Project Manager Sales

Pushpinder P. Lubana **********.******@*****.***

*** ****** ******, ***** ****, CA http://www.linkedin.com/in/pushpinderlubana

Strengths & Skills Excellent writing and editing skills / marketing, communications, and scientific content creation / advertising agency experience / successful project management / efficient self-starter / creative, analytical, and focused / excellent communication skills

Applications

Microsoft Office, Endnote, ACS Style Guide, AMA Manual of Style, APA Manual

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Career History

Viscira April 2011 - Present

San Francisco, California

Medical Writer and Content Developer

- Develop and test content for digital resources such as iPad applications, videos, animation scripts, eJournals, interactive case studies, and speaker decks for training, promotional, and educational purposes for a wide range of audiences.

- One of two content writers supporting ad agency staff of 50 employees. Successfully manage and deliver multiple projects for extremely aggressive client-driven deadlines.

- Work closely with clients to assess content needs plus collaborate with 3D animators, visual designers, developers, and account managers to create and deliver top-notch content.

- Excellent research capabilities used to pull content from multiple sources and make sure content meets any and all regulatory requirements (government or client).

Clients include Abbott Laboratories, Genentech, Bristol Myers Squibb, Allergen, Celgene, and Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Examples of Digital Resources Developed:

- Janssen Pharmaceuticals: Digital interactive case studies for sales team training

- Abbott Laboratories: iPad application for sales team training for new drug indication

- Abbott Solvay: Branded video targeting health care professionals

- Bristol Myers Squibb: iPad application for training sales team training on disease condition and new drug indication

- Teva Pharmaceuticals: Animation script illustrating the mechanism of action of drug

- Teva Pharmaceuticals: iPad application for sales training on disease state and new drug indication

- Celgene Corporation: Promotional corporate slide deck on advances in medical research and drug development

- Genentech: Educational video targeting health care providers

- Allergan: promotional video for general population

Editor/Marketing Copywriter Sept 2010 - April 2011

Contract (Applied Research Works, Viscira, B2B Espresso Marketing)

- Technical content editing, fact checking (research papers, video scripts, clinical trial presentations, training modules, service manuals).

- Marketing copywriting and editing.

Dionex Corporation May 2009 - Sept 2010

Sunnyvale, California

Senior Scientific Editor/Marketing Project Manager

- Project managed multiple (15+ at any given time) marketing publications and scientific papers for chemical, industrial, pharmaceutical, and environmental markets, including application /technical notes, customer application notes, posters, presentations, website content, press releases, application notebooks, slide kits, and brochures.

- Produced second highest number of marketing collateral in the department to assist sales teams.

- Reduced backlog of submitted projects from 8 months to less than 6 weeks.

- Successfully worked across business function, including market development, product management, corporate applications, and R&D, to facilitate the submission of projects in accordance with marketing standards.

- Worked collaboratively within the Marketing Communications group to establish procedures, guidelines, and tools for content editing and project management.

- Successfully worked with the in-house creative design group and external contractors to create concepts for marketing collateral and completed all projects within the given deadlines.

- Successfully trained contract editor on software tools and publication review process.

Media Management Technologies, Inc. Oct 2007 - Feb 2009 Palm Beach, Florida Office Manager, Bookkeeper, Executive Assistant, HR Support

- Started as single employee in corporate office of fast growing software startup. Company grew from 12 to 50 employees in the 16 months of employment.

- Implemented HR processes for new employees and administered company health plan and employee performance review program.

- Streamlined processes for maintaining employee records, customer payments, vendor accounts, and corporate files.

- Singlehandedly managed monthly invoicing of customers (approx. $230,000 monthly revenues).

- Responsible for maintaining the company financial books, international banking transactions, and working with corporate tax attorney for timely tax filing.

Hispanic Health Council (HHC) Aug 2002 - Dec 2002 Hartford, Connecticut

Research Consultant (China-based)

Provided support in qualitative training for a collaborative HIV/AIDS research project in Jiangmen, China between local AIDS preventive agencies and the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the HHC.

Department of Anthropology, Chinese University of Hong Kong Mar 2001 - Mar 2002

Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China Honorary Research Associate and Part-time lecturer

- Advisor for undergraduate and graduate students.

- Assisted in graduate research proposal development, reviewed research findings, and reports.

- Conducted a senior undergraduate seminar on critical anthropological perspectives on HIV/AIDS.

Dept. of Health Education, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences 1999 - 2000

Ford Foundation Small Grants Program for Research on Sexuality and Sexual Behavior Bangalore, India Senior Research Officer

- Supported local NGOs and researchers in developing research proposals for submission to the Ford Foundation Small Grants Program at NIMHANS.

- Conducted grantee research site visits to facilitate research, improve research methods, and review data and findings.

- Conducted workshops and training sessions in qualitative and quantitative research methods.

- Supported grantees in writing research reports for submission to the Ford Foundation program.

Hispanic Health Council 1994 - 1997 Hartford, Connecticut

Research Intern

Prizes, Awards, and Scholarships

1997 AIDS and Anthropology Research Group (AARG) Graduate Student Paper Prize.

1996-1997 Graduate Student University Fellowship, UMASS, Amherst.

1996 Sylvia Forman Third World Scholarship, Dept. of Anthropology, UMASS.

1995 25th Anniversary Graduate Research Stipend, Anthropology, UMASS.

1994-1995 Sylvia Forman Third World Scholarship, Anthropology, UMASS.

1991 National Merit Scholarship, Panjab University, India for distinction in MA (Anthropology).

1990 Distinction in BA (Anthropology) Punjab University, India.

Education Ph.D. (Anthropology) 1999, University of Massachusetts, MA

MA (Anthropology) 1992, Panjab University, India

BA (Anthropology) 1987, Panjab University, India

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