Development Medical
Resume:
Andrew L. Watson
Sherman Oaks, CA 91411
**********@*****.***
Objective
To obtain a position that will allow me to use my experience in large molecule assay development and/or small molecule synthesis to support biological research in a team setting
Education
2006-2010 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE Irvine, CA
BS, Biological Sciences
Experience
2010- Present AMGEN INC. (Appleone) Thousand Oaks, CA
Associate in Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
•Collaborated in method development, validation, and sample analysis for biomarker and pharmacokinetic ligand binding assays in various species to support development research and GLP studies
•Developed ELISA, MSD, and Gyros based immunoassays
•Increased method development efficiency by creating maintenance/troubleshooting protocol for various equipment needed to run assays
•Discovered new buffer that has increased overall performance on multiple assays
•Led discussion and presentation on assay troubleshooting and development
2010 PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL Glendale, CA
Clinical Research Associate
•Managed relationship between Japanese subjects and various pharmaceutical companies regarding study protocol and guidelines throughout early phase clinical trials to ensure all studies ran smoothly
•Directed the regulation of essential patient documentation to ensure all GCP/GDP guidelines were satisfied
2009 - 2010 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE Irvine, CA
Research Associate under David Van Vranken, Ph.D., Prof. Organic Chemistry
•Managed the development of a customized procedure to synthesize fluorescent peptide tags for use in targeting and visualization of specific proteins in cells
•Managed the development of a customized procedure to synthesize a variety of biotinylated resveratrol derivatives for use in targeting specific cellular receptors in wnt signaling pathways with potential application to anti-cancer drug development
•Worked extensively with High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gel Column Chromatography, Ion-Spray Mass Spectrometry, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging (NMR), and Infrared Spectroscopy throughout the synthesis of various bio-molecules
2009 – 2010 WESTERN HOSPITAL Santa Ana, CA
Volunteer
•Supported physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff allowing them to work more quickly, efficiently, and effectively on mission critical medical tasks
2008 UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Las Vegas, NV
Intern
•Assisted neuropathy and orthopedic surgeons with various non-surgical tasks in well over 50 surgical procedures to increase efficiency and patient safety
•Assisted hospital staff with patients in clinical settings, during surgery, and in post-op environments
Skills
•Languages: English (native), Japanese (fluent), Spanish (basic)
•Software: Microsoft operating systems, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Watson-LIMS, SoftMax Pro, GraphPad Prism, JMP, Star-LIMS, R-commander
•Techniques: ELISA, MSD, GYROS, Western blotting, SDS-PAGE, Gel electrophoresis, Spectrophotometry, SOPs, HPLC, LCMS, Protein labeling, Antibody characterization
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