Sales Project

Curriculum vitae

Dr. V. SHANTHA KUMAR

#**, ** *****, *********** ******, Vidyaranyapura,

Bangalore - 560 097

M: 098********

R: 080-********

Email: ******.*****.*@*****.***, **********@**********.***

Personality Highlights:

. Willingness to accept responsibility

. Work well with a diverse group of people

. Communicate ideas in a simple and clear fashion and achieve the goal

Academic Details:

Degree University Institutio Year Class Field of

n Specializatio

n

B. Pharm Rajiv Gandhi KLES 2002 I Class Pharmacy

University of College of

Health Pharmacy,

Sciences Bangalore

(RGUHS)

M. Pharm Rajiv Gandhi Al-Ameen 2006 I Class Pharmacy

University of College of (Pharmaceutic

Health Pharmacy, s)

Sciences Bangalore

(RGUHS)

Ph.D. Rajiv Gandhi Al-Ameen 2011 Awarded Pharmacy

University of College of

Health Pharmacy,

Sciences Bangalore

(RGUHS)

Current Work Experience:

. A doctorate in pharmacy, with >6 years of pharmaceutical research

experience, of which, 5 years in formulation development, pharmacokinetic

evaluation studies and data modeling, ADR and drug monitoring studies,

intellectual property rights and in medical/publication/scientific

writing domain (4.5 years of academic research and publication writing

and 1 year and 11 months of professional medical/scientific writing).

. Currently working with Indegene Lifesystems Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore as

senior associate in scientific writing since July 2011. Prior to this

worked as an assistant professor at Gautham College of Pharmacy,

Bangalore. Previously, worked as research executive in Intellectual

Property Rights at Strides Arcolab, Bangalore.

. Handling a team of 2 people (pharmacist and dentist) and working in

different capacities in the medical/publication/scientific writing domain

such as writer, reviewer, publication writing team member and mentor.

. Involved in the writing and reviewing of scientific documents (clinical

research, formulation research, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics,

population pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation) such as meta-

analysis, pooled analysis, review articles, research articles, abstracts,

posters pertinent to various therapeutic areas for medical professionals

and pharmaceutical organizations.

. Involved in the development of medical educational material for

physicians and consultants, development of scientific content for medico-

marketing and medical communication for sales force.

. Writing of scientific content for training modules for sales force,

content for product training, posters, easels, handouts, flip cards,

alert cards, slide kit presentations for CMEs, WSBs for print/e-modules.

. Writing of scientific content for manuscripts, abstracts, assessment and

interactive questionnaires, CSRs, safety narratives, informed consent

forms and scientific websites.

. Developed benefit-risk assessment reports (include data from PSUR, CSR,

specific guidelines, internal assets and recent literature survey) of

new/established drug products for marketing application

approvals/renewals by regulatory authorities.

. Involved in peer reviewing of the scientific content. Carry out data fact

check and medic review of the developed scientific documents. Provide

comments or suitable feedback and guide the inexperienced writers on the

nuances of writing.

. Involved in the preparation of task orders, RFPs, content outlines and

development of content for project proposal. Involved in client servicing

for effective planning of the deliverables.

. Have experience in writing content pertaining to the therapeutic areas

such as Cardiovascular, Immunology, Infections, Inflammation,

Neuroscience, Oncology, Psychiatry, Respiratory, Vaccines and the related

clinical trials.

. Managing the content for Paperless Congresses like ASCO

o Arranging for references to be uploaded on apps compatible with I-PADs

that are used by speakers in various congresses; coordinating between

various stakeholders for the smooth functioning of the apps during the

congresses

Core responsibilities and abilities

o Developing, improving and maintaining the quality of the deliverables

o Experienced in using different style guides/formats for writing

scientific content

o Proficient in using referencing tools like Refman, Endnote, preparing

quiz parsers for learning activities

o Proficient in various electronic submission processes like eMAP, ePASS

o End-to-end management of learning systems, beginning from kick-off

call/project pitch-in to final approval of the deliverables

o Delivery of projects as per the stipulated timelines

o Close client interaction from initiation to closure of the project

o Weekly team meetings to ascertain the status of the on-going projects

o Achieving the monthly and quarterly targets

o Coordinating with the team (content, creative, editorial and tech

personnel) for timely development of the deliverables.

o Resource planning and resource management (task allocation and follow

up with all the stakeholders such as content and creative team

members)

o Grooming of team mates and inexperienced content writers

Key deliverables worked

. Print modules, e-Modules, ARRCs and slide decks (training modules for

physicians/sales force)

. Slide kits for CMEs

. Medical Websites

. Medical apps for I-pads and smart phones

. BR Assessment reports

. Product monographs

. Pre-and post-conference deliverables

Other Work Experiences:

o Associated with the preparation of research project proposals and

protocols of M. Pharm students. Involved in the peer reviewing and

analysis of research and review articles. Was involved in the

publication and administration of pharmacy practice journal,

reviewing/assigning of reviewers for the articles received by the

journal, communicate the final decision to the authors and reviewers

in a timely fashion and coordinate with the publication team to ensure

timely release of new issues of the journal.

o Handled the subjects Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy for the II D.

Pharm students and Pharmacology for II B.Sc. Nursing students. Taught

undergraduate pharmacy students the subjects Pharmacokinetics,

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical pharmacy. Handled the

subjects Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Clinical pharmacy,

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Pharmaceutics for post graduate

students since 2006.

