SHWETA WAKALKAR

Brookline, MA ad3rho@r.postjobfree.com +1-857-***-**** LinkedIn

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly skilled candidate currently pursuing Master of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy. Dedicated researcher with a robust educational background, well-versed with economic modelling with VBA Excel, pricing, reimbursement and statistics/regression modelling with SAS. Assembly of Clubs and Professional Organization representative of ISPOR Student chapter at MCPHS University. EDUCATION

MS Pharmaceutical Economics Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston May 2024 Coursework: Health Economics Research, Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Market Access and Pricing Reimbursement, Regression Analysis Bachelors Pharmacy Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune June 2022 Coursework: Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Industrial Pharmacy, Biostatistics, Pharmacy Practice RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Advancing Breast Cancer Care: Unveiling the Latest FDA Triumph Capstone Project Jan 2024 - Present

• Addresses a comprehensive evaluation of AstraZeneca's breast cancer tablet Truqap by reviewing its mechanism of action, clinical trial outcomes, and real-world evidence

• Conducted a comprehensive analysis on disease natural history and its epidemiology to compare Truqap against other standard-of-care medications by stating its advantages, benefits and to verify the cost-effectiveness of the drug

• Proactively researched and synthesized qualitative insights from patients and healthcare provider perspectives, leveraging a thorough literature review to inform strategic decision making in breast cancer to identify unmet therapy needs

• Presented a poster about US healthcare industry trends, and gained in-depth knowledge of the US healthcare delivery system, including payors and organized providers

Impact on Health Resource Utilization Patterns Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

• Designed a retrospective study utilizing the SEER Medicare registry database to investigate the impact of colorectal cancer diagnosis on health resource utilization patterns in Medicare patients with preexisting atrial fibrillation condition

• Analysed claims, cost, proportion of hospital visits to gain insights and record the difference between intervention group and comparator group

• Developed a SAS program that reported various factors influencing the study outcomes with the help of ICD codes to keep precision

• Interpreted the statistical outcomes like 95%CI, p-values, worked on included databases like insurance claims, electronic health records, and methods like propensity score matching, and inverse probability treatment Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of the Diabetes Prevention Program Among Adherent Participants Jan 2023 - May2023

• Developed and implemented economic models to assess the cost-effectiveness, health outcomes, and healthcare interventions of diabetes patients

• Evaluated the original Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) published article using health economics models and conducted probabilistic sensitivity analysis to assess effectiveness and cost-effectiveness among adherent participants

• Designed and executed simulation programs to accurately report economic models, addressing limitations identified in the original articles and providing comprehensive insights with the understanding of cost analysis with modelling capabilities

• Conducted regression analysis and statistical modelling using health-related data sets and interpreted it in manuscript

• Presented the research findings of cost-effective intervention and received the appreciation for addressing the limitations WORK EXPERIENCE

Student Worker Sodexo Nov 2022 - Present

• Leverages effective communication skills to manage relationships with over 350 customers at the University's dining hall, demonstrating proficiency in customers engagement and relationship management

• Addresses and resolves day-to-day financial challenges and concerns encountered by students managing their funds loaded onto their identity cards Student Researcher Dr D.Y.P, Pimpri Sep 2021 - Dec 2022

• Demonstrated and conducted qualitative research for Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) and used various data analytics platforms to interpret the statistical data, budget, major cause and prevention of ADR

• Performed systematic literature review on the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on academic researchers and their on-going research

• Discovered herbal nutraceutical composition by learning about disease area, its epidemiology, prevalent studies that was designed for prevention and management of acute liver failure caused from Drug Induced Liver Injury

• Formulated a novel blend, examined the in-vivo studies and used analytical software to validate the outcomes Intern Piramal Pharma Solutions Raigad Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

• Developed multivitamin products, estimated its pricing, and analysed marketing analytics across numerous customer groups, channel landscapes and collaborated with internal manufacturing teams to gather and interpret the analysed data, ensuring its accuracy and reliability

• Quantified the financial impacts to healthcare providers, patients, manufacturers, and other stakeholders from proposed regulatory changes PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Programming Languages: SAS, R, SQL, Power BI, Python

• Database Management: Claims Data, Electronic Health Record (EHR), Extraction, Transfer, Load (ETL)

• Economic Modelling: Budget Impact Analysis, Health Economic Models, Predictive modelling

• Data Visualization: Tableau, Excel, Microsoft office suite, SharePoint, EndNote

• Academic skills: Decision Modelling, Budget Impact Analysis, Systematic Literature Review, Market Access, SAS, Regression Analysis, Health Epidemiology, Statistics, Data Extraction, Data Interpretation, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Research ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

• Impact of the COVID-19 on Academic Researchers; A Questionnaire study on research institute across India DOI

• A nutraceutical composite for drug induced liver injury (DILI) PATENT

• Caffeic acid phenethyl ester: a potential anticancer bioactive constituent of propolis DOI

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