Medical Researcher

KIMBERLY MOORE OLSEN, PhD

Havas Tonic ***.*****.*****@*****.***

*** ****** ****** 917-***-****

New York, NY 10013

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kimberly-olsen/5/930/836 PROFILE

Medical researcher with agency, industry and academic experience

• Excellent interpersonal, team and time management skills

• Strong analytical and critical thinking ability

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; author of over 30 journal articles PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Havas Tonic, Medical Researcher

2016-present

• Medical point person for over 10 brands in 5 therapeutic areas, ensuring medical content is delivered to consumers with clarity and accuracy

• Research content for branded and unbranded consumer materials and new business pitches

• Interpret data and translate complex medical concepts to help creative teams craft messages

• Educate strategy, creative and account teams about disease biology and drug mechanisms of action by developing and presenting Powerpoint slide decks accessible to lay audiences

• Convey the competitive landscape to brand teams by remaining up-to-date on trends in the medical community

• Annotate promotional materials according to client styles for medical/legal/regulatory review and FDA guidelines for OPDP submissions; answer queries and revise accordingly The Rockefeller University, Senior Research Associate with Marc Tessier-Lavigne 2011-2016

• Collaborated with other lab members to investigate neurodevelopment and disease

• Analyzed data and translated results on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease mechanisms into compelling tables and figures using Microsoft Office

• Prioritized four ongoing research projects to deliver results in a timely fashion

• Communicated research updates verbally and co-authored two journal articles

• Supervised a Research Assistant

Genentech Inc., Senior Research Associate with Morgan Sheng 2009-2011

• Built strong relationships and managed the lab environment for a 10-member team

• Applied preclinical research principles and biostatistics to evaluate the role of NMDA receptors and BAX in amyloid-β impairment of synaptic plasticity

• Authored a publication in a peer-reviewed journal, co-authored a second publication BioMeditor, Bioscience Writers & Zenis Co., Consulting Editor with Tim Taylor 2006-2009

• Comprehensive editing of bioscience documents in a variety of scientific disciplines University of California San Francisco, Post-Doctoral Fellow with Roger Nicoll 2001-2004

• Collaborated with other scientists at UCSF to study synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus

• Analyzed data, communicated results internally and at University of Warwick (2002)

• Authored one manuscript published in a peer-reviewed journal, co-authored three others Harvard Medical School, Post-Doctoral Fellow with Clifford Woolf 1999-2001

• Awarded grant funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the role of spinal disinhibition in neuropathic pain (2000-2003)

• Communicated data internally and at international scientific conferences

• Published 12 manuscripts in top neuroscience journals, including three as first author University of Maryland School of Medicine, Graduate Research Assistant with Daniel Weinreich 1994-1999

• Worked in partnership with Johns Hopkins University to elucidate a signaling cascade critical for allergic asthma-induced hypersensitivity of sensory neurons

• Funded by a pre-doctoral training grant from the National Institutes of Health (1996-1998)

• Awarded for research presentations at Graduate Student Research Day (1996-1998)

• Recognized for academic excellence by the Arthur Schwartz Award (1999)

• Authored four publications in peer-reviewed journals, co-authored four others Hoffmann-La Roche, Associate Scientist with L. Arthur Campfield 1990-1992

• Preclinical evaluation of small molecules in lean, obese and diabetic rats

• Promoted from Assistant Scientist (1992)

EDUCATION

University of Maryland School of Medicine, PhD Pharmacology 1994-1999

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, BS Toxicology, cum laude 1986-1990

COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH

Society for Neuroscience, Brain Awareness Week, 2012-2017

• Visited a local elementary school and introduced students to basic neuroscience principles The Rockefeller University, Teacher Workshop, 2014

• Led electrophysiology demonstrations for middle and high school teachers The New York Academy of Sciences, Afterschool STEM Mentor, 2013

• Taught an after school forensic science class for middle school students The Rockefeller University, Summer Science Research Program, 2012-2014

• Screened applicants and supervised high school students during their research experience

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