G ermine Meterial
Professional Summary
• Drug Safety
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Clinical/PreClinical Trials
• Project Manager
• Business Analyst/Subject Matter Expert
• Validation Lead
• Drug Safety Associate
ROLES
• Developer
• Trainer
• Drug Metabolism Chemist
• Process Manager
• Electronica Data Capture- Expert, Rave, Oracle Clinical, DataLab’s EDC
• Drug Safety Application- AERs, ARISg, Argus, Alert, Clintrace
APPLICATIONS
• Miscellaneous: ClearCase, Seapine, Tracker, Dimensions, MedDRA, WHODrug
• CTMS: Siebel, eStudy Conduct/Site Monitor
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DATABASE Oracle, SQL, Access
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TECHNICAL LANGUAGES VB, VBscript, Javascript
• ICH, E2B
• CFR21 Part11
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REGULATIONS CDISC
• Company SOP
• GMP, GCP, GLP
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TOOLS TOAD
• Validation- Test Summary Plan, Test Case, User Acceptance Testing Scripts, OQ,
IQ, PQ
• BA- User Requirements, Data Mapping documents, SOP
DELIVERABLES
• Development- Data Migration documentation
• Trainer- User Training Material, Training enviornment
Order holds no relevance as to knowledge for objects listed in this table
Professional Experience
Sage Quest Global Solutions
Boston Scientific <Jul 2004– Present>
-Informational Systems Project Manager
• Create weekly status reports to ensure that expectations are met
• Conduct weekly status meetings to ensure timely deliverables
• Coordinate resource assignments
• Ensure all resources are properly trained for project needs
• Create of project timelines and planning delivery schedule
• Maintain issues, risks, decisions and change management database; pro-actively working to
resolve the issues and monitoring progress on risk mitigation
• Prepare project timesheets, updates, proposals and monthly and quarterly reports
• Manage off-shore teams
• Consult with customers to ensure contractual conformity
• Coordinate with business for business line deliverables such as internal and external
communications, training, procedures (SOP) and User Acceptance Testing
• Developing PowerPoint presentations for periodic business/sponsor updates
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• Guiding project team members, contractors, and vendors as necessary
• Modify/Author training material
• Evaluate effectiveness of training and adjust plans/training strategy as needed
• Serve as a principal contact for user problems/concerns and address them through
retraining(when/where possible)
• Define longer term system enhancements to address problems
• Represent end users to production support teams
• Prioritize trouble tickets
• Create custom reports
• Software includes: Athena, Visual Source Safe, Microsoft Office tools
-Developer
• Demonstrated knowledge of system development life cycle (SDLC) and produce and/or
modified documentation requirements to support customer needs
• Created configuration specifications based on user requirements
• Configured application based on configuration specifications
• Developed derivations, Oracle triggers, and consistency checks based on client specifications
• Performed peer code review/unit testing
• Designed system pages as per requirements
• Implemented integration of CTMS/eDC system
• Customized reports
Software includes: EXPERT, RAVE, eSafety Net, Oracle Clinical, Siebel CTMS Microsoft
-Validation Lead
• Executed IQ scripts
• Created OQ and PQ scripts
• Authored Test Summary Reports, Test Scripts, Test Plan
• Validated Compensation of CTMS/eDC system
• Worked directly with the Global IT plan/build project and Business teams to define and develop
testing strategy and testing requirement/timing based on business requirements and change
controls
• Provided input to the User, Functional and Technical specification documentation
• Managed test case(s)/plan development
• Managed, tracked and trended test case execution
• Managed and tracked defects and resolutions of defects.
• Provided metrics and analysis for system readiness and release.
• Participated as a CAPA team member/owner-responsible for creating, reviewing and/or approving
documentation within CAPA activities.
