Experience

LifeArc

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sustainability Consultant

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  My remit is to evolve a tailored corporate environmental sustainability agenda at LifeArc including commitment to ambitious climate goals and embed the internal policies and strategy to drive delivery on those goals. I continue to coordinate and complete carbon footprint assessments of LifeArc's activities, and recommend and implement carbon reduction actions that will significantly improve LifeArc's impact on the environment. My remit is to evolve a tailored corporate environmental sustainability agenda at LifeArc including commitment to ambitious climate goals and embed the internal policies and strategy to drive delivery on those goals. I continue to coordinate and complete carbon footprint assessments of LifeArc's activities, and recommend and implement carbon reduction actions that will significantly improve LifeArc's impact on the environment.



LifeArc

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sustainability Consultant (p/t)

  • Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

  I managed and performed a carbon footprint assessment with the input of external consultants that went beyond regulatory requirements to bring additional value to LifeArc and direct future construction of a corporate sustainability strategy. I brought sustainability changes to HVAC building systems operation, investment and T&E policies, and empowered and supported further laboratory, investment and procurement sustainability successes.

• Antibody Discovery Scientist

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2021

  Primary Role: Discovery of therapeutic antibodies to combat diseases of unmet medical need.Voluntary secondary focus in environmental sustainability: Proactive involvement in driving sustainability initiatives, ranging from diligence and guidance formulation for corporate strategy to making operational changes to reduce company carbon footprint.- Chair of Operational Sustainability Group: Effectively improved and expanded recycling processes in office and labs, including process design and implementation and creation of company policy.Liaised with H&S staff, colleagues, support service staff, waste contractors and product supplier to facilitate non-hazardous laboratory consumable recycling.- Co-Lead of Carbon Reporting Group: Provided technical due diligence of consultants for fulfilment of SECR (completed) and wider scope carbon audit (ongoing diligence) of labs and offices across three sites, including formulation of technical requirements. Critically reviewed SECR findings for technical accurateness and ease of comprehension to non-specialist employees for 2020 company Annual Report.- Proactive member of ESG Subcommittee of LifeArc Investment Committee: Outspoken participant in cross-disciplinary committee focused on incorporating burgeoning modern ESG issues into investment strategy. Contributed research and communication of new issues and their pertinence to ongoing formulation of pragmatic fund manager policy for investee screening and active engagement. Show less



The Halo Group

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sabbatical/Part-time Work

  • Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

  Solo travel, publication of two scientific papers, and build crew member on temporary structures for public events at The Halo Group, London. Solo travel, publication of two scientific papers, and build crew member on temporary structures for public events at The Halo Group, London.



University of Bath

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD in Biology with Industrial Placement

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2016

  My PhD focused on identification and optimisation of novel potential drugs against a protein that drives formation and growth of a number of human cancers, building on my experience in this field developed during my BSc Final Year Project. Over the course of 4 years I developed strong transferable skills that I can leverage in any discipline. These include: - interpersonal skills, built by supporting and providing training to my peers in their project work; - communication skills, demonstrated via internal departmental, laboratory and 1:1 meetings and prize-winning external presentations at international conferences; - organisational skills from balancing multiple projects, reports/publications, contribution to group projects, laboratory management, and conference attendance; - and analytical skills, from generation and interrogation of content-rich datasets. I also demonstrated ability to work in diverse academic and SME environments, and published my research in respected, high impact scientific journals. Show less



Isogenica Limited

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Industrial Year Student (Undergraduate)

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

  Industrial Year Placement at Isogenica Ltd during BSc at University of Essex. Demonstrated ability to work in an SME environment, and excellent attention and clear articulation of project aims and data in Placement Report. Industrial Year Placement at Isogenica Ltd during BSc at University of Essex. Demonstrated ability to work in an SME environment, and excellent attention and clear articulation of project aims and data in Placement Report.



Sanofi

• France
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Work Experience Placement Student

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2009

  Work experience placement under the supervision of Dr Ahmed-Al Alawi, then Senior Process Analyst at Genzyme Haverhill Operations. I completed a self-managed small-scale study into the most optimal conditions for use in scaled-up production of a powdered drug to strict specifications, using an analytical technique new to me at the time. I gained an appreciation of a commercial environment, and my technical report was presented by my supervisor to the Department Head. Work experience placement under the supervision of Dr Ahmed-Al Alawi, then Senior Process Analyst at Genzyme Haverhill Operations. I completed a self-managed small-scale study into the most optimal conditions for use in scaled-up production of a powdered drug to strict specifications, using an analytical technique new to me at the time. I gained an appreciation of a commercial environment, and my technical report was presented by my supervisor to the Department Head.