NITAL SONI
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SUMMARY
10+ years of experience in implementing all phases of Oncology trials using
leading
Electronic Medical Records
Well versed in multiple Therapeutic areas - Cardio-Vascular, Endocrinology,
Oncology, Orthopedic, Neurology
Skilled in data management methodologies including data capture, analysis,
and validation
Expertise in regulatory standards such as FDA - GxP's (cGMP, GLP, GCP),
OHRP, HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11
EDUCATION
? MS, Biomedical Informatics ?
BS, Medicine
Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Mumbai University
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Mosaiq, Sunrise Disease manager, Aria, SCM, Nextgen, File Maker Pro,
Oncore, Excel, Patient Secure
EXPERIENCE
Maimonides Cancer Center
April 2010- present
Medical information and clinical research specialist
. Lead the implementation of clinical trials to ensure accurate input
of protocol instructions into CPOE (computerized protocol order entry)
to produce accurate patient orders (lab and chemo, premeds), flow
sheets and follow-up appointments
Create and maintain a cancer treatment regimen library with 300+
regimens to treat different cancer categories. Each regimen has the
following components: chemotherapy agents, the associated supportive
care agents, hydration fluids, recommended lab and diagnostic tests,
CTCAE toxicities, clinical research references, and an integrated
chemotherapy-specific clinical decision support
. Maintain a database of all clinical trials; enter trial details,
eligibility, contract information, IRB records, and amendment
information in the clinical trial management module
. Enroll and update patients in the clinical trial management system.
Track new patients and screen them for eligibility
. Maintain a centralized repository of protocols, amendments, consent
forms, study questionnaires and other protocol specific documents
. Design clinical templates for physicians and nurses to incorporate
capture of trial specific data
. Hands-On training to the members of the research team (physicians,
nurses, coordinators) in electronic clinical trial. Training users on
data capture in Electronic data capture application. Create training
manuals for each user group.
. Developing SOPs for procedures to be followed for electronic clinical
trials as per regulations
. Prepare in-house CRF, study specific tools (eligibility checklists,
flow sheet, medication diaries, billing grids, patient calendars)
. Ensure accurate billing by defining billing designation (standard of
care or study cost) upon protocol creation at the procedure or visit
level so that the charges are accurately captured
. Maintain and run Clinical Trial Study Reports, safety, eligibility,
enrollment and data consistency, medication usage reports
. Maintain patient education materials and chemotherapy education
Cancer institute of New Jersey, UMDJ Oct
2006-April 2010
Oncology Informatics Specialist
. Responsible in developing, maintaining and supporting electronic
version of Clinical trials in SDM (CINJ's Electronic Medical Record
system). Enter and edit new clinical trial research protocols
/amendments according to protocol specifications and input patient
orders into EMR. This includes but not limited to, protocol-specific
flow sheets, treatment plans, required procedures, medication
administration records and physician notes in electronic medical
record system which is utilized for patient care, chemotherapy and
other treatment
. Creating study specific tools: medication diaries, eligibility
checklists, calendars, flow sheets, protocol specific calendars, in-
house CRF/E-CRF's. Build constraints for data entry in eCRF to ensure
accuracy and consistency
. Developed sops, policies and procedures for the handling of patient
data. Created Data Completion Guidelines for case report form (CRF)
completion.
. Hands-On training to the members of the research team in electronic
clinical trials trough use of
Oncology clinical information systems like Oncore (Oncology
research data capture application)
and sunrise disease manager (electronic medical record and
CPOE)
. Served on the data and safety monitoring committee. Prepare meeting
agenda, meeting minutes and communicating with the physicians about
the recommendations made by review committee. Prepare reports required
for CINJ data and safety monitoring.
. Perform on-going audits to ensure adherence to protocols, policies and
procedures while safeguarding patient confidentiality.
Review data for completeness and accuracy. Send data
queries to the study coordinators
. Served as a scientific review board coordinator. The main
responsibilities included were to assist investigators with submission
and approval of new trials through the scientific review committee.
This included coordinating the SRB meetings, planning the agenda,
taking meeting minutes, noting the group's recommendations and
communicating back to the investigators. Making sure the
recommendations were addressed before the new trials were approved.
Facilitated development of ePRMS (electronic Protocol Review and
Monitoring System portal) in ONCORE.
Cancer institute of New Jersey, UMDJ
June 2004 - Sep 2006
Clinical Research Review Specialist
. Responsible for initiating, coordinating, managing and closing
clinical trials (phase I -III) for NIH, Cooperative groups,
pharmaceutical industry as well as in-house studies
. Served as a Study liaison with study sponsors (including large
pharmaceutical companies). Facilitated site visits, monitoring visits
and conference calls
Responsible for the extrapolation, collection, compilation and
submission of data including patient registration, treatment plans,
adverse event documentation and reporting, clinical response and long
term follow up. Trained in a variety of databases for data capture
including Oncore, INFORM, Medidata Rave etc.
. Responsible for orienting and mentoring new clinical research
associates
. Coordinate collection and shipment of PK samples according to protocol
guidelines.
. Ensured compliance with current Standard Operating Procedures, GCP/FDA
and ICH regulatory requirements
. Responsible maintaining research record (patient consent, eligibility,
case report forms, registration confirmation, corresponding source
documents, etc) and for study close outs and Archiving CRF's and
regulatory binders
. Participated in internal monitoring audits and assisted in data review
prior to publication
The monitors and study managers of various pharmaceutical companies have
appreciated my attention to detail in completing CRF and my thorough
understanding and handling of protocols. Ability to meet timelines for data
submission and query response has also been appreciated
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, UMDNJ
Sept 2001-Jun 2004
Lab technician Dec
2003-Jun 2004
Research Assistant Sept
2001-Dec 2003
. Performed cell culture, gel shift assay (EMSA), western blot, ELISA,
protein and SDS-page gel electrophoresis, DNA plasmid purification.
Tracked order shipments, supplies and damages using Microsoft Access
and Excel
. Designed and maintained custom application for laboratory information
using Access database which maximized lab performance. Trained doctoral
students effectively on complex equipment operation and procedures.
Medical doctor
Apr
1999-Sept 2000
Life line hospital and ICCU, Mumbai: April 2000-September 2000
Ruby hospital and ICCU, Mumbai: April 1999-March 2000
. Provided care for both inpatients and outpatients in a variety of
clinical settings.
. Supervision of clinic operations and managed the clinic staff.
. Managed the ICCU
PUBLICATIONS
. IFN-( s mediate antiviral protection through distinct class II cytokine
receptor complex: Nature Immunology, Jan 2003, volume 4:69 - 77
. IL-26 Signals through a Novel Receptor Complex Composed of IL-20
Receptor 1 and IL-10 Receptor 2: Journal of Immunology, 2004 Feb 15,
volume 172/No.4: 2006-2010
POSTER PRESENTATION:
SENSITIZATION OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS TO VINORELBINE (V) FOLLOWING
P53 INDUCTION AND MAP4 REPRESSION BY EPIRUBICIN (EPI)