• Software includes: EXPERT, RAVE, Siebel CTMS Microsoft Office tools
CSL
-Process Manager
• Developed process strategies to meet client’s unique needs
• Implemented strategic vision of a client program through the creation of optimized, unified
processes
• Built new workflows
• Adviced client on how to utilize systems to create an optimized process
• Authored and/or reviewed SOPs, Work Instructions, Guidelines, Training Material and Best
Practices
• Coached and managed business analysts to ensure business tasks and workflow are
analyzed globally across departments/functions in order to improve, measure, and maintain
processes
• Navigated and negotiated conflicting requirements and priorities across stakeholder groups
• Communicated changes to audience
• Provided management with visibility across initiatives so that they may understand progress,
performance against metrics, and dependencies among initiatives
• Requested feedback from business units to continuously improve quality
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• Audited data integrity issues
• Gathered information for ad hoc reporting requests
• Analyzed Data for positive trends and best practices
• Created/Delivered training material
• Software includes: SharePoint, Microsoft Office tools
Pfizer
-Drug Safety Application Business Analyst
• Delivered the data mapping document, user requirements document, system requirements
for migration of 250,000+ cases from legacy applications such as MEDS, MEDICS,
NOVALERT, ARGUS 2.9.1, ARISg to ARGUS 4.2
• Provided the data mapping document and user requirements document for migration of all legacy
data e2B format for an xml submission of the backlog
• Offered business expertise with all aspects of deployment services
• Reviewed with business all data changes that need to be made in order to migrate legacy data to
e2B format
• Supported Data clean up activities
• Managed report requests
• Software includes: Argus, ARISg, NOVALERT, MEDS, Microsoft Office tools
Cubist
-Drug Safety Associate
• Receive, track, report and ongoing management of serious and non-serious adverse events
• Create and review aggregate annual/periodic safety reports
• Data Analysis and reconciliation
• MedDRA and WHO-Drug coding
• Submit cases electronically
• Software includes: Oracle AERS, Microsoft Office tools
eResearchTechnology, Inc
-Clinical Project Manager for Cardiac Safety <Jun 2000 – Jul 2004>
• Collaborated with the Sales/Business Department to identify non-standard client expectations, as
well as identify upcoming projects for proper team preparation prior to client project kick-off
meetings
• Reviewed business contracts, as well as protocol to ensure detail consistency
• Identified/Recruited proper resources
• Met with project team prior to project launch to review timelines, expectations and identify
potential concerns
• Managed internal and client team members in order to ensure focus on timelines and deliverables
• Prepared necessary documentation to ensure milestone and expectation awareness
• Provided clients with weekly status reports detailing metrics, outstanding issues and suggested
solutions
• Accurately forecasted project expectations to identify revenue
• Consulted with project teams to ensure commitment to deliverables and timelines
• Assisted in setup Implementation Procedures to improve efficiency and reduce errors
• Met with client at project closure to identify areas of improvement
• Adhered closely to company SOPs
• Served as primary client contact at the project operational level ensuring quality services and
attention to changing needs.
• Established contingency plans for key resources
• Trained resources and clients
• Developed project training material
• Customized/presented training material at investigator meetings
• Software includes: EXPERT, Microsoft Office tools
-Technical Project Manager < Jun 2000 – Jul 2004>
• Collaborated with the Sales/Business Department to identify upcoming project expectations.
• Marketed company’s application capabilities to potential clients
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• Reviewed Global Client Processes for Drug Safety Departments
• Identified client process for the purpose of automating and expediting the efficient processing of
safety data.
• Created User Requirements
• Created Configuration Specifications based on User Requirements
• Configured Application based on Configuration Specifications
• Created OQ and company specific PQ
• Created client training manuals for Safety implementation
• Performed client training on Safety software
• Created company specific SOPs
• Created Installation Qualification Kit
• Executed Installation Qualification
• Completed several software implementations for Drug Safety Departments
• Created Derivations, Oracle Triggers and Consistency Checks based on client specifications
• Collaborated with management to create Implementation Certainty to ensure Project Success
• Resolved software issues by effective troubleshooting
• Preformed strategic as well as ad hoc data analysis to ensure data integrity
• Reviewed Marketing material for vendor’s Safety product
• Software includes: SQL, eSafety Net, Microsoft Office tools
Knoll Pharma (BASF)
- Drug Safety/Pharmacovigilence/Data Coordinator(Consultant) < Feb 2000 – Jun 2000>
• Wrote medical naratives for prescription and investigational drugs
• Assisted in writing narratives for Periodic Report
• Performed ad-hoc querries through Clintrace using SQL
• Maintained and updated PSUR (Product Safety Update Report) tracking database
• Utilized knowledge of MDR, ICD-9 and coding dictionaries to make reportability decisions
• Prepared regulatory submission documents including 3500A forms, and CIOMs
• Trained coworkers on database functionality
• Monitored adverse events by obtaining and reviewing additional information
• Software includes: SQL, CLINTRACE, Microsoft Office tools
Warner Lambert-Parke Davis
- Product Safety,Surveillance/Data Coordinator(Consultant) < May 1999 – Feb 2000>
• Executed test scripts for validation
• Performed Ad-hoc queries using ARISg and ALERT
• Monitored adverse events by obtaining, reviewing additional patient information
• Trained co-workers on database functionality
• Software includes: ARISg, ALERT, Microsoft Office tools
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals(Johnson & Johnson)
- Scientist Associate Quality Control/Quality Assurance(Consultant) < Oct 1997– May 1999>
• Analyzed raw materials used in drug formation and drug analysis
• Analyzed samples according to the company Specifications, USP, and USP-NF
• Operated FTIR, UV and Colorimeter
• Mastered various types of experiments such as: Loss on Dryness, Substance Oxidation
• Invited/joined safety committee to ensure departmental safety and compliance with OSHA
• Software includes: LIMS, Microsoft Office tools
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
-Associate Scientist-Drug Metabolism Pharmokinetics(Consultant) < Mar 1997– Oct 1997>
• Performed method development and validation on the analysis of drugs in biological fluid
• Produced excellent standard curves for HPLC as well as mass spectrometry
• Calibrated and utilized automated equipment
• Reviewed peer results for percision, accuracy and compliance to GLP and cSOP
• Software includes: LIMS, Microsoft Office tools
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Huntingdon Life Sciences
-Associate Scientist-Drug Metabolism Pharmokinetics(Consultant) <Aug 1996– Mar 1997>
• Prepared various concentrations of drugs, and analyzed these concentrations on HPLC to
determine accuracy and precision
• Prepared validation and analytical reports and SOPS
Education/Training
• Bachelors of Science, Biology, Rutgers University
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