PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May **** – March **** : Manager, Patient Safety, Solicited Programs Team, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA
●Perform reconciliation with Vendors commissioned for Gilead global sponsored programs (Market Research, Digital Media, Patient Assistance/Patient Support, Specialty Pharmacy)
●Maintain Gilead Global Sponsored Programs (CMAP) Tracker with Gilead Commissioners
●Provide CMAP Tracker for inclusion in the Pharmacovigilance System Master File (PSMF)
●Coordinate Market Research Vendor training via G-Partners
●Provide back up Solicited Program Vendor Zoom training
●Chair weekly Team Meeting
January 2009 – May 2017: Associate Manager, Drug Safety and Public Health, Standards and Collaborations, Performance Metrics Team, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA
●Prepared monthly incoming Licensing Partner compliance reports, requesting corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) for ICSRs forwarded outside of PVA timelines
●Prepared monthly ICSR and Aggregate Regulatory Compliance reports, identifying sources of late submissions and requesting CAPAs from responsible individuals
●Prepared monthly outgoing Licensing Partner and Distributor compliance reports, identifying sources of late exchange and requesting CAPAs from responsible individuals
●Prepared CAPAs requested by Licensing Partners for ICSRs exchanged outside of PVA timelines
●Prepared monthly internal productivity reports
●Performed monthly quality control data checks of E2B data fields for randomly selected ICSRs
●Performed labeling assessment QC checks per PSUR schedules
●Safety Database expertise with ARISg and Argus
November 2007 – January 2009: Associate Manager, Drug Safety and Public Health, Operations, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA
●ICSR triage/processing/MedDRA coding/narrative writing (ARISg)
●Prepared Investigator Letters/Analysis of Similar Events
●Performed reconciliation between Clinical and Safety Databases
2006 - 2007 Senior Safety Associate, Scios, a Johnson & Johnson, Inc. Company, Mountain View, CA
●Coordinated safety data exchange with Partners/CROs/AROs
●Triaged, tracked, and processed Serious Adverse Event (SAE) Reports
●Prepared SAE information for study adjudication and safety committees
●Prepared information required for submission of IND Safety Reports
●Performed safety review of clinical data
●Performed reconciliation of clinical and safety databases
●Developed study specific SAE process flow guidelines and instructions
2002 - 2006 Senior Safety Associate, Johnson & Johnson, Inc., Mountain View, CA
● Processed Adverse Event Reports
● Performed MedDRA Coding
● Wrote narrative summaries for clinical and spontaneous reports
● Evaluated/classified reports for reporting to regulatory agencies
● Performed reconciliation between the Safety and Clinical Databases
2001 - 2002 Medical Safety Associate, Clinimetrics Research, Inc., San Jose, CA
● Processed and tracked Serious Adverse Event (SAE) Reports for multiple
Pharmaceutical companies
● Wrote patient narratives for final study reports
● Performed safety review of clinical data to identify safety signals
● Performed reconciliation of clinical and safety databases
2001 - 2001 Clinical Science Specialist, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
● Developed project protocols and case report forms
● Reviewed study metrics and patient status summaries for data inconsistencies
● Wrote patient narratives for final study reports
● Reviewed data listings for safety signals
1994 - 2001 Safety Operations Associate, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly Syntex), Palo Alto, CA
● Evaluated, processed, and followed-up SAE reports with investigation study sites
● Performed reconciliation of clinical and safety databases
● Wrote patient narratives for final study reports
1989 - 1994 Clinical Study Coordinator, Syntex Inc., Palo Alto, CA
● Coordinated, managed, and implemented Phase I clinical trials
● Recruited subjects
1988 - 1989 Study Coordinator, Pacific Clinical Coordinators, Redwood City, CA
● Coordinated, managed, and implemented Phase I through IV studies
● Recruited subjects
1988 - 1989 Research Manager, Stanford Arthritis Center, Palo Alto, CA
● Coordinated and implemented post-marketing surveillance research studies
● Managed workload and quality of data entry for five employees
1984 - 1988 Clinical Research Associate, Syntex Research, Palo Alto, CA
● Developed protocols and case report forms for Phase III - IV clinical trials
● Performed with investigator selection/site evaluation
● Initiated/monitored/closed out investigational sites
1981 - 1984 Clinical Study Coordinator, Syntex Research, Palo Alto, CA
● Coordinated, managed, and implemented Phase I studies
● Recruited subjects
EDUCATION
● Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, CA
● Teacher Education, California State University, Hayward, CA
● Medical Assistant Certification, Bay City College, Oakland, CA