Guided/guiding postgraduate students for their M Pharm course. To the

credit of the academic research 3 scientific research articles have been

published in international journals. Presented papers at 3 national

conferences.

. Worked as a Clinical Pharmacist at St. Martha's Hospital, Bangalore from

Sept-2006 to Dec-2010. (Job profile involved daily ward round

participation, answering the drug information queries, Adverse drug

reaction monitoring, Patient counseling, Drug therapy monitoring)

. Worked as Research Executive at Strides Arcolab Ltd from Jan-2006 to Aug-

2006 in the areas of Intellectual Property Rights and Formulation

Development.

. Worked as Business Analyst at Pharmarc Analytic Solutions, Bangalore from

June-2005 to Dec-2005 (Job profile involved data analysis with respect to

various drugs and disease, data entry, sales forecast, sales analysis,

market research etc.)

. Worked as Scientific Consultant in the field of Pharmacoinformatics at

Jubilant Biosys, Bangalore from Nov-2003 to Apr-2004. (Job profile

involved analysis, curation/extraction and reviewing of the scientific

information from science and biomedical research articles, entry of the

analyzed information into the database and write informative, short

discussion and summary. Research papers pertaining to- Pharmacology,

Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutics and Microbiology).

. Worked as a Professional service representative at IPCA Labs, Bangalore

from Jan-2003 to Oct-2003. (Job profile involved meeting the Consultants,

Specialists, Surgeons, GPs; promotion of the products and generation of

sales; organizing CMEs and workshops)

Skills:

o A pharmaceutical research professional with skills to take

pharmaceutical research and medical writing projects to new levels in

a variety of highly competitive areas such as

scientific/medical/publication writing, formulation research, novel

drug delivery systems, pharmacokinetics including model development.

o Capability to develop novel and cost-effective solutions for enhancing

competitiveness and improving client service offerings.

o Design and development of pharmacokinetic models using pharmacokinetic

model development software WINNONLIN. Design and development of

population pharmacokinetic models using NONMEM V (Basics). Working

knowledge of pharmacokinetic and statistical softwares like SPSS,

Kinetica, Graph Pad Prism and interpretation of the statistical and

pharmacokinetic data.

o Knowledge of MS Office, CORAL Draw, internet search, data analysis,

good communication skills, capable of preparing and delivering

excellent oral as well as written presentations.

Research projects handled:

* Carried out 150 hours of practical training as part of the under graduate

curriculum at micro labs.

* Carried out a research project entitled "Extended release tablets of

Tolterodine Tartarate for the management of overactive bladder" under the

guidance of Dr. Shyamala Bhaskaran, Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, Al-

Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore.

* Carried out a research project entitled "Micro-reservoir transdermal

patch of salicylic acid for sustained action" under the guidance of Dr.

Sarasija Suresh, Professor and Head, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, Al-Ameen

College of Pharmacy, Bangalore.

* Carried out a research project entitled "Preparation and evaluation of

Methotrexate gel for an improved anticancer therapy" under the guidance

of Dr. Shyamala Bhaskaran, Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, Al-Ameen

College of Pharmacy, Bangalore.

* Carried out a research project (sponsored project of ARJUNA NATURAL

EXTRACTS, ALWAYE, KERALA) entitled "Transdermal delivery of C-COS extract

(Emblica officinalis or Amla)", involving the permeation study of the

extract using rat skin/abdominal membrane, under the guidance of Dr.

Shobha Rani R. H, Professor and Head, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Al-

Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bangalore.

* Carried out a 3-year research project entitled "Therapeutic Drug

Monitoring of Theophylline" under the guidance of Dr. Shobha Rani R.H.,

Professor & Head, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Al-Ameen College of

Pharmacy, Bangalore.

* Carried out 3-year research projects entitled "Effect of time of

administration of theophylline on its pharmacokinetics in hospitalized

asthma and COPD patients" and "Population Pharmacokinetic modeling of

theophylline" under the guidance of Dr. Shobha Rani R.H., Professor &

Head, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy,

Bangalore.

Scholarships:

Was awarded a scholarship by JRD TATA Memorial Trust, Mumbai, during the

postgraduate course in Pharmacy (M Pharm) for the period 2005-2006.

Publications:

> Research paper titled "High-performance liquid chromatographic

determination of plasma theophylline levels in the presence of caffeine

and dietary xanthine metabolites" by Mr. V. Shanth Kumar and Dr. Shobha

Rani R.H has been published in the international journal "Arch Pharm Sci

& Res", Vol 2, No. 1, Jan 2010; page no. 274 - 82.

> Research paper titled "Food induced changes in theophylline absorption

and metabolism from fast release and slow release theophylline dosage

form" by Mr. V. Shanth Kumar, Dr. Shobha Rani R.H and Dr. Nalini Pais has

been published in the international journal "J Pharm Res", Vol 3, No. 6,

June 2010; page no. 1390 - 93.

> Research paper titled "Effect of time of administration of theophylline

on its pharmacokinetics in hospitalized asthma and COPD patients" by Mr.

V. Shanth Kumar, Dr. Shobha Rani R.H and Dr. Nalini Pais has been

published in the international journal "J Pharm Res", Vol 3, No. 11,

November 2010; page no. 2728 - 31.

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Date of Birth : 06/02/1980

Gender : Male

Marital Status : Single

Father's Name : N. Vijaya Kumar

I, V. Shantha Kumar hereby declare that all the details furnished above are

true to the best of my knowledge.

Dr. V. Shantha kumar

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