer Institute, Clinical Trial Advisory Committee BOD

. Participated in Administrative Oversight Committee initiatives for

process improvement and performance standards

. Completed course on business ethics and pharmaceutical industry

compliance

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS, San Diego, California

August 2004 - February 2007

Executive Assistant to the Chief Scientific Officer, Executive Vice

President of R&D

. Interacted daily with CEO and Board of Directors, handling all CSO

correspondence and scheduling of meetings and conferences

. Key administrative liaison during strategic reorganization and due

diligence process

. Developed extensive PowerPoint presentations containing complex

scientific data

. Coordinated collection of data, presentations and reports from senior

management for distribution to BOD members

. Produced and distributed highly sensitive and confidential documents to

executive office, vice presidents, investors and external organizations

. Submitted abstracts and coordinated speaking engagements for professional

and academic conferences

. Organized and managed execution of scientific advisory board meetings

. Managed extensive calendar and coordinated domestic and international

travel

. Coordinated preparation and revision of documents for submission to the

FDA

. Coordinated development of press releases

DGI/THE ENERGY COMPANY, San Diego, California

March 2002 - March 2004

Executive Assistant

. Managed all administrative operations for distributed generation systems

design firm

ANADYS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., San Diego, California

July 2001 - February 2002

Executive Assistant, Corporate Development and Strategy

. Scheduled and coordinated trade shows and board meetings

. Managed development of promotional items for trade shows

. Acted as project manager for design and development of new investor

packet

. Developed letters of intent and collaboration agreements

. Assembled, formatted and edited highly complex PowerPoint presentations

. Interacted daily with representatives from virology and cell biology,

chemistry, screening sciences, and bio-informatics, using input and data

for presentations and proposals

. Processed confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements through our

legal department

AGOURON-PFIZER LA JOLLA, La Jolla, California

July 1999 - July 2001

Consumer Marketing Assistant

. Coordinated tradeshow and advisory panel materials utilizing in-house

graphics department and outside vendors

. Worked with fulfillment center to maintain inventory levels of sales and

marketing materials, grant access and order limits to sales and marketing

staff, and release materials to community based organizations

. Acted as central point of contact for semi-annual physician advisory

panels

. Managed annual World AIDS Day community outreach event

. Selected and coordinated production of incentives and promotional items

for sales staff, physicians, nurses, and community based HIV

organizations

. Interacted with advertising agencies, marketing firms and consultants in

deadline driven environment

. Participated in selection process for ad agency of record

. Coordinated off-site and on-site meetings for management to include

meeting materials, catering needs, and audio/visual equipment

EDUCATION/Seminars

Bachelor of Arts, English/Writing: University of San Diego, San Diego,

California May 1991

Web Based Marketing: UCSD College of Extended Studies

October 2000

La Jolla Conference on Accessing Federal Funding

October 2009

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