Jorge A. Martinez, Ph.D.
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EDUCATION
B Sc in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Havana, Cuba.
Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Havana, Cuba.
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy: Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalence Examination.
Pharmacy Graduate Internship (15 months).
PROFESIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Extensive experience and background in the pharmaceutical industry which include all stages of
drug design and development and familiarity with governmental and non-governmental
regulations and guidelines.
• Strong theoretical and experimental background in pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and
toxicology.
• Exceptional organizational, communication and interpersonal skills both in English and Spanish.
• A natural-born leader, assertive, competitive, self-motivated, highly independent, innovative and
an energetic professional.
• Computer literate (MS Office, plus a variety of Web and graphic design, analytical and statistical
software).
• Many years of demonstrated judgment and decision-making capability.
• A result-oriented professional, able to learn and make others to learn quickly with experience in
time and resource management skills.
• Strong analytical skills, capacity to understand and convey complex information.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Retail and Hospital Pharmacy
Graduate Pharmacist Intern:
• Sixteen months of combined experience in a retail (Walgreens) and hospital Pharmacy
environment (Arnold Palmer Hospital). Served as a Controlled Substances Specialist.
Nutraceutical Industry
Independent Natural Product/Health Researcher and Consultan t:
• Independent Natural Health Consultant and distributor (sales) of nutraceuticals (Nature’s
Sunshine and Vitamin Power and Own Products)
• Served as a lecturer in the Natural Health Certification Program of Nature’s Sunshine Products
Pharmaceutical Industry
Principal Researcher/ Research Associate (Ivax/Teva Corp, Cuban Ministry of Health):
• About a decade of experience in research and development and supervising activities in the
Pharmaceutical Industry.
• Performed analytical R & D of NDA and ANDA drug substances and products.
• Wrote reports, protocols, SOPs STPs and documentation in support of NDA and ANDA
submissions.
• Supervised and trained lab staff.
Scientific and Academic Institutions
Associate Professor and Research Scientist (Havana, Cuba and Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN,
Universities; Cuban Academy of Sciences):
• Many years of experience in drug research and development activities in a multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary collaborative work. Designed, directed and conducted many research projects
from departmental to a national level.
• Auxiliary professor of many disciplines mainly in the analytical, chemical, and natural products
fields.
• Supervised many B Sc M Sc, Ph D thesis, wrote several textbooks and designed, planned and
lectured many courses both at graduate and postgraduate levels.
• Authored and/or co-authored many research articles and scientific presentations, published in
peer-reviewed international scientific journals and presented on national or international scientific
meetings.