NISHANT NIRALE

Irvine, CA ***** ac0yuk@r.postjobfree.com 949-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/nishantnirale Healthcare Professional / Biotech Management Graduate student with both business and technical experience. Result oriented individual with a proven track record of working in cross-functional environment and foster collaborative work. Inspired to best utilize dual background of biotech plus business to grow in a commercial role within healthcare space. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

MASIMO, Irvine, USA

(Global healthcare company specializing in patient monitoring technologies) Responsible for managing projects pertaining to global product launches and product management of brain function monitoring devices

Product Marketing Fall Intern 09/2016 – 12/2016

Delivered sales and product training tools to support launch of certain medical sensors/devices in global market

(US/EMEA/APAC)

Developed marketing pieces and revised marketing plans for the upcoming years, assisted in formulating product launch and portfolio strategy

Product Marketing Intern 07/2016 - 09/2016

Developed product messaging and collateral plans, collaborated with cross-functional teams toward advancing through the product development phases and approval process

Utilized my business and technical background to work as a liaison between the business, regulatory and R&D teams – ensuring that the product lifecycle aligns with the market needs and regulatory compliance

Conducted market research and formulated competitive strategies associated with brain monitoring market in the US and Global Market to develop brand strategy and strengthen market position INSTITUTE OF COSMETOLOGY AND LASER SCIENCE (ICLS), Mumbai, India 04/2011 - 10/2013 Business Development Manager

Responsible for designing and executing business development strategies for a healthcare company involved in cosmetology and beauty enhancement treatments, education and publishing

Formulated strategic proposals and delivered company services in niche marketable packages resulting in 75% more acceptability by its end-users within first year of implementation

Led a 6-person team and expanded strategic alliance and PR activities by collaborating with corporate, as well as with other healthcare facilities to improve revenues, market share, and profitability by 55% in 9 months

Designed and developed 2-5 year strategies and plans; identified and exploited new business opportunities like publishing/education, marketing and incorporating advanced therapies to achieve better client’s satisfaction ONCE AGAIN GREEN, Mumbai, India 07/2011 - 06/2013

Marketing and Operations Head

Led the development of the Environmental Group from a non-profit students’ group to a national-level volunteering organization, impacting future trends with greener alternatives and active growth with an eco-friendly approach

Organized various drives and marketing campaigns to promote public awareness towards environmental issues

Encouraged public support through social events and marketing strategies leading to active participation and increase in number of members touching over 10,000 people in 2 years

Explored new avenues for marketing, gathering significant data which was presented and appreciated at a national conference on how to implement sustainable environmental strategies involving active response TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

INTERTEK, Mumbai, India

(Multinational inspection, testing and certification company) Advanced projects associated with analysis and consulting, and oversaw biotech R&D work (Master’s Thesis) NISHANT NIRALE PAGE 2

Intern – Commodities Division 07/2014 - 01/2015

Performed analysis per standard international guidelines (ASTM, OECD, EPA, etc) to enable clients meet with the commercialization standards and mitigate risks

Collaborated with scientific and business teams toward project management and implementation consulting associated with the life sciences, chemical and CPG industry R&D Intern 12/2013 - 03/2014

Conducted research project: “Bioremediation of crude oil contaminated soil by Bioaugmentation and its toxicological evaluation” as part of Biotech Master’s Thesis - developed an efficient and cost effective rapid TPH degrading system EDUCATION

University of California, Irvine, CA 06/2017

The Paul Merage School of Business and Ayala School of Biological Sciences MS in Biotechnology Management (an MBA + MS, STEM Program)

Fellowship Awardee; GPA:3.61

Vice President, Marketing – Merage Healthcare and BioPharma Association

Relevant Coursework: Marketing Management; New Venture Management; New Product Development; Business Analytics; Project Management; Managerial Finance; Business Law University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India 08/2014

Master of Science, Biotechnology (MS with Thesis)

‘A’ Grade – All Semesters; Laboratory Group Leader

Creative Head – HELIX, 2013-2014

Relevant Coursework: Advanced Biochemistry; Genomics and Molecular Biology; Immunochemistry; Clinical Immunology; Bioprocess and Applied Biotechnology; IPR University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India 07/2012

Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology (Minor: Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Certificate in Bioinformatics

Marketing and Operations Head – Once Again Green (OAG) CERTIFICATES

Advanced Certificate in Business Management (CBM), Mumbai, India, 2010

Diploma in Export Import Management (DEIM), Mumbai, India, 2011

Bioinformatics Certificate, University of Mumbai, 2011

Maharashtra State Certificate in Information Technology (MS-CIT), Govt. of Maharashtra and MSBTE, 2009

Goethe Zertifikat A1 and A2 (Official German Language Levels), Goethe-Institut, Mumbai ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Technical skills: Microbiological and Molecular Biology techniques; Drug Designing; Synthesis of certain Drugs and Derivatives; QA & QC; Analysis and Testing as per EPA, OECD and ASTM standards Computer skills: Application tools - SPSS, Sawtooth SSI, Microsoft Office, MS Project, DTP, Internet Overview Bioinformatics Tools - LINUX, BLAST, FASTA, RASMOL, CATH/SCOP, CLUSTALW2 etc Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi and Basic German Activities:

Boy Scout, National Scouting & Guiding association of India; affiliated to World Organization of Scout Movement

English, Biology and Math tutor for underprivileged children and orphans

Researcher and Writer at BioFoundations – non-profit Health, Wellness and Nutrition organization

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