Health Assistant

DIPA PATEL

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Piscataway, NJ *****

Tel: 732-***-****

E-mail: **********@*****.***

Education: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY New Brunswick,

NJ

Rutgers Business School

Master of Business Administration, October 2010

. GPA 3.4

UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY Piscataway, NJ

School of Public Health

Master of Public Health, October 2010

Concentration in Health Systems and Policy

. GPA 3.5

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY New Brunswick,

NJ

Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Bachelor of Science, Public Health, December 2005

. GPA 3.5

Experience: ADVANCE INSIGHTS, an inVentiv Health Company

Somerset, NJ

2007-Present Analyst, Managed Markets

. Design primary market research tools such as web surveys and

discussion guides in order to gain actionable insights on

customer needs and market conditions

. Conduct secondary market research for the landscape

assessment component of assigned projects to evaluate current

and future competitive environment

. Develop strategic recommendations and next steps for client

regarding managed care, contracting, pricing and

reimbursement and market segmentation based on qualitative

and quantitative findings

. Collaborate with clients to test target product profiles for

clinical development program and understand stakeholder

perceived value, appropriate clinical endpoints, clinical

comparators and expected outcomes

. Perform extensive research and analysis in disease markets

relevant to potential partnering opportunities to develop

concepts and proposals

. Developed and executed first "Key Opinion Leader (KOL)

Mapping" project, which led to three additional KOL mapping

projects with other clients

2006-2007 UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY Newark,

NJ

Staff Assistant, Office of Emergency Management and Occupational

Health and Safety

. Provided administrative, computing and staff support for the

department

. Prepared and compiled data for internal meetings within UMDNJ

to develop an university-wide contingency plan in case of an

emergency

. Planned departmental retreat for 30 staff members to increase

team efficiency and morale

2006-2006 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Shrewsbury,

NJ

Cancer Control Coordinator

. Assisted in coordination of assigned Cancer Control

activities such as meeting with patients and their families

to conduct a situation analysis

. Recruited 15 new teams for the annual Making Strides Against

Breast Cancer walk

. Established and maintained databases for material orders,

matching gifts, patient and client information and event

planning

Additional: ( Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access,

Adobe Acrobat, SPSS

. Fluent speaking in Gujarati & Hindi, Intermediate in Spanish

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